Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself.
Archive | November, 2009 
Re:Vision Dallas – Entry 193: Forwarding Dallas
Forwarding Dallas is modeled after one of the most diverse systems in nature, the hillside. The site is a series of valleys and hilltops. The valleys contain trees and more luxurious plants which transition into more resistant plants as the altitude increases. Atop the hills, solar thermal, photovoltaic and wind energy is harvested.
UNILEVER GERMANY HEADQUARTERS by Behnisch Architekten
….Unilever’s new building opens itself up to the city and its inhabitants….
IT-Fornebu Portal Building, Oslo By A-lab
Transformation is complete at the Fornebu site – the location of Oslo’s Airport until 1998 when it took retirement at 60. Its vacant cavernous Terminal building opened up a world of opportunities, quickly grasped by Norwegian IT company IT Fornebu AS Group, and a new business park now dominates the site.
Piran Days of Architecture – Winners of the 2009 Piranesi Award
In conjunction with the 27th International Architectural Conference “Piran Days of Architecture” that took place in Piran, Slovenia last weekend, the international jury for the Piranesi Award announced the winning project
Pastoral Centre Pope John Paul II Hall, Rijeka – Croatia
The Church of Our Lady of Trsat is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Croatia. According to the legend, angels transferred the Nazareth Tabernacle of the Holy Family to Trsat on 10 May 1291 where it remained until 1294 when angels transferred it to Loreto, Italy.
Rem Koolhaas Keynote lecture on two strands of thinking in sustainability: advancement vs. apocalypse.
I did not assume that anyone in the academic world would ask a practicing architect in the 21st century, given the architecture that we collectively produce, to participate in a conference on ecological urbanism. So, I’m very grateful that you challenge me, but I am also deeply aware that my presentation is defined by this doubt and this condition.
Cité du Design by LIN
The “Centre International du Design” is a new institution for communication, research and education in design.
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre by Gareth Hoskins Architects
Gareth Hoskins Architects won an international competition in 2004 to design the National Trust for Scotland’s new visitor centre for Culloden Battlefield, the site of the last battle to be fought on mainland Britain
Horizontal House by EASTERN design office
Do they really live beyond this・・・The mountain village appears when having started a little anxious so. The Horizontal House is here.
COMPLETION OF THE LOFTS @ CHEROKEE STUDIOS WITH A BIT OF ROCK-N-ROLL
REthink Development, a Los Angeles-based sustainable real estate developer, is proud to announce the completion of the Lofts @ Cherokee Studios (www.loftsatcherokeestudios.com), a 12-unit live/work loft development expected to achieve LEED Platinum certification from the USGBC, an accomplishment that marks it as the first building of its kind on the West Coast.
cityLAB Design Competition WPA 2.0 Rides Perfect Storm in DC
WPA 2.0: Working Public Architecture, the design competition organized by UCLA’s cityLAB, culminated with the announcement of “Carbon T.A.P.// Tunnel Algae Park” as the winning proposal of the professional competition and “R_Ignite” and “Aquaculture Canal_New Orleans” as the winning proposals of the student competition – WPA 2.0 (SE).
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