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Zaha Hadid Architects’ First Built Tower: CMA CGM Headquarters

Isolée by Tjep.

Dutch design studio Tjep. has developed a concept for a self-sufficient retreat with a facade that opens like a cupboard and a moving “solar tree” on the roof (+ slideshow). “Most retreat concepts are about ‘back to basic’,” designer Frank Tjepkema told Dezeen, “but this concept really tries to embrace technology and integrated design to [...]

Villa S2 / MARC architects

62 Housing Units in the Mozart ZAC / Tectoniques Architects

Dual Tower for the High-Tech and Research Campus First Prize Winning Proposal / KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten

KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten was just awarded the first prize for their design of the Dual Tower for the High-Tech and Research Campus in Foshan, China. The 170-meter high dual tower denotes the start of the new business district in the south of the city, a prefecture-level city in the southern Chinese province Guangdong. Its [...]

Forget the Rankings, the Best US Architecture Schools for 2013 Are…

Designing the Extraordinary / Heatherwick Studio

© Daniel Portilla Today we had the chance of attending the opening of this impressive exhibition. As we mentioned previously some weeks ago, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London prepared this event focused on the work of the British firm Heatherwick Studio, responsable for the last Shanghai 2010 British Pavilion, as well as the [...]

Infographic: The Bauhaus, Where Form Follows Function

From the “starchitect” to “architecture for the 99%,” we are witnessing a shift of focus in the field of architecture. However, it’s in the education system where these ideas really take root and grow. This sea change inspired us to explore past movements, influenced by economic shifts, war and the introduction of new technologies, and [...]

New Eurojust Headquarters / Mecanoo + Royal Haskoning

Courtesy of Mecanoo + Royal Haskoning The Mecanoo + Royal Haskoning design team was recently announced as the winner for the realization of the new Eurojust headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. This design concept illustrates a strong connection with Eurojust’s neighbouring organisations, the OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) and Europol. The atmosphere [...]

Foster + Partners win competition to design Ourense AVE Station

© Foster + Partners Along with engineers G.O.C. and Cabanelas Castelo Architects, Foster + Partners have won an international competition to design a new high-speed rail station in the city of Ourense in Galicia, located in northwestern Spain. The winning proposal integrates transport infrastructure with a new urban park, providing a large public space that [...]