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New York commences plans to landmark Philip Johnson’s AT&T building

November 29, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

The process to bestow landmark status on Philip Johnson’s postmodern Midtown Manhattan skyscraper is now underway, a move that could stop Snøhetta’s planned renovation of the building from going ahead. New York’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted unanimously today to set a date for the public hearing to preserve the tower at 550 Madison, commonly

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Caring Wood country home in Kent named UK House of the Year 2017

November 28, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

A home referencing the hop-drying towers of the Kent countryside, designed by British architects James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell, has won the RIBA House of the Year 2017 competition. The House of the Year title – formerly known as the RIBA Manser Medal – is awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects for the best new

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Caring Wood country home in Kent named UK House of the Year 2017

November 28, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

A home referencing the hop-drying towers of the Kent countryside, designed by British architects James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell, has won the RIBA House of the Year 2017 competition. The House of the Year title – formerly known as the RIBA Manser Medal – is awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects for the best new

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Snøhetta unveils “chiseled” New York tower with bronze details

November 27, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Architecture firm Snøhetta has designed a residential skyscraper for Manhattan’s Upper West Side, which will feature an angular terrace cut into its side. Close to Lincoln Center and Central Park, the tower at 50 West 66th Street will feature several slices up its form, as it narrows in stages from base to top. “The design

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Allies and Morrison challenges “identikit urbanism” with masterplan for new city in Oman

November 27, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

British firm Allies and Morrison has designed a new city for Middle Eastern country Oman, which will transform a desert valley into a 624-hectare urban centre over the next 30 years. Allies and Morrison wants to challenge “identikit urbanism” with its masterplan for Madinat Al Irfan. The aim is to create “a place that feels as if it has always

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OMA’s Park Grove towers take shape in Miami

November 24, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

New construction photographs have emerged, revealing that OMA has made significant progress on its trio of towers for Miami’s Coconut Grove. Set for completion next year, the Park Grove complex is being built in the waterfront area south of Downtown Miami, on the last free plot. It will form part of Bay Shore Drive’s “wall of towers”,

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UK cities can no longer be named European Capital of Culture, rules EU

November 24, 2017 Alice Morby 0

As a result of Brexit, the UK has been disqualified from hosting the the European Capital of Culture in 2023 – a move that has been described as gutting. The European Commission confirmed yesterday, 23 November 2017, that the UK’s turn to host the European Capital of Culture in 2023 has been cancelled, in the wake of

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MINI’s co-living destination in Shanghai “brings know-how from vehicles into places where we live”

November 23, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Car brand MINI is diversifying into urban development with the MINI Living building in Shanghai, which will see a disused industrial complex transform into apartments, offices and leisure spaces. The announcement of the MINI Living building marks the latest stage in MINI’s evolution from a dedicated automobile manufacturer into a multifaceted lifestyle brand, with a focus

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“Spectacularly tall” skyscraper by CZWG set to be built in Croydon

November 22, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Architecture studio CZWG is preparing to build a 228-metre-high tower in London’s Croydon, featuring Matisse-inspired facade patterns. The studio, which is led by architect Piers Gough, will create the 68-storey building as part of a major regeneration project in the south London borough. Named One Lansdowne Road, it will occupy a plot at the corner of Lansdowne Road

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Isay Weinfeld high-rise puts Vienna UNESCO world heritage site under threat

November 22, 2017 India Block 0

Vienna’s historic city centre has been put on UNESCO’s danger list over plans for a high-rise development by Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld, which is to include luxury apartments, a hotel and skating rink. UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger highlights areas of cultural significance at risk of ruin through redevelopment. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

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