Reports on the latest and greatest from the architecture and building-product industries.
News flash: Houses on the numerous Mulholland Drives throughout the United States are worth 235 perc ent more than the national average. Meanwhile, houses on the literally thousands of Main Streets list for 58 percent less. We still wouldn’t move in. Despite the often random nature by which streets get their names, there seems to be…
Sometimes architects just need to do rad shit — and not only when they’re asked. Designed by F amily and PlayLab, the +POOL, a floating, water-filtering pool in the East River, fits in this category of awesome stuff no on asked for, and they are taking their message to the streets. “Doing Something Big When No…
C.T. ARCHITECTS was the 2014 Popular Choice winner and the Jury Award winner in the Architecture+Agi ng category with Loft MM. This storage-space-turned-micro-loft was created with custom-made furniture and design solutions that subtly comply with Belgian disability codes.
The top five designs for the highly anticipated £90-million entertainment venue in Bristol, England, will be on display and open to public commentary for the next two weeks. The 12,000-seat Bristol Arena is due to open in 2017 next to the Temple Meads Station in the heart of the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. Launched in…
Stark photos of an embattled region's airport (built less than three years ago) highlight the harsh realities of war.
In anticipation of the upcoming deadline for the 2015 A+ Awards, we’re featuring facts you did n’t know about some of last year’s winners. These innovative designs don’t just happen overnight. Well, number six sort of did… Find out more about how these unique projects got our attention: 1. Mix Work and Play Supermass Studio was…
There are wacky Airbnbs and then there are wacky Airbnbs. This guy in Phoenix wants you to rent and stay in his TESLA Model S, which seems like a legit camping adventure. The car, according to the ad, “sleeps 2 in climate controlled comfort all night” — on a twin airbed that is 6’6″ by…
The prospect of owning a home designed by an iconic architect remains a fanciful dream for most of u s — but in New Jersey, that dream could be about to come true for one lucky buyer. Those Louis Kahn-worthy Nikes are long sold out by now, but now you can do one better: The ‘Clever…
ikon.5 Architects won the 2014 Jury Award for the Typology Art Galleries category with School of Art and Design at New York State College of Ceramics. The pavilion is a large ceramic structure made to hold art and light.