Architizer Editors
Perhaps more than any other capital city in the world, Beijing is characterized by its mix of histor ic typologies, new buildings, and the seemingly constant crush of construction throughout the city. While it is unfortunate that most of the new projects are as anonymous as their predecessors and neighbors, last month saw the opening of…
Lofty Ambitions: For his graduation project, Bartlett student Alex Sutton has developed a proposal f or integrating airports into the fabric of the city in the form of a series of elevated runways in the heart of Stockholm (pictured above). The brief was to “develop a utopian dream and consider the steps necessary to make it…
Launched last year by the New Museum, NEW INC is the first incubator of its kind, a space at the int ersection of art, design, and technology. Last week saw the opening of its inaugural “End of Year Showcase,” on view at Red Bull Studios through July 30th. “Snowblind (Life After Architecture)” is one of several…
With the Chicago Architecture Biennial just three months away, the programming and activities of the inaugural event are quickly coming together. To coincide with the Biennial, the Chicago Architecture Foundation is sponsoring an open international ideas competition for a Center for Architecture, Design and Education. Open for registration today, the ChiDesign: Designing a Center for…
Classy Cladding: With the resurgence in copper and brass in product and furniture design lately, it is perhaps inevitable that patinated metals would make their way to architecture. Pictured above is the first image of the Fitzroy, a new condo building by Roman and Williams set to rise in New York’s tony Chelsea district, which…
With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive architectural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to share the stories behind the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. Hello Wood won the 2015…
All Hands on Decq: Odile Decq’s 1990 masterpiece Banque Populaire de l’Ouest de Montgermont is facin g the threat of demolition. Among the most technologically advanced buildings of its time, the BPO, as it is known, in Rennes has won numerous awards including a Golden Lion for the French firm at the 1996 Venice Biennale —…
Lake|Flato Architects won the 2015 A+Awards, Jury Choice, for the Architecture+Sustainability Catego ry with Dixon Water Foundation Josey Pavilion. This living building, the first in Texas, physically embodies the Dixon Water Foundation’s mission to promote healthy watersheds circa sustainable land management, ensuring the preservation of our water resources. Firm name: Lake|Flato ArchitectsLocation: San AntonioYour names: Bob…
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