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BLUEPRINT: Curated by Sebastiaan Bremer and Florian Idenburg & Jing Liu of SO – IL

// Post by Storefront for Art and Architecture. BLUEPRINT is the latest exhibition on display at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York. Curated by Sebastiaan Bremer, Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu, the exhibition features 50 blueprints from participating… Sigue leyendo →
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How Americans Get to Work

In the US, most people drive alone to work. This isn’t surprising, considering car culture has been a staple of American life since the end of World War II. However, with the potential of high speed rails making way in California and… Sigue leyendo →
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City ID and Billings Jackson’s Maps Hope to Make Moscow More Legible

Any system is only as good as its weakest link. A public transport system can have all manner of souped up trains, glamorous transport hubs and turbo-buses, but this can all be for nothing if one station has a confusing… Sigue leyendo →
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Work on 432 Park Avenue Ceases Briefly Due to Falling Construction Debris

As uncovered by Curbed, construction workers at Rafael Viñoly‘s 1,396 foot (426 meter) tall 432 Park Avenue were served with a full stop work order last week by the New York City Department of Buildings, after an 8 foot (2.4 meter) long section… Sigue leyendo →
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Inequality and Informality in New York: SITU Studio’s Proposal for MoMA’s Uneven Growth Exhibition

When it comes to discussing informal housing, it’s usually cities in developing nations that take the spotlight – however, as revealed by SITU Studio’s contribution to MoMA’s Uneven Growth exhibition, issues of informal housing are indeed present in cities across … Sigue leyendo →
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Architecture For Humanity Closes San Francisco Headquarters

As reported by SFGate, on January 1st Architecture for Humanity laid off all staff and closed its Head Office in San Francisco. Although there has been no official statement from the organization, the news has been widely circulated, with Architecture for… Sigue leyendo →
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Norman Foster Revisits New York’s Hearst Tower With Drones

To mark the 10th anniversary of the topping out of New York City’s Hearst Tower, Lord Foster returned in order to narrate a short film shedding new light on the building with the aid of camera drones. The 46 storey building – which… Sigue leyendo →
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Norman Foster Revisits New York’s Hearst Tower With Drones

To mark the 10th anniversary of the topping out of New York City’s Hearst Tower, Lord Foster returned in order to narrate a short film shedding new light on the building with the aid of camera drones. The 46 storey building – which… Sigue leyendo →
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2015 AIA Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture

Celebrating the most innovative spaces in the realm of interior design, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected this year’s recipients for the prestigious Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture. These eight projects will be recognized for their exceptional… Sigue leyendo →
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Vincent Laforet’s Images of New York From Above Will Take Your Breath Away

Something he has “dreamed of capturing for decades,” Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Vincent Laforet… has released a stunning set of images that captures his hometown of New York in a way that has never before been seen. Taken from a nauseating 7500-feet Sigue leyendo →
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