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SOM unveils black terracotta office block in New York

July 27, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Architecture studio SOM has completed an office building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighbourhood clad in black-glazed terracotta that was designed to complement the surrounding neighbourhood. Called 28&7, the 12-storey-tall office building was designed to complement the nearby masonry-clad structures, while maintaining a modern look. “The scale of the building is modest in its context,” SOM design

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Largest earthquake test for mass-timber tower successful in California

July 25, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

US architecture studio Lever Architecture and a team of researchers have successfully tested the earthquake-resistant capabilities of a 10-storey, mass-timber building in California. Carried out early this year, the test featured a massive hydraulic table to prove the resiliency of a skyscraper constructed out of engineer timber against seismic magnitudes similar to 6.7 and 7.7 earthquakes.

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BIG and ICON complete first 3D-printed house in Texas neighbourhood

July 21, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Danish architecture studio BIG and American 3D-printing firm ICON have completed a full-sized model home at what is planned to be the “largest-scale development of 3D-printed homes in the world”. The house is the first to be completed at Wolf Ranch, a neighbourhood in Georgetown, Texas, near the capital city of Austin. Co-designed by Bjarke

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Gensler unveils latest renovations to Chicago’s iconic Merchandise Mart

July 18, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

US firm Gensler has completed a series of renovations to the sprawling 1930s The Merchandise Mart in Chicago that include several amenity spaces. The renovations to the Merchandise Mart – now called The Mart – are the latest in a series carried out by Gensler, including the restoration of a grand stairway and the mezzanine

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Marlon Blackwell to design Global War on Terrorism Memorial in Washington DC

July 13, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Arkansas-based architect Marlon Blackwell has been selected to design a memorial in Washington DC that will be dedicated to military and civilians who served in counter tourism efforts. Blackwell was selected to design the Global War on Terrorism Memorial, which will sit adjacent to architect Maya Lin’s Vietnam War Memorial and the in-progress Desert Shield

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Monolithic New York museum pavilion features “perfect cube” gallery

July 12, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Spanish architects Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo have collaborated to create the Robert Olnick Pavilion for the Magazzino Italian Art museum in Cold Spring, New York. The concrete-clad pavilion is the second structure on the campus of the museum, which is dedicated to promoting Italian art and design in the United States. Quasimondo, who designed

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Workers at Snøhetta’s US offices vote against unionisation

July 10, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Workers at the American offices of Norwegian architecture studio Snøhetta have voted against a motion to unionise. Last week, the employees at Snøhetta’s New York and San Francisco offices voted 35-29 against unionisation under the umbrella of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The decision is the result of a petition to unionise

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Skyscrapers “just not that valuable” says Carol Ross Barney

July 5, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

US cities must push for more mid-rise buildings and better public spaces to become more equitable, 2023 AIA Gold Medal winner Carol Ross Barney tells Dezeen in this interview. Barney, who runs Ross Barney Architects, said that investing in undervalued infrastructure, rethinking density and continuing to open up the architecture field to women and minorities

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Shiftspace brings IM Pei rowhouse in Philadelphia back to “original vision”

July 3, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

US studio Shiftspace has renovated a rowhouse in Philadelphia originally designed by Chinese-American architect IM Pei, restoring its original qualities after decades of alterations. Designed by Pei as part of a row of houses in the 1950s, the three-storey unit in the Society Hill neighbourhood had undergone several renovations and extensions over the years. Shiftspace

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HOK and PAU unveil latest designs for Penn Station renovation

June 28, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

American architecture studios HOK and Practice for Architecture and Urbanism have released images of renewed plans to renovate Manhattan’s historic Penn Station after years of delays. The revitalisation of the transit hub, which the studios are working on for developer ASTM North America, includes a new entrance on Eighth Avenue and a renovation of existing

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