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- MVRDV unveils solar-powered Milestone building that looks like a crystal rock Wed, 31 Jan 18, 9:37pmMVRDV just unveiled designs for a new mixed-use building in Esslingen, Germany that looks as if it were unearthed from a crystal mine. Dubbed The Milestone, the 6,500-square-meter tower “will literally be a milestone,”...
- Seattle's new Angle Lake Transit Station looks like a long-exposure photo of a dancer in motion Fri, 12 Jan 18, 1:06amArchitecture firm Brooks + Scarpa just completed construction on the new Angle Lake Transit Station and Plaza at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport...
- Starpilots’ shingle-clad Housecut in Tokyo was built to shrink in size Fri, 18 Sep 15, 3:00pmThe three similar forms clad in shingles are based on the traditional pitched roof house, with cut outs that allow natural light to reach the interior spaces, including the central area that includes the entrance...
- Green-roofed tubular Casa Trasanquelos is built right into the Spanish hillside Tue, 14 Jul 15, 4:30amNew York-based OneOfficeArchitects designed a house embedded into an existing slope in Galicia, Spain. Casa Trasanquelos comprizes two slightly shifted tubular volumes stacked on the other in order to maximize views of the...
- LEED-certified TMB Headquarters raises the bar for the construction industry Mon, 4 May 15, 8:01pmThe building features an underground thermal labyrinth and an active thermal slab cooling system which exploit the diurnal temperature range of the local climate to reduce the energy demands...
- San Francisco’s New Transbay Transit Center Sheds Glass Skin to Save $10 Million Tue, 2 Apr 13, 4:00amRead the rest of San Francisco’s New Transbay Transit Center Sheds Glass Skin to Save $10 Million Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", city park, construction update,...
- Transparent F3 House by Koh Kitayama Looks Like a Daylight-Filled Industrial Greenhouse Wed, 22 Aug 12, 3:00pmRead the rest of Transparent F3 House by Koh Kitayama Looks Like a Daylight-Filled Industrial Greenhouse Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "prefabricated housing", 3F House, glass facade, greenhouse,...
- Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC Set To Get A Major Facelift Thu, 22 Apr 10, 1:45amAs the most respected and well-known institute for fashion design in the US, you’d expect the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City to have a glamorous and stunning building to inspire students and...