The Tudor House Liquor Store by GBL Architects

June 28, 2018 Erin 0

Photography by Joshua Lawrence   GBL Architects have recently completed the Tudor House Liquor Store in Victoria, Canada, that has a striking glass facade.   Photography by Joshua Lawrence The structural composition is befitting of its natural surroundings, located only a few hundred metres from the ocean’s edge – a raw angular coastline characterized by rocky […]

KPF adds Pacific Gate residential skyscraper to San Diego skyline

June 28, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Global architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed a high-rise condo building on the San Diego waterfront, with a curved glass form that stands out from the city’s boxy towers. Pacific Gate by Bosa stands 41 storeys tall at the junction of Broadway and Pacific – the main access into the downtown area from the

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Esquire Office / Studio Bipolar

June 28, 2018 Rayen Sagredo 0

Esquire being an American men’s magazine, published in the United States, is one which screams sophistication, yet it accomplishes this in a quirky and whimsical tone. This thought was to be carried out in the design of their own branded nightclub in the heart of new delhi. For the sole purpose of supervision over the nightclub and its administration, Esquire needed a workspace to be developed for them in Defence Colony Market, New Delhi. This work hub was being developed for the “creative owners of a nightclub” and the design had to reflect this very aspect as well.

Tod Williams Billie Tsien’s Hood Museum overhaul will “knit together” its postmodern predecessor

June 28, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Tod Williams and Billie Tsien’s major extension and renovation of postmodern architect Charles Moore’s Hood Museum of Art, in New Hampshire, will involve slotting in a pale brick building and covering a central courtyard. Currently under construction, the project will bring the institution to 16,350 square feet (1,518 square metres) – nearly 50 per cent larger

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Chiryu Afterschool / MOUNT FUJI ARCHITECTS STUDIO

June 28, 2018 Daniel Tapia 0

Terakoya for Natural Science
Chiryu city in Aichi Prefecture was the 39th of the Fifty-three post-towns of Tokaido. The site is along the old Tokaido Street where Honjin (officially appointed inn) was once positioned. It is fair to say that it is the center of the town in terms of local history. Based on such historical importance, a Chiryu-based global robot manufacturing company decided to purchase this ownerless land and make a facility for regional contribution.

The Thompson Home by McGann Architects

June 28, 2018 Erin 0

  McGann Architects have designed a contemporary family home in Melbourne, Australia, for their clients who like to entertain.   Inside, the main social areas are all located in a single large room that features a vaulted ceiling. The dining area with a large wood table separates the living room and the kitchen. The kitchen […]

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Crest Apartments / Michael Maltzan Architecture

June 28, 2018 Rayen Sagredo 0

The new Crest Apartments for the Skid Row Housing Trust transformed an existing open site in suburban Los Angeles into a 64-apartment complex for formerly homeless veterans.  Located on a busy thoroughfare near two freeways, the project introduces a new density in the neighborhood with easy connections to public transportation and area resources.  The client’s permanent supportive housing model includes individual efficiency apartments with on-site social services and community spaces.  These combined programs effectively support the highly vulnerable residents in an effort to reduce chronic homelessness.

Olson Kundig reveals plans for Bob Dylan Center in Oklahoma

June 28, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Seattle architecture firm Olson Kundig has unveiled a proposal for a museum dedicated to American musician Bob Dylan in Tulsa, close to a substantial archive of his belongings. Olson Kundig will act as lead architect for The Bob Dylan Center, after the firm was selected in an international competition for the project spearheaded by George

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Opening Lines: Sketchbooks of Ten Modern Architects

June 28, 2018 Rene Submissions 0

Opening Lines: Sketchbooks of Ten Modern Architects, an exhibition drawn from the Drawing Matter collection, with additional loans from selected architects, is dedicated to architectural sketchbooks in practice and on display.

The exhibition presents a variety of sketchbook and sketch practices by architects whose built work has been largely formed through drawing by hand on paper. In parallel, it explores the parameters of displaying sketchbooks, considering how an object intended to be held and leafed through can be presented within the requirements of a museum setting. The project therefore considers the content and materiality of sketchbooks both within an architect’s oeuvre,