The Angry Architect
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron are not your usual starchitects. Ever since rising to prominence 20 years ago, when they won the competition to transform Gilbert Scott’s Bankside Power Station into the iconic Tate Modern, they have reveled in the art of surprise. While many giants of the profession have honed their signature styles…
“Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter are fomenting the biggest revolution in architecture since the inv ention of steel, concrete, and the elevator. It is a media revolution.” Architizer cofounder Marc Kushner’s recent Op-Ed on how social media is changing the way we consume architecture felt all the more prophetic this week, as Facebook’s brand new headquarters in…
Architects are frequently accused of living life with their head in the clouds, preoccupied with fan tastical worlds disconnected from reality. Maybe so, but when those worlds are as beautifully illustrated as those in Nir Levie’s “Outskirts Of Vision”, who could blame us? The graphic artist’s epic 220-page novel chronicles young architect Ben’s adventures in a…
Architects are notoriously unafraid of the dark, at least when it comes to personal style. Black-rim med glasses, black shawl-collar jumpers, black coffee… we have forever been associated with the timelessness of obsidian hues, and even the odd splash of vibrant color won’t deter us: Black will never go out of fashion, and many of this year's A+Award finalists have utilized it in dynamic and dramatic ways.
We were captivated by the three winners of eVolo’s annual skyscraper competition, but what made this year’s contest even more remarkable was the incredibly high standard of concepts and visualizations across the board: Even the honorable mentions list includes some truly jaw-dropping renders and outrageous ideas. Here, we take a look at five of our…
The more cynical amongst us have long suspected that the growing forest of supertall residential con dominiums in Midtown Manhattan is as much about big egos as it is about great architecture. Now, the marketing department in charge of selling the multi-million dollar apartments in SHoP Architects‘ slender skyscraper on West 57th have added fuel to…
Public voting for the 2015 A+Awards is now open, which means that YOU have the power to select the v ery best architecture in the world. With the A+Awards, recognizing the best projects is no longer domain of a small group of judges — everyone gets a say in who will be crowned victorious in over…
eVolo’s annual skyscraper design contest has become a hotbed for some extraordinary and often contro versial twists on the high-rise typology over the years: We’ve seen everything from floating megacities to an immense agricultural prison levitating in the clouds. The winning designs for 2015 have just been announced, and they are just as diverse as you…
Draw your battle lines, don your skinny jeans, arm yourself with your craft brew of choice — coffee, beer, or kombucha — and charge: this is “Settlers of Brooklyn,” the deliciously knowing satirical board game in which rapid gentrification is the key to social domination in New York City. Check out the provocative promo video…