architecture
Zaha Hadid Architects & Es Devlin London’s Old Street gateway design longlisted
excerpted from a post by Tom Ravenscroft at dezeen.com Zaha Hadid Architects, AHMM and Es Devlin are among the 39 design teams that have been longlisted to design a public space to replace the roundabout at Old Street in London.
Zaha Hadid Architects & Es Devlin London’s Old Street gateway design longlisted
excerpted from a post by Tom Ravenscroft at dezeen.com Zaha Hadid Architects, AHMM and Es Devlin are among the 39 design teams that have been longlisted to design a public space to replace the roundabout at Old Street in London.
Bangkok University Branding Itself As A Creative University.
article by Tuija Seipell reposted from thecoolhunter.net We love the way Bangkok University has been branding itself as a Creative University during the past few years. One method they have chosen to do this is to re-imagine and re-allocate the
Bangkok University Branding Itself As A Creative University.
article by Tuija Seipell reposted from thecoolhunter.net We love the way Bangkok University has been branding itself as a Creative University during the past few years. One method they have chosen to do this is to re-imagine and re-allocate the
Proposed Future London Airport Would Float Atop The Thames.
VIA io9.com While the UK government is contemplating building an airport east of London, a handful of architects have already put forth their visions for an airport within the city limits, looking to the River Thames as the site of
Proposed Future London Airport Would Float Atop The Thames.
VIA io9.com While the UK government is contemplating building an airport east of London, a handful of architects have already put forth their visions for an airport within the city limits, looking to the River Thames as the site of
Bumbershoot Street.
VIA Like Cool In Águeda, a Portuguese town, some streets are decorated with colorful umbrellas. The umbrellas look like they’re magically floating in mid-air, making people walking on the street feel that they are out of a fairy tale.
Bumbershoot Street.
VIA Like Cool In Águeda, a Portuguese town, some streets are decorated with colorful umbrellas. The umbrellas look like they’re magically floating in mid-air, making people walking on the street feel that they are out of a fairy tale.
Posiedon Undersea Resorts.
VIA If It’s Hip, It’s Here The Poseidon Resort, which is nestled in a 500 acre Fijian lagoon, is the world’s first one-atmosphere sea floor resort. It’s cantilevered over the sea floor in 40 feet of water. The resort has
Posiedon Undersea Resorts.
VIA If It’s Hip, It’s Here The Poseidon Resort, which is nestled in a 500 acre Fijian lagoon, is the world’s first one-atmosphere sea floor resort. It’s cantilevered over the sea floor in 40 feet of water. The resort has
City in the Sky.
VIA Likecool.com The concept inspired by a lotus flower. Cool ‘City in the Sky’ by Megatropolis literally resembles blooming flowers in the form of large-scale skyscrapers. “City in the sky is a concept about a tranquil oasis above the mega
City in the Sky.
VIA Likecool.com The concept inspired by a lotus flower. Cool ‘City in the Sky’ by Megatropolis literally resembles blooming flowers in the form of large-scale skyscrapers. “City in the sky is a concept about a tranquil oasis above the mega
Top O’ The Shard.
VIA io9.com What it’s like to (illegally) climb London’s tallest building. When it’s completed next month, the Shard of Glass will be Western Europe’s tallest skyscraper, topping out at 1,017 feet. Even though this shimmering pyramid isn’t open to the
Top O’ The Shard.
VIA io9.com What it’s like to (illegally) climb London’s tallest building. When it’s completed next month, the Shard of Glass will be Western Europe’s tallest skyscraper, topping out at 1,017 feet. Even though this shimmering pyramid isn’t open to the
Tower Envy.
VIA io9.com In 1890, the English held a contest to design London’s wacky rip-off of the Eiffel Tower. Inspired by the financial success of the Eiffel Tower — which was erected in Paris for the 1889 World’s Fair — a
Tower Envy.
VIA io9.com In 1890, the English held a contest to design London’s wacky rip-off of the Eiffel Tower. Inspired by the financial success of the Eiffel Tower — which was erected in Paris for the 1889 World’s Fair — a
Seattle Space Needle’s 50th anniversary in 2012.
As part of the celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Needle was painted “Galaxy Gold” in April 2012, the same color used when the needle was originally constructed for the 1962 World’s Fair. Located at the Seattle Center, it was
Seattle Space Needle’s 50th anniversary in 2012.
As part of the celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Needle was painted “Galaxy Gold” in April 2012, the same color used when the needle was originally constructed for the 1962 World’s Fair. Located at the Seattle Center, it was
The Shard.
The Shard is a skyscraper in London, United Kingdom. Standing 309.6 metres (1,016 ft) above ground level, it is the tallest building in Europe, and is also the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom. The Shard replaced Southwark Towers, a
The Shard.
The Shard is a skyscraper in London, United Kingdom. Standing 309.6 metres (1,016 ft) above ground level, it is the tallest building in Europe, and is also the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom. The Shard replaced Southwark Towers, a
Property Developers & City Councils Fail To Build Iconic Buildings.
VIA theCoolhunter.net Over the past seven years, at our creative agency, Access, we have worked with a number of residential and commercial property developers from Abu Dhabi to Sydney, helping them with development and strategy. Yet we see so often
Property Developers & City Councils Fail To Build Iconic Buildings.
VIA theCoolhunter.net Over the past seven years, at our creative agency, Access, we have worked with a number of residential and commercial property developers from Abu Dhabi to Sydney, helping them with development and strategy. Yet we see so often
Art Nouveau Ruins of a Sewage Treatment Plant.
VIA io9.com Usually the phrase “abandoned sewage treatment plant” doesn’t conjure up attractive images, but this plant in northwest Germany is rusting quite gracefully. Years of neglect have done little to detract from the beauty of the original industrial architecture.
Art Nouveau Ruins of a Sewage Treatment Plant.
VIA io9.com Usually the phrase “abandoned sewage treatment plant” doesn’t conjure up attractive images, but this plant in northwest Germany is rusting quite gracefully. Years of neglect have done little to detract from the beauty of the original industrial architecture.
Bandra Ohm.
This is the Bandra Ohm, a 30-story skyscraper designed by James Law Cybertecture to be built in India. [LINK]
Bandra Ohm.
This is the Bandra Ohm, a 30-story skyscraper designed by James Law Cybertecture to be built in India. [LINK]
The ArcelorMittal Orbit.
The ArcelorMittal Orbit is a 115-metre-high (377 ft) observation tower in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London. The steel sculpture is Britain’s largest piece of public art, and is intended to be a permanent, lasting legacy of London’s hosting of the
The ArcelorMittal Orbit.
The ArcelorMittal Orbit is a 115-metre-high (377 ft) observation tower in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London. The steel sculpture is Britain’s largest piece of public art, and is intended to be a permanent, lasting legacy of London’s hosting of the
Tokyo Skytree.
Opened May 22 2012, the Tokyo Skytree measures 2,080 feet and is the tallest tower in the world. The Tokyo Skytree, surpasses China’s Canton Tower (600 meters high) as the world’s tallest tower, but is still nearly 200 meters shy
Tokyo Skytree.
Opened May 22 2012, the Tokyo Skytree measures 2,080 feet and is the tallest tower in the world. The Tokyo Skytree, surpasses China’s Canton Tower (600 meters high) as the world’s tallest tower, but is still nearly 200 meters shy
Abandoned Yugoslavian Monuments by Jan Kempenaers.
From The Coolist: While Yugoslavia has long since dissolved, abandoned monuments remain that recall the nation’s glory in the second world war. Photographer Jan Kempenaers has traveled throughout the Balkans to photograph these wild, strange structures that have lost much
Abandoned Yugoslavian Monuments by Jan Kempenaers.
From The Coolist: While Yugoslavia has long since dissolved, abandoned monuments remain that recall the nation’s glory in the second world war. Photographer Jan Kempenaers has traveled throughout the Balkans to photograph these wild, strange structures that have lost much
Documentary on the delights of American mid-century design.
From boing boing. “First it was ‘good design.’ Then it was ‘crap from the 50s.’ Then it was ‘camp’ embraced by smirking hipsters. Now, it’s just ‘good design’ again! The narrator of this 1958 GM buy-design-or-be-a-pinko agitprop conflates patriotism with
Documentary on the delights of American mid-century design.
From boing boing. “First it was ‘good design.’ Then it was ‘crap from the 50s.’ Then it was ‘camp’ embraced by smirking hipsters. Now, it’s just ‘good design’ again! The narrator of this 1958 GM buy-design-or-be-a-pinko agitprop conflates patriotism with
The Pantone Hotel in Brussels.
The PANTONE HOTEL in the city of Brussels has opened. It’s part of the new PANTONE UNIVERSE, an expanding line of colorful, design-driven products to touch and tempt consumers. Designed by Michel Penneman and Oliver Hannaert, The PANTONE HOTEL in
The Pantone Hotel in Brussels.
The PANTONE HOTEL in the city of Brussels has opened. It’s part of the new PANTONE UNIVERSE, an expanding line of colorful, design-driven products to touch and tempt consumers. Designed by Michel Penneman and Oliver Hannaert, The PANTONE HOTEL in
Frank Gehry Designs Brain Research Center in Vegas.
Loving the juxtaposition of Gehry’s architecture with the conventions of how a building appears to a proper functioning brain. [LINK]
Frank Gehry Designs Brain Research Center in Vegas.
Loving the juxtaposition of Gehry’s architecture with the conventions of how a building appears to a proper functioning brain. [LINK]