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Water is considered one of the most difficult elements to account for in design. No matter what tact ics are applied (retaining walls, waterproofing, elevated sites) it still finds a way to get over, around or in whatever obstacle we’ve created to stop it. At a time when rising sea levels pose a serious threat to…
Architectural renderings depicting real proposals can often be highly misleading, with rose-tinted f ilters deliberately designed to convince skeptical clients or city councils of a project’s worth. However, with the right person in charge of modeling and compositing, even the most fictitious of concepts can appear highly plausible and incredibly compelling. Digital visualizer Alex Hogrefe is…
TAKING FLIGHTDrone company 3DR announced a new, complete aerial analytics solution for capturing dat a and high-resolution imagery to import for use with Autodesk products. Called Site Scan, it includes a kit with a Solo drone, a Sony Xperia tablet preconfigured with the app, a Sony or GoPro HERO4 Black camera, unlimited 3DR Cloud storage and…
Opening to the public at the Museum of Modern Art in New York this Sunday, “A Japanese Constellation ” brings together the works of many of Japan’s foremost architecture firms. The exhibition is a veritable supernova of Modernism and Minimalism, with a stunning selection of models, drawings and photographs displayed by an illustrious lineup including Toyo…
A versatile and aesthetically captivating material, stainless steel is becoming increasingly specifi ed for modern architectural projects. From Frank Gehry’s sweeping forms to the St. Louis Arch, stainless steel architecture can be found worldwide. Popular during the art deco period on projects like the Chrysler Building, this unique material is now used for a wide variety…
Fascinating photographs of Foster + Partners’ futuristic new Apple campus — currently under construc tion in Cupertino, California — have been revealed. Published by Mashable, the images show building work rapidly progressing on site: glazing and cladding is now being applied to the exterior of the tech giant’s vast, circular structure. The building is set for…
FC Barcelona’s iconic Camp Nou stadium is set for a massive renovation. The Japanese architecture fi rm Nikken Sekkei was chosen to carry out the project, which will expand the seating capacity of the stadium to 105,000 and involves the addition of a 506,000-square-foot canopy to provide coverage to fans in inclement conditions. This renovation will…
In a recent survey of trends in American rental housing, Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies reported that fewer than one percent of units include a basic suite of universal-design accommodations. “The picture is far worse among one- to three-family houses,” says Richard Duncan, executive director of the Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based RL Mace Universal…
A conceptual design for what would be the world’s tallest observation tower has been revealed by Car lo Ratti Associati. Commissioned by a mystery client, Italian architect Carlo Ratti has conceived “The Mile,” a cloud-bursting column of public open space — inspired by New York City’s very own Central Park. “Imagine you take New York’s Central…