Rest of the world

Obituary: Robert Venturi 1925 – 2018

17 October 2018

Pritzker winner and co-writer of Learning from Las Vegas

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Denise Scott Brown; Learning from Las Vegas; Design construction & technology; USA; Pritzker Prize

Keeping it real

25 September 2018

Undercroft, Habitat ’67, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Canada; Montreal; Quebec; James Brittain; Social media; Heritage; Design construction & technology; Moshe Safdie

3D printed buildings are on the rise

14 September 2018

Wheel mounted robots end limits on height

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: 3D printing; Robots; Nanyang Technological University; University College London; Imperial College; University of Bath; Architectural Association; Design construction & technology

RIBA International Awards shortlist announced

11 September 2018

Projects from Europe, Asia and South America make the grade

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Japan; Milan; Nikken Sekkei; Boeri Studio; Rosenbaum + Aleph Zero; O'Donnell + Tuomey; Education; Diller, Scofidio + Renfro; Budapest; Brazil; Hungary; Italy; Tokyo; Design construction & technology

Terms of reference

10 September 2018

The language of modelling is now aesthetic too

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: 3D modelling; Steven Holl; Zaha Hadid Architects; Design construction & technology

When there’s life on Mars

9 August 2018

3D printed pods make locally built homes in space

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Mars; Marsha; MARS HAbitat; NASA; Housing; Competition; Design construction & technology; 3D printing; AI SpaceFactory

Urban planning in the global village

8 August 2018

Commonwealth youth show desire to lead

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Sustainability; Commonwealth Youth Forum; United Nations; Policy; Politics; European Commission; UN Habitat; New Urban Agenda

Outer strength

7 August 2018

ZHA exoskeleton takes shape in Macau

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Macau; Zaha Hadid Architects; Design construction & technology; Exoskeleton; China

For the love of Aalto

6 August 2018

Light and leafiness

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Alvar Aalto; Ecuador; Mexico; AM30 Taller de Arquitectura & Stephane Arriola; Quito; Guadalajara

Beyond a building

23 July 2018

Dhaka mosque architect on winning art's Jameel Prize

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Marina Tabassum; Jameel Prize; Bangladesh; Dhaka; Turner Prize; Assemble; Forensic Architecture; Mosque; Mehdi Moutashar; Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Cashing in on the climate

20 July 2018

Climate gentrification threatens neighbourhoods

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Climate; Places planning & community; Harvard; USA; Europe; Real estate

Architecture comes in many guises

16 July 2018

Sou Fujimoto philosophises with humour

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Sou Fujimoto; House of Japan; Design construction & technology; Japan; Serpentine pavilion; Toto

Go with the flow: responses to climate change

13 July 2018

Adapting to extreme weather works better than resistance

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Bangladesh; Climate change; Sustainable architecture; Design construction & technology

Forensics expose roots of building failures

13 July 2018

Uncover grim truths as a forensic architect

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Ground Zero; Building collapse; Disaster investigation; Health safety & wellbeing

Rebirth in Bethlehem

12 July 2018

An old Palestinian factory is reborn as a centre for artists and artisans

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Palestine; Israel; Bethlehem; Banksy; Reuse; Studio; Workshop; Regeneration

Brief life

9 July 2018

Pfitzenmaier Beach House, Queensland, Australia, 1953

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: House; Australia; Modernism; Hayes and Scott; Brisbane; Design construction & technology

India plans first residential building energy code

6 July 2018

Project prepares for 100m sustainable homes

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Housing; India; Rajat Gupta; RESIDE; Sustainability; Sustainable architecture; Residential

Laser-cut black and white tiles create a supersize pattern for the larger-than-life entrance lobby

Feast for the senses: Mondrian Doha Hotel

13 June 2018

Elaborate patterns, sumptuous textures and rich colours

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Marcel Wanders; Doha; Middle East; Hotel; Leisure; Interiors; Design construction & technology; Qatar

Natural habitat: LG Science Park, Seoul

5 June 2018

A verdant parkland is part of the business plan

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Parkland; Seoul; South Korea; Working environments; Office; Design construction & technology; Places planning & community; Health safety & wellbeing

Q&A: Frida Escobedo

4 June 2018

Designer of this year’s Serpentine Pavilion

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Mexico; Mexico City; Serpentine pavilion; Architecture for social purpose; Places planning & community

Hang on, wallpaper has a purpose

24 May 2018

Fire resistant paper is useful and appealing

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Wallpaper; Interiors; Fire safety; Health safety & wellbeing; Shanghai Institute of Ceramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; China; Shanghai

awards url test

11 May 2018

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Region:: Rest of the world

Twenty of the world’s best new buildings

8 May 2018

RIBA reveals its Awards for International Excellence

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Sri Lanka; RIBA Awards for International Excellence; Design construction & technology; Feat Collective; Panlinda Kannangara

Robots open door to on-site printed buildings

4 May 2018

Furniture-assembling robots hold the key

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Robots; Singapore; Nanyang Technological University; Research and development; 3D printing; Design construction & technology; Ikea

Caught on film

2 May 2018

‘L’ elevated rapid transit system, Chicago, 1977

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Chicago; Transport; Rail; Colin Amery; The Sting; film; United States

I’m not here

24 April 2018

Junya Ishigami makes something from nothing

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Venice Biennale; Japan; Freeing Architecture; Context; Design construction & technology; Conservation & heritage

Behind the steel curtain: How Shanghai’s weighty veil works

16 April 2018

Fosun Foundation cultural centre, Shanghai

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Facade; Shanghai; China; Heatherwick Studio; Fosun Foundation; Foster + Partners; Moving facade; Design construction & technology; Materials

Off the scale

6 April 2018

Digitised ruler could resolve problems of scale in drawings

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Architect's plans; Design construction & technology; Digitisation; Joanne Swisterski

Richard Sennett: It’s all in the telling

5 April 2018

A hugely entertaining read

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Richard Sennett; Places planning & community; Jane Jacobs; Hannah Arendt; Uses of disorder; London School of Economics

Organic forms: Chaoyang Park Plaza, Beijing

21 March 2018

Natural forms in the latest materials

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: China; Beijing; MAD; Design construction & technology

March of the Mapbots

12 March 2018

Robots change the shape of mapping

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Technology; Naver Labs; Here Technologies; Mapping; Digital mapping; Reality Index

If you think this is hard...

5 March 2018

Structural timber could challenge steel

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Timber; R&D; Design construction & technology; Sustainability; Materials; University of Maryland; USA

Q&A: Mariam Kamara

28 February 2018

David Adjaye's protégé on the Rolex mentoring programme

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Africa; Niger; atelier masōmī; David Adjaye; Rolex mentoring programme; Career; Design construction & technology

Case Study innovation finds modern echo in 3D-printed house

26 February 2018

Factory fabricated home planned for a site in Tennessee

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Case Study Houses; WATG; Richard Neutra; Charles and Ray Eames; Eero Saarinan

Agadir: tragedy and recovery

21 February 2018

The fall and rise of Morocco's coastal city

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Earthquakes; Modernism; Brutalism; Yto Barrada; Morocco; Africa; Regeneration; Rebuild; Disaster relief; Design construction & technology; Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine

Architecture goes over to the dark side

20 February 2018

PyeongChang's earthly black void

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Asif Khan; Ma Yansong; Richard Meier; PyeongChang; South Korea; Winter Olympics 2018; Design construction & technology; Facades; Materials

Green light for techno plants

14 February 2018

Trees to light you home at night

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Environment; Sustainability; Lighting; Research and development; Sustainable architecture; Design construction & technology; MIT; USA

Architects and their storeys

5 February 2018

Sullivan and Goff seen through their buildings

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Heinz Emigholz; Robert Maillard; Louis Sullivan; Bruce Goff; USA; Design construction & technology

Division over India

1 February 2018

How two great architects fell out

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Edwin Lutyens; Herbert Baker; India; New Delhi; Design construction & technology

Tech reads

29 January 2018

Stormwater and sustainability in cities

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Eco-cities; China; Flood control; Urban realm; Urbanism; Places planning & community

Bengal moment: the architects of Bangladesh

25 January 2018

Show highlights a little-known world

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Bangladesh; Niklas Graber; Asia; Louis Kahn; Paul Rudolph; Stanley Tigerman; Design construction & technology; Vernacular; Modernism

When Meier met Stella

23 January 2018

Working with a friend can work well

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Art; Florida; USA; Collaboration; Design construction & technology

China’s syndrome

18 January 2018

Heatherwick keeps it weird in Shanghai

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: China; Heatherwick Studio; Design construction & technology; Shanghai

Trades have hidden superpowers

8 January 2018

How construction workers remain physically fit

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: University of Waterloo; Canada; Ontario; Artificial intelligence; Designing and building it; Working practice

Truly accommodating

3 January 2018

Appropriate temporary homes for the displaced

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Refugees; Refugee crisis; Temporary settlements; Housing; Architecture for social purpose; Health safety & wellbeing; Design construction & technology

Magician of mass

2 January 2018

Meet the engineer helping complete the Sagrada Familia

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Barcelona; Spain; Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry; Design construction & technology; Conservation & heritage

Too much history

19 December 2017

Nouvel's Arab village reflects time and place

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Abu Dhabi; Louvre; Museum; Design construction & technology; Ateliers Jean Nouvel; Middle East

Nuclear marker for our descendants

15 December 2017

Testbed's nuclear protection for future generations

Region:: Rest of the world

More:: Sustainability; Waste; New Mexico; Health safety & wellbeing; USA