Architecture

Singapore Gets a Design School Building as Ambitious as the City State Itself

Singapore Gets a Design School Building as Ambitious as the City State Itself

Designed as a living laboratory by Serie + Multiply Architects with Surbana Jurong, SDE4 is Singapore’s first net-zero-energy structure created from the ground up.

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April 29, 2019

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Earth, Wood, Clay: The Contemporary Architects Re-Materializing Construction

Earth, Wood, Clay: The Contemporary Architects Re-Materializing Construction

Marking Earth Day, we celebrate six architectural pioneers that are re-imagining the material possibilities of construction.

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April 22, 2019

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Alejandro Aravena Creates Concrete Expression on Chile’s Coast

Alejandro Aravena Creates Concrete Expression on Chile’s Coast

Chile’s Alejandro Aravena reconceives the beach house with a pair of primitive monoliths as rugged and austere as their seaside perch.

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April 18, 2019

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8 Global Airports Ushering in a New Era of Aviation (and Design)

8 Global Airports Ushering in a New Era of Aviation (and Design)

As air travel continues to accelerate, airports are becoming hubs of 21st century life, with ambitious designs to match.

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April 15, 2019

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Complex and Dynamic, Pratic 2.0 Makes a Poetic Addition to Italy’s Industrial Landscape

Complex and Dynamic, Pratic 2.0 Makes a Poetic Addition to Italy’s Industrial Landscape

Deftly integrated into its northern Italian setting, the 9,000-square-metre structure is alternately opaque and luminous.

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April 13, 2019

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Long Island City Park Lays out a Path to Resilience in Queens

Long Island City Park Lays out a Path to Resilience in Queens

At Hunter’s Point South Park in Queens, elevated paths and artfully installed wetlands create a flood-proof – and enticing – environment.

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April 12, 2019

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The Shed Injects A Vital Dose of Public Life Into New York’s Hudson Yards

The Shed Injects A Vital Dose of Public Life Into New York’s Hudson Yards

Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s cultural marvel adds a more democratic space as well as technical wonder to an increasingly maligned development.

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April 8, 2019

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Calgary’s Iconic New Library Inspires Sense of Wonder

Calgary’s Iconic New Library Inspires Sense of Wonder

Calgary’s dazzling new urban hub reaffirms the worth of the modern Library. In the age of search engines and smartphones, what do we need libraries for? According to architect Craig Dykers…

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April 2, 2019

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Curtain Pulled Back on Jean Nouvel’s Qatar National Museum

Curtain Pulled Back on Jean Nouvel’s Qatar National Museum

In Doha, Jean Nouvel’s massively ambitious Qatar National Museum evokes a “desert rose” crystal formation on the Gulf coast.

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March 28, 2019

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A Festival Spirit Shapes Denmark’s Eclectic Roskilde School

A Festival Spirit Shapes Denmark’s Eclectic Roskilde School

Channelling the ethos of Denmark’s famed Roskilde Music Festival, MVRDV and COBE design an adult school that embodies egalitarian and collaborative values.

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March 28, 2019

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