“If I could respond to sanguinity with optimism, then optimistically, the actual architects of Africa’s still-forthcoming liberation are designing new works at this very moment. What are their names?” asked The post A report from the inaugural Pan-African Biennale in Nairobi, Kenya appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
With vibrant colors, texture, and biophilia, decorative-glass manufacturers expand the design possibilities of glass and its various applications. Color + Water Skyline Glass In collaboration with designer and artist Kelly The post Expressive decorative glass for every type of occasion appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Charred-timber cladding is contrasted with warm plywood-lined interiors at House in Mibu, a home in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, completed by local studio Tato Architects. The 108-square-metre home was designed for a couple and their three children in the backyard of the client’s parental home, tucked off a residential street in the town of Mibu. Tato…
The University of Minnesota has one of the few college campuses in the country that sits above a dramatic river gorge. Situated on the East Bank bluffs of the Mississippi The post VJAA designs for a new generation of chemistry students with Fraser Hall at the University of Minnesota appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Architecture studio Grimshaw has designed three stations for City Rail Link in Auckland, New Zealand, guided by Māori cultural values that aim to connect the buildings to their sites. The three city-centre stations, named Te Waihorotiu, Karanga-a-Hape and Maungawhau, form part of development of the City Rail Link, which will double the city’s existing rail…
gaetano pesce foundation to continue the architect’s work The Gaetano Pesce Foundation carries forward the work of Italian architect and designer Gaetano Pesce (1939–2024), extending a practice that treated design as a way of thinking. Announced alongside Gaetano Pesce Studio: Continued at Salon 94, the nonprofit will safeguard his archive of objects, drawings, prototypes,…
Pitched roof and carved openings shape CORNER Villa in Iran CORNER Villa is a contemporary residence in northern Iran that began with a simple pitched roof, conceived as a response to the surrounding landscape and local context. The elongated volume developed through its relationship with climate, topography, light, domestic needs, and expansive southern views.…
a spiral staircase anchors the building’s triple-height atrium Marina de Empresas expands its architectural complex at La Marina de Valencia with a third building by ERRE, completing the facilities of the campus dedicated to education and entrepreneurship. Located beside the two buildings inaugurated in 2015, also designed by ERRE, the new volume adds 7,600…
Last year, the Journal of Architectural Education (JAE) editorial board resigned en masse after JAE’s publisher, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), cancelled an issue focused on Palestine. The post A new peer-reviewed scholarly architecture journal will publish the canceled Palestine issue of the <em>Journal of Architectural Education</em> appeared first on The Architect’s…
US studio MOS Architects has used aluminium shingles to cover an egg-shaped pavilion at Art Omi in Upstate New York, creating a place to rest that draws stylistically on pre-modern basketry and mid-century futurism. An experiment in form and material, A Dome with Four Oculi was installed on the expansive Art Omi campus as a…