ZA11 Pavilion by Dimitrie Stefanescu, Patrick Bedarf, Bogdan Hambasan
How should one consider the scale of 'slightly extra-human'? Is it art or is it architecture? Has anyone ever wondered why we ...
Lexus Tower | Daniel Widrig
I was once told that there are two ways to make a skyscraper. Both incorporate the same two elements: base and tower. First, one can have a base and set the tower on top. ...
Look, but don't touch. The prevalence of visuality is one of the things that defines us as human. Nearly 70 percent of sensory cells in our bodies relate to vision. We size someone or something up in ...
Interchangeable Habitation by Jonas Ersson
It is becoming apparent in today's world that existing and living are two disparate yet related concepts. To exist is to be satisfied in the here and now. ...
Berlin Bubbles by Patrick Bedarf
Make way for the modular! A robust design tool, it could be said that modularity has been with us since humans began to build. The International Style made modulars ...
In a previous article, I mentioned the two types of towers- pedestal tower and tower on a pedestal. This tower by Zaha Hadid Architects is neither. The Sunrise Tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is all ...
Ground has been broken at Linkoping, Sweden for the world's first large scale urban greenhouse farm. Titled the International Centre of Excellence for Urban Agriculture, it will be a test ground for ...
The Yas hotel | Asymptote Architecture
I have a bone to pick with contemporary architecture. How do we make good stuff? What does it take? It is worth noting that we are abundantly a visual species. ...