Paul Keskeys
In a city where a ski slope is being built on top of a waste-to-energy power plant, it is perhaps un surprising that Copenhagen will see the latest exemplar in radical sustainable design. Danish firm C.F. Møller Architects has unveiled plans for a solar-powered school that raises the bar for eco-conscious education, affirming yet again that…
Bjarke Ingels Group is fast becoming a go-to firm for high-rise design briefs on both sides of the A tlantic. With two major skyscrapers underway in Canada, and their biggest commission of all in New York City — the “vertical village” of 2 World Trade Center — they have now unveiled designs for a mixed-use tower…
L: Empire State Building, via Archdaily; R: Ulm Stadthaus, via Richard Meier and Partners. #LoveWins : With last Friday’s historic ruling on marriage equality, ArchDaily points us to a vibrant spectrum of rainbow-illuminated architectural landmarks across the globe. Highlights include the Empire State Building, the Brandenberg Gate (at top), and a stunning multi-chromatic rendition of Menahem…
What should drive the form of a Manhattan residential tower? Should it be program, as Bjarke Ingels argues in his trailer for the recently unveiled 2 World Trade Center? Or perhaps it could be contextual constraints like those that have made SHoP’s pencil-thin high-rise the most slender Midtown tower yet? Or perhaps it should simply…
It’s impossible to overstate the significance of the forthcoming Cornell Tech campus on Roosev elt Island, a major project for New York City by any measure. Where “The Bridge” by WEISS/MANFREDI will host a hybrid of academic and corporate programming within buildings boasting highly visible sustainable features, the students’ living quarters will possess equally impressive sustainable…
A sliver of land wedged neatly in the middle of the East River, Roosevelt Island has a fascinating a rchitectural history dating back to the 18th century: the 1796 Blackwell House remains intact as the sixth oldest house in New York City. Home to a penitentiary and hospital prior to its rebirth in the last half-century…
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Although urban development often seems like a zero-sum game, the efficiencies of high density and th e fragile beauty of nature need not be mutually exclusive. Tokyo has long been a locus of high-rise housing experiments, where Japanese architects have addressed the lack of space by creating some truly extraordinary houses. Indeed, Tokyo’s citizens remain steadfast…
As in all great partnerships, the backstories of Eduardo Cadaval and Clara Solà-Morales overlap and intertwine in perfect harmony. Their journey from academia to practice has taken them thousands of miles over the years, but ultimately came full circle, culminating in the founding of Cadaval and Solà-Morales, based in the architects’ home countries of Mexico…