Reports on the latest and greatest from the architecture and building-product industries.
Classy Cladding: With the resurgence in copper and brass in product and furniture design lately, it is perhaps inevitable that patinated metals would make their way to architecture. Pictured above is the first image of the Fitzroy, a new condo building by Roman and Williams set to rise in New York’s tony Chelsea district, which…
With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive architectural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to share the stories behind the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. Hello Wood won the 2015…
All Hands on Decq: Odile Decq’s 1990 masterpiece Banque Populaire de l’Ouest de Montgermont is facin g the threat of demolition. Among the most technologically advanced buildings of its time, the BPO, as it is known, in Rennes has won numerous awards including a Golden Lion for the French firm at the 1996 Venice Biennale —…
With projects that have made the cut as finalists in the Architizer A+Awards for three years running , Reiulf Ramstad Architects has consistently impressed us with excellent work that is at once distinctive and unmistakable while also continuing to surprise and delight anyone who sees so much as a photo of any given project. And, although…
Lake|Flato Architects won the 2015 A+Awards, Jury Choice, for the Architecture+Sustainability Catego ry with Dixon Water Foundation Josey Pavilion. This living building, the first in Texas, physically embodies the Dixon Water Foundation’s mission to promote healthy watersheds circa sustainable land management, ensuring the preservation of our water resources. Firm name: Lake|Flato ArchitectsLocation: San AntonioYour names: Bob…
Return of the Adjaye: The London-based architect’s star continues to rise as New York City”s Studio Museum in Harlem has just announced [PDF] that David Adjaye will be designing a new ground-up building (pictured at top) to replace its current home on West 125th Street. The plans will be filed on July 14th, and construction…
If you needed any further proof that native knowledge can give rise to inspired local architecture, cast your eyes over the work of Norwegian firm Reiulf Ramstad Architects. The studio has amassed over 75 bespoke projects either built or proposed across their home country, from the bustling downtown districts of Oslo to the remote coastlines…
L: Herzog and de Meuron’s Paris tower, via Designboom; R: Marcel Breuer’s Stillman House, via Curbed . Pyramid Scheme: Herzog and de Meuron’s controversial triangular tower is set to rise in Paris, having been approved on appeal by the city council. The 590-foot-tall (180-meters-tall) mixed-use skyscraper has been at the center of a protracted row about…
In a city where a ski slope is being built on top of a waste-to-energy power plant, it is perhaps un surprising that Copenhagen will see the latest exemplar in radical sustainable design. Danish firm C.F. Møller Architects has unveiled plans for a solar-powered school that raises the bar for eco-conscious education, affirming yet again that…