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Wednesday 17 April, 2013

Belgian Architecture Beyond Belgium



Thursday 24 January, 2013

Olympic Ice Rink of Liège by LEscaut

Shimmering aluminium skin and a gaping mouth give this ice rink in Belgium by architects L’Escaut the look of a whale (+ slideshow). The architects describe their design as a “round, fluid and generous shape” that evolved to take the form of “a sea monster, a whale covered with 200,000 aluminum scales”.


Thursday 11 October, 2012

AD Interviews: Norman Foster

Click here to view the embedded video. Norman Foster is undoubtedly one of the most influential architects of our time. Since establishing his award-winning practice in 1967 – originally titled Foster Associates – the Pritzker Prize laureate has grown Foster + Partners into an international powerhouse, with project offices in more than twenty countries.


Saturday 16 June, 2012

AECOM’s Urban SOS Student Competition

© AECOM AECOM recently shared with us their 4th annual Urban SOS student competition brief. Created to engage students in urban planning and design, architecture, landscape architecture, environmental restoration, and engineering and allow them to propose solutions for the issues that are confronting modern cities, and viewed by established professionals in their field. The theme [...]


Saturday 07 April, 2012

INGLASS 2012 – Architecture Expo Conference

The Order of Architects in Romania and ABplus Events, along with the partners of the event invite you to INGLASS 2012 – Architecture Expo Conference, Second Edition. The event is dedicated to architects, design engineers and leaders of glass and structures field. At INGLASS recent architectural accomplishments that are awarded at international competitions for glass [...]


Saturday 07 April, 2012

INGLASS 2012 – Architecture Expo Conference

The Order of Architects in Romania and ABplus Events, along with the partners of the event invite you to INGLASS 2012 – Architecture Expo Conference, Second Edition. The event is dedicated to architects, design engineers and leaders of glass and structures field. At INGLASS recent architectural accomplishments that are awarded at international competitions for glass [...]


Wednesday 29 February, 2012

Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus Lecture at NewSchool of Architecture and Design

Courtesy of NewSchool of Architecture and Design


Monday 26 December, 2011

AIA 2012 Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement

99K House © Rice Design Alliance The AIA recently awarded CultureNOW and Rice Design Alliance the 2012 Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement. The award, which recognizes and encourages distinguished achievements of allied professionals, clients, organizations, architect teams, knowledge communities, and others who have had a positive impact on or advanced the profession, will be presented [...]


Sunday 06 November, 2011

Caramel: Forget Architecture / Caramel Architekten

We recently received a book from Caramel Architekten. We previously featured four of their projects if you would like a taste of their work (click here). The book is presented in both German and English and offers a wonderful insight into their inspiration and range of work. Project Description: Caramel architectural office was founded by the architects [...]