BIG goes back to school with sustainable Village

BIG has been commissioned to design a new student center for Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland. Named The Village, it's conceived as an oversized living room and will feature a timber structure and a roof covered in solar panels.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingBIG goes back to school with sustainable Village

Luxury NYC apartments come with a special edition Aston Martin DBX

Sir David Adjaye has joined forces with Aston Martin to design five luxury homes in Adjaye's upcoming New York City skyscraper. They offer plush interiors with a heavy automotive influence – plus a special edition Aston Martin DBX is included.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingLuxury NYC apartments come with a special edition Aston Martin DBX

Snøhetta designs energy-positive Powerhouse office

Snøhetta has completed a remarkably energy-efficient office in Norway. Powerhouse Telemark is estimated to produce more energy than it will require over its entire lifespan, including its construction and its eventual demolition in decades to come.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingSnøhetta designs energy-positive Powerhouse office

Jean Nouvel plans to build luxury resort into ancient sandstone mountains

Influential French architect Jean Nouvel has produced several impressive buildings in the Middle East, but his latest project may be his most ambitious. Sharaan consists of a resort and hotel built into sandstone mountains in the Arabian desert.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingJean Nouvel plans to build luxury resort into ancient sandstone mountains

Boulder-like hotel to rise over artificial sand dune casino

ZJA drew on a lost coastal dune landscape for inspiration with its mixed-use hotel and casino in Middelkerke, Belgium. The project will overlook the North Sea and is envisioned as an artificial sand dune, with a "boulder-like" hotel on top.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingBoulder-like hotel to rise over artificial sand dune casino

Award-winning building shows possibilities of mud-based construction

Anandaloy, by Anna Heringer, is an impressive new therapy center and manufacturing workshop in rural Bangladesh. The project showcases the possibilities of building with mud and bamboo, and has been declared the winner of the Obel Award 2020.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingAward-winning building shows possibilities of mud-based construction

Fun-filled Union House is child’s play

A slide, nets, a climbing wall, and a hidden entrance: it sounds like the description of a kid's playground, but it's actually the latest residential project by Austin Maynard Architects, a family home in Melbourne, Australia, called Union House.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingFun-filled Union House is child’s play

Atari Hotels line gets 1UP with new Las Vegas building

It's a tough time to launch a new hotel and you could be forgiven for wondering if the Atari Hotels line would be quietly dropped. Instead it continues to build momentum, with Gensler now involved and some renders of a hotel in Las Vegas revealed.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingAtari Hotels line gets 1UP with new Las Vegas building

Snøhetta’s city hall is a sustainable take on traditional Korean design

Snøhetta nods to the past and plans for the future with its new city hall development in South Korea. The project will riff on traditional Korean design and incorporate sustainable features like solar power and rainwater collection.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingSnøhetta’s city hall is a sustainable take on traditional Korean design

Teddy Roosevelt library will rise out of the North Dakota Badlands

Snøhetta has unveiled its design for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota. Rising out of the landscape like a grassy hill, it will feature an expansive green roof on which visitors will be able to walk and gaze at the view.

Source of Article

Continue ReadingTeddy Roosevelt library will rise out of the North Dakota Badlands