In January, the Mamdani administration announced a $4 million RFP for modular, “high-quality public restrooms.” Throne Labs, a company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, was announced as the winner in June The post Mayor Mamdani announces plan to install 17 public restrooms designed by Throne Labs throughout New York city appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
A Pacific Northwest Modern church designed by Pietro Belluschi is set for a controversial interior renovation project by Harrison Design, the firm behind Trump’s triumphal arch in Arlington, Virginia. Christ The post Oregon church by Pietro Belluschi faces controversial interior renovation by Harrison Design, Trump’s triumphal arch architects appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Canadian studio RHAD Architects has completed Two Bay House in Nova Scotia, Canada, which consists of blocky volumes with carved-out voids, mass-timber framing and blackened wood cladding. The waterfront home is located within a family estate on Cape Breton Island, in northeastern Nova Scotia. The design began with two simple masses, which were then strategically…
studiomateriality designs Mexican-inspired bar in athens OchoTac is a Mexican-inspired bar in Athens, where architecture, graphic identity, and food culture come together through a bold material and visual language. Designed by Studiomateriality, the project takes its name from its defining offer: eight tacos, alongside a drinks-focused menu, creating a concept built around the number eight.…
a frank lloyd wright house built partly by its owners Frank Lloyd Wright’s Samuel and Dorothy Eppstein House has returned to the market in Galesburg, Michigan, with an asking price of $2.1 million. Completed in 1953, the low-slung Usonian residence sits within The Acres, a community Wright planned for a group of Upjohn scientists…
Architecture studio HKS has unveiled interior designs for the upcoming Washington Commanders NFL stadium in Washington DC, showing what its glass ceiling will look like. The renderings showcase a steep bowl underneath the glass ceiling, giving fans an idea of the much-anticipated 70,000-seat stadium ahead of its construction. Noteworthy is the continuous ring of stands,…
before the building, the image Before the Crystal Palace existed in Hyde Park, it appeared in the newspaper. Joseph Paxton sketched his proposal in June 1850 and sent a view to the Illustrated London News while the scheme was still awaiting approval. It appeared on July 6th. The Royal Commission accepted his design nine…
In the capital city of Uzbekistan, the Center for Contemporary Arts Tashkent (CCA Tashkent) opened to the public this September. The new space, housed in a former tram depot built The post Center for Contemporary Arts Tashkent by Studio KO opens in Uzbekistan appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Austrian studio Lechner & Lechner Architects has added an annexe clad in charred timber to a house in the Alps, designed as a minimalist space to “withdraw and think”. Named Quiet Retreat, the pared-back annexe sits as a standalone multipurpose room alongside an existing home in Salzkammergut, Austria, creating a loosely U-shaped ensemble around a…
CCA Tashkent opens its doors to the public Studio KO transforms a 1912 former tram depot and diesel station in Old Tashkent into the Centre for Contemporary Arts Tashkent (CCA Tashkent), Uzbekistan’s first permanent institution dedicated to contemporary art. Led by Gayane Umerova, Chairperson of the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF), the center…