Team Austria Wins Solar Decathlon 2013 - Irvine, California
The 2013 Solar Decathlon winner is the LISI house by Team Australia. Photo: Jason Flakes/U.S. Department of Energy Solar DecathlonWith a total score of 951.922, the LISI house designed and built by...
View ArticleStirling Prize Shortlist 2013
A new residence built in the remains of Astley Castle is one of the shortlisted projects. Photo: Brian WoodThe Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the project shortlist for the...
View ArticleZaha Hadid in New York
Early design rendering of 520 West 28th Street, in New York City. Image: Zaha Hadid ArchitectsLondon, England-based Zaha Hadid Architects has been commissioned to design a boutique condominium adjacent...
View ArticleKPF in Madison, New Jersey
The Realogy Headquarters building, designed by KPF, is organized around a glazed, multistory atrium. Photo: Michael MoranThe new Madison, New Jersey headquarters for Realogy Holdings Corportaion, a...
View ArticleScottish Design Awards
Schmidt Hammer Lassen designed a new library building for the University of Aberdeen campus in Aberdeen, Scotland. Photo: Adam MoerkThe Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS has announced...
View ArticleMoshe Safdie in Los Angeles, California
The fourth phase of the Skirball Cultural Center, under construction in Los Angeles, California will open in October 2013. Image: Courtesy Skirball Cultural CenterConstruction continues on the fourth...
View ArticleRIBA Awards 2013
The Chapel of Saint Albert the Great, in Edinburgh, Scotland was designed by Simpson and Brown. Photo: Chris HumphreysFrom a beautifully-crafted chapel in the back garden of an Edinburgh townhouse to...
View ArticleFoster + Partners in Munich, Germany
Norman Foster designed a two-story addition, and major renovation of the existing 19th-century core of the Lenbachhaus Museum, in Munich, Germany. Photo: Nigel Young/ Foster + PartnersIn Munich,...
View ArticleSFMOMA Addition Breaks Ground
Construction has begun on an 11-story expansion to the SFMOMA building in San Francisco, California designed by Snøhetta. Image: Courtesy SnøhettaConstruction has begun on the new 235,000-square-foot...
View ArticleSmithGroup JJR in Salt Lake City, Utah
SmithGroup JJR designed the new LEED Platinum-targeting University of Utah College of Law building which is under construction in Salt Lake City, Utah. Image: ©VCBO/ SmithGroup JJR Architecture/...
View ArticleDiederendirrix Architects in Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Caption. Photo: Arthur BagenA major reskinning and renovation project on the campus of Eindhoven Technical University (TU/e) in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, converted a derelict boiler plant into the...
View ArticleSiegel & Strain Architects at UC Davis
The new Jesse S. Jackson Sustainable Winery in Davis, California, was designed by Siegel & Strain Architects. Photo: Courtesy Guttmann & Blaevoet Consulting EngineersThe new Jess S. Jackson...
View ArticleAIA-ALA Library Design Awards
A new atrium and interior structure replaced the original book storage structure inside the north wing of the St. Louis Central Library, renovated by Cannon Design. Photo: © Timothy HursleyA major...
View ArticleRalph Rapson - Small House Competition Design
Rapson's second-place design for a 1950 NAHB competition. Image: Ralph RapsonSketch by Ralph Rapson, from Ralph Rapson Sketches and Drawings from Around the World, courtesy of the Afton Press.In 1950,...
View ArticleRDH Architects near Mississauga, Ontario
The Lakeview Library is one of three remodeled by RDH Architects. Photo: Tom ArbanThe Mississauga Library Project is an adaptive re-use strategy recently completed upgrades and additions to the...
View ArticleAIA Housing Design Awards
Rooftop vegetable gardens are a part of the Via Verde affordable housing development, in Bronx, New York, designed by Dattner Architects and Grimshaw Architects. Photo: David Sundberg/ EstoThe winners...
View ArticleRalph Rapson NAHB competition entry
Rapson's second-place design for a 1950 NAHB competition. Image: Ralph RapsonSketch by Ralph Rapson, from Ralph Rapson Sketches and Drawings from Around the World, courtesy of the Afton Press.In 1950,...
View ArticleRalph Rapson in Otaniemi, Paimio, & Myyrmaki
Otanemi Technical University, in Otanemi, Finland, designed by Alvar Aalto, 1949 to 1964.Sketch by Ralph Rapson, from Ralph Rapson Sketches and Drawings from Around the World, courtesy of the Afton...
View ArticleTony Fretton Architects - Housing in Den Helder
The Monplein housing development by Tony Fretton Architects has been completed in Den Helder, Netherlands. Photo: Christian RichtersA 3,200-square-meter (34,000-square-foot) multiunit mixed-use...
View ArticleRalph Rapson in Istanbul, Turkey
Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul, Turkey, designed by Isidoros and Anthemios, 532 to 537.Color sketch by Ralph Rapson, from Ralph Rapson Sketches and Drawings from Around the World, courtesy of the Afton...
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