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New York’s “City of Dreams” Competition Selects Two Winners

Two winners have been announced for the fifth annual cycle of New York’s “City of Dreams” competition: the “Billion Oyster Pavilion” by locally-based BanG Studio and “Organic Growth” by Izaskun Chinchilla Architects… of Madrid and London. Pending approvals and fundraising, Sigue leyendo →
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JG? House / Modulo 12 Architects

Architects: Modulo 12 Architects
Location: Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
Architect In Charge: Jorge Palomo Carmona
Area: 75.0 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Angel Baltanás From the architect.… One family living in a big city, tired of the traffic, noise, pollution, insecurity, and Sigue leyendo →
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JG? House / Modulo 12 Architects

Architects: Modulo 12 Architects
Location: Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
Architect In Charge: Jorge Palomo Carmona
Area: 75.0 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Angel Baltanás From the architect.… One family living in a big city, tired of the traffic, noise, pollution, insecurity, and Sigue leyendo →
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“Why Are There Not Skyscrapers with a 100-Foot Curtain Wall of Art Glass?”

Most contemporary architects probably don’t spend too long thinking about stained glass in their everyday practice – and for the “art glass” industry, that’s becoming a big problem. In a fascinating article for the Wall Street Journal, Timothy W Martin carefully examines an… Sigue leyendo →
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“Why Are There Not Skyscrapers with a 100-Foot Curtain Wall of Art Glass?”

Most contemporary architects probably don’t spend too long thinking about stained glass in their everyday practice – and for the “art glass” industry, that’s becoming a big problem. In a fascinating article for the Wall Street Journal, Timothy W Martin carefully examines an… Sigue leyendo →
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Through the Lens: The Social Implications of Green Roofs in Film

Film often makes a mockery of architectural features. Glass facades are obliterated by gunfire, grisly murders are set against a white modernist palette, deconstructed stairs are the cause of nasty accidents or ludicrous slapstick, and you just know a tensile fabric… Sigue leyendo →
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Through the Lens: The Social Implications of Green Roofs in Film

Film often makes a mockery of architectural features. Glass facades are obliterated by gunfire, grisly murders are set against a white modernist palette, deconstructed stairs are the cause of nasty accidents or ludicrous slapstick, and you just know a tensile fabric… Sigue leyendo →
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Residência das Algas / MarchettiBonetti

Architects: MarchettiBonetti+
Location: Florianópolis – State of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Area: 262.0 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Philippe Arruda From the architect.… From two overlapping volumes, the social and private areas are defined, just as the integration of the living room, Sigue leyendo →
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New Research Proves that Iron Was an Important Medieval Building Material

The Gothic cathedrals of the middle ages have long been respected as sites of significant architectural and structural experimentation. Hoping to reach ever closer to God, the master masons of the period took increasingly daring structural risks, resulting in some remarkably durably… Sigue leyendo →
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The Three-Dimensional City: How Drones Will Impact the Future Urban Landscape

Many have come to associate drones with the looming unmanned aircraft deployed in the defense industry, but as technology continues to improve drones have gotten smaller and progressively less expensive. Consumers can now purchase their very own drone for as little… Sigue leyendo →
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