The Angry Architect
If the stratospheric rise of Dubai from desert city to mega-metropolis wasn’t already head-spinning enough for you, try watching this truly frenetic fly-through, the latest creation by filmmaker and time-lapse wizard Rob Whitworth. Unsurprisingly, this work of awe-inducing madness comes from the same videographer who gave us the most epic tour through Catalonia with his…
After four years of delays, the Federal Aviation Administration has finally unveiled a set of rules for “Unmanned Aerial Systems,” popularly known as drones — and, considering it has taken them this long, the regulations are surprisingly lenient. Key restrictions included a maximum altitude of 500 feet, a maximum weight of 55 lbs, and a…
The Royal Institute of British Architects has been reinventing itself of late: The esteemed organiza tion has recently announced a newly elected president, a new website, and a new approach to exhibitions as it attempts to modernize and reaffirm its relevance to a fresh generation of millennial architects and students. Some things, though, need only be…
After a weekend in which so many people were getting hot and bothered with roses, champagne and nume rous shades of gray, perhaps it isn’t such a surprise to find that certain projects conceived at this time of year might invite a little architectural innuendo. With that in mind, we present to you Eduardo Camarena’s master…
With no mirrors, no clocks, and no obvious way out of most Vegas casinos, you could be forgiven for forgetting where on earth you are whilst vacationing in Sin City. However, French-American photographer Vincent LaForet does not suffer from such problems: He has captured this city — a burgeoning urban anomaly in the Nevada desert…
Love ’em or hate ’em, there is no denying that Apple is a true technological Goliath, th e likes of which the world has never seen before. According to Forbes, Apple is currently the 15th largest company on earth, and comfortably the most valuable, with an estimated worth of $483 billion. It comes as no surprise,…
The value of public open space versus that of cultural institutions was thrust into the spotlight in the Windy City last week when the Chicago Park District board voted to transfer some 20 acres of parkland to the city if the University of Chicago is successful in its bid to host Barack Obama’s Presidential Library.…
I am a sucker for well-designed theme parks, the best of which are surreal utopian worlds that combi ne the gloriously kitschy architectural style of Las Vegas with the airy innocence of a gargantuan candy store. They also put pedestrians ahead of vehicles, are planned with vast stretches of public open space, and include swathes of…
IKEA – having comfortably established itself as the world’s premier purveyor of both budget-fr iendly designer furniture and Swedish meatballs from the same premises – is constantly seeking ways to break out of its enormous blue and yellow boxes, aiming to touch everyday lives with an ever-expanding portfolio of promotional tools and techniques. After going big…