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RSHP Unveils Plans for Two Tower Development in Bogotá

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) has unveiled a massive commercial development planned for central Bogotá. The mixed-use project, ATRIO will be comprised of a 200-meter North Tower and 268-meter South Tower that will be connected by a large, open public… Sigue leyendo

The Met selects David Chipperfield to design its new museum wing

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has named the architect for the institution's latest expansion project: David Chipperfield, the British master of elegance with offices in London, Berlin, Shanghai & Milan, was selected after a year-long r... Sigue leyendo

NYMag talks to Santiago Calatrava about his WTC Station, budget, reputation

Calatrava told me that it wasn’t his job to monitor the budget. “It is very difficult,” he said. “I have never estimated anything in this project, because there was a whole team, maybe 25 people, working the whole time on cost e... Sigue leyendo

Hamptons Renovation and Integration by Jose Marty

Renovation of a 4,000SF 1969 Norman Jaffe Residence and integration of an additional 4,000SF of new construction.  After a storm that generated coastal erosion that threatened to take the house, the ocean front structure was moved 350 feet in... Sigue leyendo

The Metamorphosis of Nanjing Baiyunting Food Market by Dushe Architectural Design

Recently, ‘Urban Renovation’, proposed by Shanghai city and Shenzhen City,  become the most popular topic in urban and architectural area, which however, was put into practice by Dushe nearly three years ago. In a latest completed proj... Sigue leyendo

David Chipperfield Chosen to Expand New York’s Met Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has tapped British architect David Chipperfield to design its new Southwest Wing for modern and contemporary art. The commission, a result of an international competition, aims to increase gallery space, double the size of… Sigue leyendo

MIT History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art (HTC) hosts Revisiting CASE Conference, May 2, 2015

Participants: CASE members Stanford Anderson, Anthony (Tony) Eardley, Peter Eisenman, Kenneth Frampton, Michael Graves, Robert Kliment, Donlyn Lyndon, Michael McKinnell, Henry (Hank) Millon, Jaquelin (Jaque) Robertson, and Thomas (Tim) Vreeland, plus R... Sigue leyendo

Foster + Partners Reveal Plans for Toronto’s Second Tallest Tower

Foster + Partners has unveiled plans for an 80-story mixed-use tower that will rise 318-meters on a prominent site in downtown Toronto at One Bloor West. The city’s second tallest building, “The One” skyscraper aims to “pioneer a new model of vertical… Sigue leyendo

Rafael de La-Hoz and ADRI-HIT Chosen to Construct Cultural Centre in Meishan

Spanish studio Rafael de La-Hoz and Chinese design institute Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology (ADRI-HIT) have been announced as the winners of a competition to construct a new cultural centre in Meishan, China. Located in Sichuan province in the… Sigue leyendo

A Passion that Spans the Generations

"S07/40S": a wardrobe and closet with endless possibilities, design: Rolf Heide and Peter Kräling

The history of one of the German furniture sector’s top brands reads like a family saga. Today the company, which dates back to 1937, is under the direction of Leo Lübke, the third generation of his family to run the business: “We build the things that are important to us into our furniture: quality, uniqueness […] Sigue leyendo