Month: September 2018
Rose Center for Earth and Space / Polshek Partnership (Ennead Architects)
The iconic sphere within a glass cube of the Rose Center for Earth and Space redefines this landmark cultural institution for the twenty-first century. The technical virtuosity and extreme clarity of the curtainwall, the soaring interior space and the articulated spatial experience inspire an appreciation of the wonders of our universe and the power of scientific inquiry.
Rem Koolhaas and Virgil Abloh Discuss Consumerism, IKEA and Millennial Design
System Magazine and Buro 24/7 recently brought together Virgil Abloh and Rem Koolhaas to discuss contemporary consumerism and millennial design. Abloh, a rising American fashion designer and artistic director at Louis Vuitton, explains how his background in architecture has shaped his research into consumerism and culture. Koolhaas expands the discussion to explore Abloh’s work with IKEA and his thoughts on residential design and the future of work.
World Architecture Festival Unveils WAFX 2018 Prize Winners
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the ten winners of the WAFX prizes, awarded to “future projects that identify key ecological and societal challenges which architects are actively seeking to address over the next ten years.”
AAU Anastas adds stone vaulted gift shop to Crusaders monastery in Jerusalem
Palestinian-based studio AAU Anastas has designed a flat stone-vaulted extension to a 12th century monastery built by the Crusaders in Jerusalem, to house a gift shop. AAU Anastas designed the gift shop to be a contemporary structure that respected the historical context of the St Mary of the Resurrection Abbey in Abu Ghosh – one of Jerusalem’s most significant examples
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Foster + Partners wins award for best architect’s website
Foster + Partners has won top prize at the Archiboo Web Awards 2018, which celebrate architects and architecture companies with outstanding websites. The London-based studio led by architect Norman Foster picked up the award for best overall website, described by judges as “a tour de force in making so much content accessible and easily navigable”.
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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop opens first UK pop-up store
Goop, the lifestyle and wellness brand led by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, has opened its first pop-up store in London featuring California-inspired interiors by Fran Hickman. The Goop store is located in the affluent Notting Hill neighbourhood, nestled among a row of high-end boutiques along Westbourne Grove. It is the wellness brand’s first pop-up space in
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BL 1 House / UMWELT
BL1 is a house for a young family that decided to move from the capital to the beach of Cáhuil. It is not a second home for resting or escaping during the weekends but the possibility of transforming their metropolitan lifestyle to a more informal and rural one, with a direct and constant contact with the natural environment.
MIT workshop develops sustainable, mass timber prototype modelled after longhouse structures
the prototype studies how mass timber products can be used to create modern buildings, demonstrating its value against conventional materials such as concrete.
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