Shigeru Ban Unveils Plans for Timber Swatch and Omega Headquarters in Switzerland
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has won an international competition to expand Swatch and Omega's headquarters in...
MakerBot Acquired by 3D Printing Company Stratasys in $403 Million Stock Deal
Desktop 3D printing is about to get very popular thanks to a new merger between leading 3D printing company MakerBot...
Torre di Moravola: Christopher Chong Converts a 12th Century Watchtower into a Boutique Hotel
[gallery_extend] It wasn't until Chong and Mackenzie started to work on the old ruins that they realized...
ALA Architects Win Bid to Design an Ultra Efficient, Modern New Library for Helsinki
[gallery_extend] The new Helsinki library is organized on three levels. The first is a dynamic public...
Researchers Discover Key to Super-Durable Ancient Roman Concrete
Concrete is one of the world's most widely-used building materials, and it has an enormous carbon footprint - but...
NoArq Extends Roof of NP House into the Ground to Enlarge a Home for Four in Portugal
[gallery_extend] The renovation increased the home's footprint from 262.09 to 469.11 square meters with...
Gorgeous Haus Am Moor Cabin Draws Heat from a Wood-Fired Stove and the Earth in Austria
[gallery_extend] Although the structural frame is made with concrete, the rest of the interior and exterior...
Map Reveals Who is Eating Their Fruits and Vegetables in America
Just about every doctor on the planet will advise their patients to eat a good selection of fruits and vegetables...
Brighton University Students Build a Prefab Pavilion With Timber Off-Cuts
[gallery_extend] A striking building designed to have the smallest environmental footprint, the 2013...
Wood Wrapped Beveridge Mews Apartments Provide Flexible Light-Filled Housing
A new timber-clad social housing project called Beveridge Mews was recently selected as one of the 2013 RIBA national...
Swallows Nest: Vincent Callebaut Unveils Glittering Zero-Carbon Mobius Strip Cultural Center for Taiwan
[gallery_extend] The Swallows Nest cultural center has a system of moats in the basement level between...
Beautiful Double Skin Shields China’s Solar-Powered Green Energy Lab from the Harsh Sun
[gallery_extend] The three story building has a perimeter of balconies that helped to reduce the building's...
Peter Zumthor Releases Plans to Replace LACMA with a Circular Solar-Powered Museum
[gallery_extend] Zumthor, who is perhaps best known for designing London's 2011 Serpentine Pavilion,...
Flatpack Emergency Shelters Pop up in a Snap Without Any Mechanical Tools
[gallery_extend] Showcased in Brisbane’s King George Square last year and Melbourne’s Federation...
Volcanic Rock Tops Kengo Kuma’s Curved Block D Condos on Jeju Island in South Korea
[gallery_extend] Very little information has been released about the design of Kengo Kuma's Block D...
