Reports on the latest and greatest from the architecture and building-product industries.
As if Bali, a world-renowned haven for all things paradise, couldn’t be more beautiful, a new series of villas slated for construction in the Bukit Peninsula organically blend architecture with the surrounding nature. Kengo Kuma and Associates recently revealed a new design for six villas, a yoga pavilion and a greenhouse that will make up…
Studio Libeskind’s new geometrically inspired project will provide a mixed-use offering of sports, e vents and office/retail and residential spaces in Tampere, Finland.
We’re wrapping up our Kitchen & Bath Industry Show 2017 news with a report on the top appliances and interesting tech we spotted on the exhibition floor of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. If you missed our previous reports from KBIS, click here to revisit our summary on fixtures and cabinetry or here…
Six years ago, the design world was enamored with the Mirrorcube, just one of then-five cabins avail able for rent at the Treehotel in Harads, Northern Sweden. Today, the hotel introduced Norwegian firm Snøhetta’s take on a proper Nordic treehouse with the addition of the 7th Room. The new cabin hovers 33 feet above the forest…
Last week, OMA brought another game-changing civic structure into the world with the Bibliothèque Al exis de Tocqueville in Caen, France.
We continue our recap of the top trends and best new products from last week’s Kitchen & Bath In dustry Show (KBIS) with a look at the handsome and high-performance surfaces and finishes that grabbed our attention. What’s interesting about this category is that, you’ll find, cutting-edge manufacturing technologies and R&D have enabled some of these…
Get your best projects recognized by communities around the world: Click here to enter the 2019 A+Aw ards today. We recently published an article entitled From A to Zaha: 26 Women Who Changed Architecture designed to spotlight some of the very best talent to have been recognized by Architizer’s A+Awards. We were truly blown away by the…
Much like its name suggests, the annual Radical Innovation Award celebrates bold, forward-thinking i deas within the hotel sphere. Students and professionals alike are invited to submit their 2017 concepts online from January 17 through April 22. If you have a big new idea for hotels, this is your opportunity to get discovered and find funding.…
It wasn’t that long ago that humankind feared the possibility of sentient robots or computers wiping us all out. Yet nowadays artificial intelligence and technology in general that make our lives easier or more comfortable are all the rage — hence the tremendous growth in the smart home market. The year 2017 may be just the year where smart-home products really earn their designation.