Articles by Dan Howarth

Hariri Pontarini and Pinnacle propose tower trio for Toronto waterfront

October 16, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Three residential skyscrapers measuring between 65 and 95 storeys tall are to be constructed as part of a major development in Downtown Toronto. The towers will form a portion of Pinnacle One Yonge, a four-million-square-foot (372,000-square-metre) project that includes five new buildings and the renovation of an existing block. The property has been designed by

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Materia’s Design Week Mexico pavilion casts shadow patterns across itself

October 12, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

White concrete columns intersect with wooden beams to form the pavilion for this year’s Design Week Mexico, designed by Mexican architecture studio Materia. Materia, which is led by architects Gustavo Carmona and Lisa Beltran, chose to create a place for contemplation and reflection – as well as peaceful activities like yoga – for the 2017 edition of the annual commission.

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CetraRuddy’s 45 Broad Street to become Lower Manhattan’s tallest residential skyscraper

October 6, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A filigree-patterned supertall tower under construction in Downtown Manhattan is set become the area’s second tallest skyscraper behind One World Trade Center. The 45 Broad Street residential skyscraper is designed by New York architecture firm CetraRuddy and planned to reach 1,115 feet (340 metres) once it tops out. It will overtake all of the high

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Five serene Canadian retreats by Omar Gandhi Architect

October 4, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Omar Gandhi Architect just completed its latest house, which sits on Nova Scotia’s rugged coastline. We’ve therefore rounded up five of the Canadian firm’s residential projects, all designed to maximise their dramatic settings and create cosy escapes from harsh weather. Rabbit Snare Gorge Plates of weathering steel frame the tall doorway to this timber-clad home,

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Lot-Ek slices shipping-container stack to form Williamsburg home

October 4, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

New York studio Lot-Ek has built a family home in Brooklyn by stacking shipping containers, and cutting them at an angle to create terraces stepped down its back. Carroll House was designed for a couple in the restaurant business with two young children and two cats. They wanted a unique home to fill a plot

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Seven buildings that prove beige doesn’t have to be boring

October 3, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Architect Jürgen Mayer H and historian Philip Ursprung are presenting a manifesto championing beige buildings, titled Cosmic Latte, at this year’s Chicago Architecture Biennial. We’ve chosen eight projects from the pages of Dezeen that fit the bill. Museo Jumex by David Chipperfield, Mexico City, Mexico The striking sawtooth form of this Mexico City gallery, by

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“Chicago Biennial shows us how we might find building blocks for a new architecture”

October 3, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

This year’s Chicago Biennial doesn’t provide a blueprint for the future of architecture, but it does offer clues for how to create one, says Aaron Betsky. The fear of what the future might hold looms heavily over the second edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, Make New History, which opened in that city on 15

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Rafael Viñoly’s 125 Greenwich Street skyscraper to rise in Downtown Manhattan

October 2, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

New details and interior renderings of Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly’s latest residential skyscraper for New York City have been released. The tower under construction at 125 Greenwich Street will become the architect’s second in Manhattan, after the supertall 432 Park Avenue. Located just south of the World Trade Center development, it will climb to 912

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Rafael Viñoly’s 125 Greenwich Street skyscraper to rise in Downtown Manhattan

October 2, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

New details and interior renderings of Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly’s latest residential skyscraper for New York City have been released. The tower under construction at 125 Greenwich Street will become the architect’s second in Manhattan, after the supertall 432 Park Avenue. Located just south of the World Trade Center development, it will climb to 912

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