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MVRDV is not known to create buildings that blend into the background, but the Dutch firm’s latest p roject — a library in Tianjin, China — is one of its most mesmerizing creations yet. Nearing completion and scheduled to open in mid-2017, this rectangular glass building has an almost gravitational visual pull. Tianjin Library is articulated…
Updated July 1, 2016 See-through bridges and transparent swimming pools are already in the works for the world’s architectural adrenaline junkies — but those vertigo-inducing projects may just have been trumped by a new addition to the US Bank Tower in Los Angeles. Developer OUE Limited — which purchased California’s tallest building in 2013 —…
With the end of Barack Obama’s presidency fast upon us, many Americans are scratching their heads, w ondering how eight years could have possibly gone by so fast. One group that is not feeling caught off guard, however, is the Obama Foundation, which has been laying the groundwork for the 44th’s post-presidency for some time now.…
Drawing new relationships between cities and maritime history, the museums reveal the past while cel ebrating the architecture of the sea.
Great building design doesn’t stop at the architecture. As the prestigious Lumen Awards proves year after year, thoughtful lighting of the architecture can also be key in the design’s success. At the 48th annual Lumen Gala in New York City this month, the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) honored 14 projects for excellence in lighting design…
Founded as a university that aspired to teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge, Cor nell has emerged as a global leader in research and graduate studies. Organized into seven undergraduate colleges and seven graduate divisions, the land grant college centers on its 745-acre main campus in Ithaca, New York. Built with an irregular…
Public restrooms are a unique architectural exercise. The inherent tension between interior and exte rior, mixed with the most intimate of activities, positions public restrooms as an exceptional exploration of hyper-public and hyper-private spaces. As a public service facility, the public restroom must be visible and accessible to the people around it, standing tall as a…
From 'Midnight in Paris' to 'Tron: Legacy': These films should be on every Architecture 101 syllabus .
In a video series realized in collaboration with Architizer, Dezeen sat down with Amanda Levete to d iscuss her “all-time favorite building” by the late architect Zaha Hadid: the BMW Building. To Levete, the BMW Building is most representative of “Zaha’s strong preoccupation and obsession with the scale of large infrastructure projects.” The building, located in…