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If you thought the current boom in high-luxury residential architecture in New York City was confine d to Midtown’s “Billionaire’s Row,” think again. Construction has just broken ground on a sparkling new condominium in the heart of Tribeca, with the new skyscraper set to rub shoulders with SOM’s One World Trade Center and, eventually, BIG’s own…
Thomas Coldefy and Isabel Van Haute are the young duo at the helm of Coldefy and Associates Architec ts Urban Planners (CAAU), leading a diverse international team based in Lille, France. Principal Thomas Coldefy spoke to Architizer about what the upstart firm is working on both in its native France as well as the sprawling metropolises…
Among the surge in craft breweries and trendy cocktail bars, new wine bars are opening their doors — and their cellars — in cities around the world. These elegant locales offer patrons a place to taste new wines, socialize, and unwind. Wine bars pride themselves on an educational aspect that sets them apart from other…
Named for a peak in its native Norway, Snøhetta has been on the rise for some time now, and in Italy , they are looking to ascend higher still — literally. The Norwegian studio has won another international competition, this time to design the new Bolzano Cable Car Transit Hub in the heart of the Italian…
The self-proclaimed live-music capital of the world, Austin, Texas, is the fastest growing major cit y in the United States. According to census figures published in
If you are looking for a summer getaway with a dash of architectural splendor, you could do a lot wo rse than to explore some of the latest luxury resorts to rise in Southeast Asia. Earlier this year, we toured the gorgeous brick canyons of Onion Co. Ltd.’s stunning Sala Ayutthaya Hotel in Thailand, and now…
Corten steel is a unique material that strongly connects to ideas of time, memory, and nature.
On July 22, 2011, the world reeled in the aftermath of the shocking terrorist attacks carried out by Anders Breivik in Norway. Four years on, architectural studio 3RW has unveiled a new memorial to commemorate the tragic events on Utøya Island, west of the capital, Oslo. The Bergen-based firm’s sculptural installation is entitled Lysningen, or…
What’s the point of working in a cool office space if you can’t show it off once in a while? Surely you’ve seen the case study on the Architizer/HWKN office, decked out in Allsteel furniture, but of course the photos only go so far. In the interest of celebrating the summer here in NYC, Architizer…