After revealing some fairly fantastical renderings of a contemporary stone pyramid for Jerusalem las t week, one might be forgiven for thinking that Daniel Libeskind lives in the realm of pure architectural fantasy. However, the Polish-American architect has recently returned to reality in Brazil, completing his first project in South America for real estate giants JSHF.…
Ceramics have long been the ultimate symbol of fragility and delicate beauty. If you hear of a space being stormed through “like a bull in a China shop,” mental images of carnage and destruction are summoned — these beautifully brittle objects are treasured by many, but are certainly not known for their resilience under pressure.…
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…
Lofty Ambitions: For his graduation project, Bartlett student Alex Sutton has developed a proposal f or integrating airports into the fabric of the city in the form of a series of elevated runways in the heart of Stockholm (pictured above). The brief was to “develop a utopian dream and consider the steps necessary to make it…
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…
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 —…
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…
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“The completion of the World Trade Center will finally restore the majestic skyline of Manhattan …” As a blockbuster collaboration between a massive, multinational news corporation and the building’s new architect — Bjarke Ingels, arguably the master storyteller of his profession — it should come as no surprise that the video for this week’s big…