Videos: The Best Architectural Firework Displays of New Year 2015

As any self-respecting world city now knows, when the time comes to change the calenders, you’d better also have an iconic building from which to hang some fireworks. With people all over the world looking out for the most impressive New Year’s celebrations,… Sigue leyendo →
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A Day at Stanford With Rem Koolhaas

Delving deeper into his recent engagement with smart cities, earlier this year Rem Koolhaas took a trip to California to visit the technology companies of Silicon Valley. While he was there, he managed to find time for a brief visit to Stanford University's School of Architecture, leading to this engaging profile by Pooja Bhatia for OZY; replete with snappy one-liners such as “So, what are you disrupting?” from the man who is notoriously difficult to get along with, the article offers an interesting insight into Koolhaas' ideas, both past and present. Read the article in full here.

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Rodeio Restaurant / Isay Weinfeld

Architects: Isay Weinfeld
Location: São Paulo – State of São Paulo, Brazil
Design Team: Fausto Natsui , Gabriel Bicudo , Marina Capocchi , Sophia Lin , Daniela Kurc
Area: 1050.0 sqm
Year: 2011
Photographs: Romulo Fialdini Collaborator: Marcelo Alvarenga…
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Northwest Corner Building / Moneo Brock Studio

Architects: Moneo Brock Studio
Location: Department of History, Columbia University, 1180, New York, NY 10027, USA
Design Architect: Rafael Moneo Valles Arquitecto, Belen Moneo and Jeff Brock
Moneo Brock Studio Project Team: Benjamin Llana, Spencer Leaf, Andrés Barron…
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Casa en Bescano – Josep Ferrando Bramona

La posición de la casa en un salto topográfico genera distintas relaciones con su entorno más próximo. Por un lado, la copa de los árboles se sitúa a la altura de una barandilla, por otro, el entramado de ramas constituye un filtro a través del cual mira la sala de estar. La cubierta de basalto enmarca y subraya en negro las vistas que alcanzan distinta profundidad de campo ofreciendo un Sigue leyendo →
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Marquesina en Plaza San Juan Bosco / MLMR Arquitectos

Architects: MLMR arquitectos
Location: Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
Architect In Charge: Javier Martín, Víctor Larripa, Javier Martínez, Daniel Ruiz de Gordejuela
Area: 17.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Javier Martín Pascual, Víctor Larripa Artieda Masonry: SCS construcciones
Metalwork: Metaldeco S.L.
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Kyung Hee Cyber University ACAPeace Building Renovation / Chiasmus Partners

Architects: Chiasmus Partners
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Design Team: Hyunho Lee AIA, James Wei Ke, Kyungmin Kim, Myung shin Kang, Kiryung Kim, Youngjong Park, Narae Yang
Area: 478.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Youngchae Park Interior Coordinator: Taehee Lim, Taeheelim design … Sigue leyendo →
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Carol Urzua / Lira Arquitectos Asociados

Architects: Lira Arquitectos Asociados
Location: Santa Rosa 1727, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Architect In Charge: Raimundo Lira, Marlene Fischer, Diego Arroyo, Carolina Valenzuela
Area: 2373.0 sqm
Year: 2008
Photographs: Pedro Mutis Structure: Enzo Valladares
Ilumination: Mónica Perez…
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Macedonians protest to protect modernism

Two nights before New Year’s Eve, more than a thousand Macedonians gathered in the snow to hold hands and form a ring around a large shopping mall in the capital city of Skopje. That may sound like the beginning to some strange joke, but the crow... Sigue leyendo →
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Is The Broad Museum’s newly unveiled facade living up to its renderings?

The facade of Bunker Hill's The Broad museum was officially unveiled this morning as workers removed the last of the exterior scaffolding, and things are not looking quite as originally envisioned. The design, by starchitects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, ... Sigue leyendo →
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