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Amin Taha explains thinking behind controversial 15 Clerkenwell Close in new movie

October 22, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architect Amin Taha explains his aim to capture the “inane beauty” of natural stone with his 15 Clerkenwell Close housing project, in this movie produced by his studio. The stone-framed London building contains eight apartments, including Taha’s own home, and the office for his studio Amin Taha + Groupwork. But the building, which is shortlisted for a Dezeen Award,

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New visuals revealed of Herzog & de Meuron’s Gasklockan tower for Stockholm

October 22, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

New visualisations have been released of the 90-metre-high tower Herzog & de Meuron is proposing in Stockholm, to replace a 1930s gasholder. The new images show more detailed exterior shots of the Gasklockan tower, which will be set in a landscape designed by Piet Oudolf. They also offer a first look at the designs for the

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Snøhetta picked to expand Nebraska’s largest art museum

October 19, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Architecture firm Snøhetta has been selected to extend the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, which comprises a pink marble 1930s building and a pavilion by Norman Foster. The expansion of the Joslyn Art Museum – the Midwestern US state’s largest art museum – is intended to accommodate a growing artwork collection of over 12,000 works,

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Herzog & de Meuron unveils revised design for Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin

October 19, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has released renders of its updated plans for the Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin. The studio led by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron presented its revised designs for the art museum – set to be built alongside the Mies van der Rohe-designed Neue Nationalgalerie – to the public

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No-deal Brexit would mean EU architects’ qualifications no longer recognised automatically in UK

October 17, 2018 India Block 0

If the UK leaves the European Union without a Brexit deal, British architects’ qualifications will no longer automatically recognised in Europe and vice versa. The Architects Registration Board (ARB), a statutory body that regulates the UK architecture profession, has warned that if the UK leaves the European Union (EU) without a deal on its future

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Images revealed of David Chipperfield Architects “city palace” apartments in Munich

October 16, 2018 India Block 0

David Chipperfield Architects has revealed designs for a residential development in Munich, Germany, that recalls the local 19th century architecture. Set among the neoclassical buildings of the Kolbergerstrasse on the edge of Hertzog Park, the five-storey apartment block will include a two-storey penthouse, two three-storey apartments with their own gardens, and several one-storey apartments. Described

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Digital technology essential to success of co-living, says Space10

October 16, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

Blockchain, 3D printing and other digital technologies are key to making shared housing models take off, according to research by IKEA’s innovation lab Space10. In the report Imagine: Exploring the Brave New World of Shared Living, the Copenhagen-based studio states that digital platforms and devices are essential to making co-living widespread enough to impact the global

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BIG releases plans for IQON skyscraper in Ecuador

October 12, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Architecture firm BIG has released renderings of its first project in South America: a curved tower covered with planted balconies that would become the tallest building in Quito. Bjarke Ingels Group revealed images of the largely residential building for Ecuador’s capital, which is projected to include 376,737 square feet (35,000 square metres) of floor space.

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Zaha Hadid’s first Brazilian building scrapped after long delays

October 12, 2018 India Block 0

Zaha Hadid’s design for a skeletal building overlooking Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro has been shelved, according to local reports. Casa Atlântica, an 11-storey apartment building with a facade reminiscent a sea creature’s spiny vertebrae, would have been the first building in Brazil from the late Pritzker Prize-winning architect. But delays from the city hall to

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Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects plans cluster of triangular smart skyscrapers for Helsinki

October 12, 2018 India Block 0

Triangle-shaped towers fitted with smart technology form the centre of Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects competition-winning masterplan for Helsinki. The local architecture firm’s development was chosen as the winning entry in the contest to execute a phased development of high-density mixed-use towers in Helsinki’s Pasila district, north of the city centre. Named Trigoni for the three-sided plans of

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