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In 1927 the imitation of historical architecture came to a culmination in the winning design for the “Palais des Nations” in Geneva (transl.: Palace of Nations, HQ for the League of Nations, now the 2nd largest United Nations Office) .

Paris war ja schon oft der Vorreiter im Staedtebau, Haussmann war nur einer von denen, die sich im Stadtbild verewigt haben. Ausgegangen sind diese groben Veraenderungen des Stadtraums immer von einer Vision - und sei es nur die Vision den Aufstand der Unterschicht zu unterbinden. Nun koenne 10 Architekturbueros ihre Vision von einem Paris der Zukunft im Musee de la Cite praesentieren. Da sollte man fast mal nach Paris reisen…

The 0-14 Office Building is currently under construction in Dubai, the building is one of the most exciting projects to come out of Dubai in recent years. The 16 inch concrete facade is punctuated by 1,326 holes. The buildings unique aesthetic character stands out from the usually slick, curtain-walled buildings of Dubai. The iconic skin allows the 22 storey building to be column free.

The Pedregal Shopping Centre in Mexico City, by Pascal Architects is designed to be a beacon in an otherwise domestic area. The project consists of two commercial levels and a roof garden and two underground parking levels over 7,000 sqm. The façade ...

Our design strategy begins with the articulation of the landscape in a system of terraces bound by measurement. All edges are vectors that have an origin, direction and magnitude. As such, they can be used to process a third vector that is a cross-product. The derived verticals are not only markers of mathematical models but are here used as a design tool.

All week, rumours have been flying around the internet that DR had gone out of business. CR can confirm that it is true. On Tuesday this week, the business was closed with nine staff being made redundant. According to its founder, Ian Anderson, the studio became insolvent due to a combination of factors: “We’d lost a couple of clients, didn’t win a couple of pitches, got a tax bill which should have been sorted out and wasn’t and a major client who didn’t pay the money they owed us – in themselves any of those things would have been fine but when they come all at once there’s not much you can do.”

The T-Bone House, designed by COAST, is located near the German town of Waiblingen. It has all those earth-friendly features, like geothermal heating and a rain water recycling system. It also has great views of the surrounding countryside. So, if it’s so environmental, why does the home have a glass garage that draws the focus to an antiquated form of energy consumption? Because the car in that particular garage is a 1974 Porsche Targa, the homeowner’s pride and joy. Via.

anArchitecture is an Austrian based but internationally focused blog related to architecture and architectural thinking: a resource for people in the orbit of architecture. anArchitecture aims to broaden the horizon of architectural design - pushing the boundaries what architecture can be.anArchitecture - is a blog by Christoph Wassmann, living and working in Vienna, Austria.

The architecture blog A Barriga de um Arquitecto / The Belly of an Architect (written in bilingual Portuguese-English) is mainly focused on contemporary architecture and urban design, covering recent works from Portuguese architects as well as projects of international significance. Daniel Carrapa is a 35 year old architect/blogger, born in Lisbon, currently based in Évora, Portugal.

anArchitecture is an Austrian based but internationally focused blog related to architecture and architectural thinking: a resource for people in the orbit of architecture. anArchitecture aims to broaden the horizon of architectural design - pushing the boundaries what architecture can be.anArchitecture - is a blog by Christoph Wassmann, living and working in Vienna, Austria.

"The new library and learning center rises as a polygonal block from the center of the new university campus. The design takes the form of a cube with both inclined and straight edges. the straight lines of the building’s exterior, separate as they move inward, becoming curvilinear and fluid, generating a free-formed interior canyon that serves as the central public plaza. All the other facilities of the LLC are housed within a single volume that also divides, becoming two separate ribbons that wind around each other to enclose this glazed gathering space… I am delighted to be working in Vienna as I have a close affiliation with the city. As a centre of research, the Library and Learning Centre is forum for the exchange of ideas. It is very exciting for us to be part of the University’s expansion."Zaha Hadid architectsThe university of economics and business, Viennamore @+MOOD: Library and Learning Centre in Vienna, Won by Zaha Hadidan-architecture: International Austria. Hadid builds Libary & Learning Center

I recently read a NYTimes article about a tiny extension house on Long Island with a grand mission: to lengthen the life of humans through jarring aesthetics that engage the body, and in turn facilitate the stimulation of the immune system. The Bioscleave House is based on a novel concept; one that takes an inverted look at sustainable living by focusing first on the immediate environment which we inhabit, and thereby sharpening our attitude toward the world at large.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —  With its world's tallest building nearing completion, Dubai said Sunday it is embarking on an even more ambitious skyscraper: one that will soar more than 10 American football fields.

SPAN has been shortlisted at the Swarovski, Crystal Vision competition. Over 4000 entries were received by Designboom for this competition! A description of the contribution: The game Chex, invented by Edelbert Wiedmann, comprises of a hexagonal board bearing 37 hexagons that form the playfield of...

El proyecto consiste en una plataforma para que las personas puedan acceder al mar como si éste fuera una piscina. Además provee vestuarios, baños y lugares con sombra y con sol, utilizando formas simples que contrastan con el mar. En la costa, un segundo edificio contiene los sanitarios. Una pasarela de madera, que une la playa y la plataforma, es una invitación para los que están en tierra firme.

The winery sits at the base of a small hill surmounted by a medieval castle. Bodegas Protos already utilises the subterranean area beneath the castle with more than 2 kilometres of tunnels and galleries used for ageing wine.

We´ve seen tons of pictures of both the exterior and the inner court of Herzog & de Meuron’s bird nest in Beijing during the Olympics. But what we haven’t seen is the intermediate space inside the nest fibers, a space which looked amazing on the early renderings.

A particularly optimistic design firm in Dubai called Timelinks has proposed designs for the Ziggurat, a complete city to be layered inside of a massive pyramid that could serve as home for a million people at a time. Timelinks is currently seeking patents for a variety of technologies that would make such a building possible, including a three axis public transportation system that would run residents up, through and across the pyramid. They've also claimed that with a hybrid wind, solar and steam power the Ziggurat would be able to meet its own power needs, and that there would be enough room to allow for some minor agriculture in designated "green spaces."

As students return to campuses across the country for the start of another semester, colleges are starting to showcase some serious strides in sustainability. Some are investing in wind power and other alternative energies to help lower their carbon footprint, while others are endeavoring to green their facilities. Penn State is leading the charge with its gorgeous LEED Gold Stuckeman School of Architecture.

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