These Skyscrapers Would Protect Japan From Tsunamis, And Be An Awesome Place...
The design for the Citadel Skyscraper by Victor Kopeikin and Pavlo Zabotin is a symbiosis of a skyscraper and a residential tank creating a defensive shield to protect the Japan from the inside against...
View ArticleThe Absolute Best Architecture In Shanghai [PHOTOS]
With the help of our readers, our Architecture City Guide is headed to Shanghai.Shanghai is noted for having more Art Deco buildings than any other city, including László Hudec’s Park Hotel, which is...
View ArticleThe Winning Designs For The Skyscraper Of The Future
Organized in 2006 by eVolo Magazine, the Skyscraper Competition recognizes outstanding ideas for vertical living.After reviewing more than 600 projects from 83 different countries, the winners for the...
View ArticleThe Aerotropolis Could Be City Of The Future
“The rapid expansion of airport-linked commercial facilities is making today’s air gateways anchors of 21st century metropolitan development where distant travelers and locals alike can conduct...
View ArticleThese Futuristic Buildings Have Changed The Beijing Skyline Forever [Photos]
This week, with the help of our readers, our Architecture City Guide is headed to Beijing. Beijing has a range of architectural styles, but the three most prevalent are the traditional imperial style...
View ArticleArchitecture Fans Went Crazy Over These 20 Projects
As you might have heard, ArchDaily is celebrating its 5th birthday! We decided it was time to get a bit nostalgic and look back at the projects of yesteryear, the ones that struck a chord with you, our...
View Article4 Important Architecture Lessons From Denmark
Last week the UK’s Culture Minister Ed Vaizey announced that he was commissioning a review of the country’s architecture policy, to be led by Sir Terry Farrell along with a number of high profile...
View ArticleArchitects Must Lead The 'Smart City' Revolution
Arguably the biggest buzzword in urbanism right now is the ‘Smart City.’The idea, although certainly inclusive of eco-friendly practices, has even replaced “sustainability” as the major intent of...
View ArticleWhy China's Copycat Buildings Are Actually Good For Architecture
When we see another Eiffel Tower, idyllic English village, or, most recently, a Zaha Hadid shopping mall, copied in China, our first reaction is to scoff. Heartily. To suggest that it is – once again –...
View ArticleAn Architectural Gem In NYC Will Be Demolished After Just 12 Years
“There are of course the personal feelings — your buildings are like your children, and this is a particular, for us, beloved small child. But there is also the feeling that it’s a kind of loss for...
View ArticleBrad Pitt's Valiant Plan To Rebuild New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward
Ever since the New Republic published Lydia DePillis’ piece entitled “If You Rebuild it, They Might Not Come” — a criticism of the progress of Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation — numerous blogs and...
View ArticleFrank Lloyd Wright-Designed Auto Showroom Demolished In New York City
In late March, one of the few Frank Lloyd Wright designs in New York City was demolished quietly at 430 Park Avenue. This seldom-noticed interior retail space was home to the Hoffman Auto Showroom for...
View ArticleThe Plans For Korea's Futuristic 'Dream' City Are Pretty Far Out
According to Business Insider and a number of other real estate development outlets, the “Dream Hub” project in Seoul Korea that drew designs from internationally renowned architects including Daniel...
View ArticleWhy Architecture's Biggest Prize Is No Longer Relevant
The Pritzker Prize had idealistic beginnings: recognising achievement within architecture, a profession that had long lost its status in public opinion. Pritzker ‘seamed’ this fragmentation, celebrated...
View ArticleI Spent A Day In A Wheelchair To See What It's Like To Be Disabled In A City
Each year, the Department of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley bestows the Berkeley Prize(s) in order to promote the investigation of architecture as a social art. This year’s...
View ArticleThe Coolest Buildings In Beirut
Following a brutal 15-year civil war that tore the city apart, Beirut has recovered remarkably; it was voted the number one destination to visit by the New York Times in 2009, and, more recently,...
View ArticleArchitects Reveal Design For Mumbai's Tallest Tower
Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture have unveiled a competition-winning prototype in which they hope will become Mumbai’s tallest skyscraper. Standing 400-meters about the crowded city streets,...
View ArticleGlow-In-The-Dark Trees Could One Day Replace Street Lamps
“We don’t live in nature any more – we put boxes around it. But now we can actually engineer nature to sustain our needs. All we have to do is design the code and it will self-create. Our visions today...
View ArticleArchitects Share Their Visions For A New Penn Station
Earlier this week, four architectural firms, invited by the Municipal Art Society(MAS), displayed how they would transform New York’s darkest & dingiest hub – Penn Station – into a space worthy of...
View ArticleHere Is Zaha Hadid's Vision For The New FIFA World Cup Soccer Stadium In Qatar
Zaha Hadid Architects have been selected to work alongside AECOM for the design and construction the Al Wakrah Stadium and Precinct of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. The 45,000-seat stadium will be...
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