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Louis Kahn’s floating concert hall may go to scrap

July 18, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

A stainless steel barge that American architect Louis Kahn designed to host orchestral concerts will be scrapped at a Louisiana shipyard, unless it finds a new owner by the end of the month. Kahn designed the Point Counterpoint II for his friend and conductor Robert Austin Boudreau, and the Pennsylvania-based American Symphony Orchestra, who use the boat to travel America’s

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MAD unveils “extraterrestrial” campus for electric car brand Faraday Future

July 18, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Chinese architecture studio MAD has designed a sci-fi-influenced headquarters for Faraday Future, a new car company focussed on electric vehicles, in Northern California. Faraday Future (FF) plans to move from its current Los Angeles base to the new campus, which it is hoped will allow the fledgling company to expand its research and development. The company recently announced the

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Stefano Boeri unveils latest tree-clad tower project for Utrecht

July 17, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Italian architect Stefano Boeri has unveiled plans for his first “vertical forest” in the Netherlands: a stepped tower covered in 10,000 plants and trees in the city of Utrecht.  Boeri’s studio Stefano Boeri Architetti won a competition to design Hawthorn Tower for a new district in the city’s Jaarbeursboulevard area near Utrecht Central Station, which was recently completed by Bentham Crouwel Architects. It will be

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Asian cities overtaking “impossible” London and “terrible” New York in urban design, says Winy Maas

July 17, 2017 Marcus Fairs 0

“Monster cities” in Asia including Seoul, Taipei and Jakarta are racing ahead of western counterparts in terms of architectural vision and urban design quality, according to architect Winy Maas of MVRDV. Maas said that the dynamic mayors of Asian cities were driving dramatic improvements to transport, housing and public space in their cities to cope with

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Muji to open hotels in China and Japan

July 14, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Japanese retailer Muji is set to open hotels in Shenzhen, China and Tokyo, Japan, which will be styled with the minimalist brand’s furnishings and products. The first Muji Hotel will open in Shenzhen later this year, while the second has just broken ground in Tokyo’s Chūō City and is slated for completion in 2019. While details about both projects are currently vague, Business

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MVRDV unveils plans for Eindhoven housing with jagged grass-covered roofs

July 14, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Rotterdam studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for a residential tower complex in Eindhoven, featuring spiky plant-covered roofs and greenhouses. MVRDV won a competition to design the housing in Eindhoven’s Bergen neighbourhood, which will redevelop an inner city around Deken van Someren Street. It follows yesterday’s news that the Dutch studio will build a new skyscraper in Rotterdam. The 29,000-square-metre Nieuw Bergen will reuse

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MVRDV unveils plans for Eindhoven housing with jagged grass-covered roofs

July 14, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Rotterdam studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for a residential tower complex in Eindhoven, featuring spiky plant-covered roofs and greenhouses. MVRDV won a competition to design the housing in Eindhoven’s Bergen neighbourhood, which will redevelop an inner city around Deken van Someren Street. It follows yesterday’s news that the Dutch studio will build a new skyscraper in Rotterdam. The 29,000-square-metre Nieuw Bergen will reuse

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New York Wheel in jeopardy as construction halts indefinitely

July 14, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Work on a giant observation wheel planned for New York’s Staten Island has ground to a halt, after a legal battle resulted in the firing of its contractor. The New York Wheel – slated to become the world’s tallest observation wheel – is now delayed indefinitely following the feud. Developer NY Wheel terminated its contract

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New York Wheel in jeopardy as construction halts indefinitely

July 14, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Work on a giant observation wheel planned for New York’s Staten Island has ground to a halt, after a legal battle resulted in the firing of its contractor. The New York Wheel – slated to become the world’s tallest observation wheel – is now delayed indefinitely following the feud. Developer NY Wheel terminated its contract

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