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For the most part, commuters don’t stop to notice the complexity of the systems they use to get arou nd each day. Like water and electricity, the smooth operation of the rail system is mostly taken for granted, commanding attention only when something goes awry. Counteracting our collective apathy, Tomoyuki Tanaka’s ballpoint drawings of Tokyo’s train…
This week, the World Heritage Committee added 17 buildings by the Swiss-born French Modernist archit ect Le Corbusier to the UNESCO World Heritage list, forming a “transnational serial site” encompassing many of his most iconic works. Reflecting the international legacy and influence of the architect, this form of architectural “site” is not restricted to one location:…
By including rich examples of international architecture and design into his drawings, Wakelin depic ts an urban tapestry that has been greatly enriched by diversity.
This article was cowritten with Joanna Kloppenburg. The project for a public park on Governors Islan d in New York City began in 2006 with an international call for proposals, the commission ultimately being awarded to landscape architecture firm West 8. Recognized for large-scale urban planning and landscape projects responsive to global warming, urbanization and infrastructure,…
“Instagram, Facebook and Twitter are fomenting the biggest revolution in architecture since the inve ntion of steel, concrete and the elevator,” exclaimed Architizer founder Marc Kushner on Medium last year. “It is a media revolution.” If any further evidence was needed to support the architect’s claim, this is surely it. Iwan Baan and SO – IL(Solid…
The “House Vision” exhibition was launched in 2011 as an opportunity for the leading lights of Japan ese design to explore future possibilities for the house, a structure that — perhaps more than any other — intimately reflects the way people live. Indeed, archaeologists have been known to study the home designs of lost civilizations to…
“Dubai has become a major tourist attraction and destination,” explains Dr. DJ Armin, managing partn er at ZAS Architects. The Canadian and UAE based firm recently released new renderings for a large-scale luxury development in the city — the Rosemont — which includes, among other amenities, a rainforest and 4D animations. The backbone of the proposal…
Updated July 14, 2016 Pioneers, too, grow up. Hard to believe, but architect Moshe Safdie — whose 19 60s ideas still seem inconceivably fresh and exciting today — celebrates his 78th birthday today. Safdie broke into international recognition as an extremely young architect, straight out of school. After graduating from McGill University and working at the…
The structure was designed by students at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design as part o f their Habitation in Extreme Environments course, led by Rok Oman and Spela Videcnik of OFIS arhitekti, manufactured by London-based structural engineering firm AK II and transported in segments by Slovenian army via helicopter.