Reports on the latest and greatest from the architecture and building-product industries.
L: 22 Bishopsgate within the new London skyline, via theGuardian; R: Cardiff Interchange byFoster + Partners. Glass Goliath: A new tower at 22 Bishopsgate is set to dwarf London’s eclectic array of existing skyscrapers, the Guardian reports. Oliver Wainwright writes that the broad-footed high-rise “will be inescapable from every angle, an urban cliff face that…
Bjarke Ingels Group is fast becoming a go-to firm for high-rise design briefs on both sides of the A tlantic. With two major skyscrapers underway in Canada, and their biggest commission of all in New York City — the “vertical village” of 2 World Trade Center — they have now unveiled designs for a mixed-use tower…
L: Empire State Building, via Archdaily; R: Ulm Stadthaus, via Richard Meier and Partners. #LoveWins : With last Friday’s historic ruling on marriage equality, ArchDaily points us to a vibrant spectrum of rainbow-illuminated architectural landmarks across the globe. Highlights include the Empire State Building, the Brandenberg Gate (at top), and a stunning multi-chromatic rendition of Menahem…
It’s not architecture (or maybe it is?), but we’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the major new s this morning: the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the Constitution guarantees marriage equality! And now back to your regularly scheduled programming … L: Álvaro Siza, via Archdaily; R: Zaha Hadid, via Design…
L: David Chipperfield’s Fayland House, via ArchDaily; R: Cosmo by Andrés Jaque, via Dezeen. Contempo rary Classic: David Chipperfield’s Fayland House in Buckinghamshire has been proclaimed the winner of the 2015 AR House Awards, with the Architectural Review praising the architect’s “radical new take on the English country house.” Judges waxed lyrical about Chipperfield’s restrained residence,…
As architects, we are constantly rethinking the materials, forms, and spaces that we create. Central to many designs, glass is one material that invites innovation and new applications. Channel Glass Wall Systems (A+Awards Jury Winner in the Product+Building category) are made from panels of U-shaped cast glass that comes in a variety of lengths and…
DISSING+WEITLING Architecture won the 2015 A+Award, Jury Choice, for the Highways & Bridges Category with Cykelslangen / The Bicycle Snake. This 660-foot (200-meter) bicycle bridge in Copenhagen makes life easier for some 12,500 commuters daily.
HELSINKI — Moreau Kusunoki Architectes of Paris are the winners of the Guggenheim Helsinki design co mpetition, the museum announced at a press conference Tuesday morning. After a year-long process, they were chosen by an 11-member jury from a shortlist of six firms. “One of our key ideas from the beginning was to make a transparent…
Plastic Fantastic: Designed by SelgasCano, the 2015 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (pictured above) ope ned today in London. The wire-framed structure is wrapped in a rainbow-colored skin of ETFE plastic. The Spanish architects’ sculptural form is the 15th created since the pavilion program began and is open until the 18th of October this year. Bridge Over Troubled…