Architecture
An Urban Farm Sprouts in the Heart of Shenzhen
An urban farm was recently planted right in the heart of downtown Shenzhen, China as part of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture. The installation, called Landgrab City, is a square plot of land that represents a map of the city and visualizes how much food is required to sustain it.
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Shipping Container Subway Shop Scales the Freedom Tower
New York City’s Freedom Tower is currently 5 stories high, and as it grows taller and taller it could take up to 45 minutes for construction workers to get to the bottom, making it impossible to go out for lunch during their half hour break. That’s why the project’s contractors have hired sandwich maker Subway to build a restaurant at the same level as the ongoing construction. Last week, the franchise hoisted nine shipping containers alongside the tower, which will serve the construction workers with the same menu offered on street level – even the freshly baked bread.
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Landgrab City by Joseph Grima, Jeffrey Johnson and José Esparza
As part of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, Joseph Grima, Jeffrey Johnson and José Esparza have created a farm in the middle of an urban square in Shenzhen. (more…)
Residence O by Andrea Tognon
Italian studio Andrea Tognon have refurbished a 1970’s building with an L-shaped floor plan in Teolo, Italy, by adding the missing corner. (more…)
Studio Egret West seek model-maker
Dezeenjobs: architects Studio Egret West in London seek a model-maker:Model-makerStudio Egret West is a highly creative Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape practice located in Clerkenwell, London and we are looking for a keen model-maker with good architectural experience (Part 1 / Part 2) to join the Studio, and work on a number of live projects.Start [...]
INHABITAT TOUR: NYC’s LEED Platinum Cooper Union Academy
This year the The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art opened a stunning new academic building in downtown Manhattan that boasts a bevy of green building strategies. Designed by Morphosis, the project replaces the existing Hewitt Academic Building and incorporates many of the demolished building materials. We recently had the opportunity to tour and photograph the new academic building for a first-hand look at this revolutionary project – read on for our exclusive report!
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Bug Dome by WEAK
A group of architects calling themselves WEAK! have created a bamboo shelter as part of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture in Shenzhen, China. (more…)
The Architecture Inspired Desk by Paul Gribincea
“Aero” is a desk created by designer, Paul Gribincea.When examining the shape of Areo, it follows more closely an architectural shape than that of traditional desk design.The angles do not conform to the 90 degree angles of most desk construction.Further, its simple shape doesn’t conform to the principle of providing lots of storage for files and supplies.Morehere.
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Arctic Mobile Unit Keeps North Pole Visitors Warm
Living in a land filled with perpetual snow, we can only imagine that Santa Claus has some special magic to keep him and all his elves warm all year. For the rest of us, a stay in the North Pole requires proper equipment — like this arctic mobile unit designed by 2-B-2 Architecture’s Andrey Bondarenko. The compact little unit operates off a solar battery and power generator and can keep its occupants safe and warm for 15 days, operating between -40 to +10C and withstanding winds up to 85 km/hour (about 50 mph).
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More photos of Shenzhen and Hong Kong Biennale
Here are some more photos of the Hong Kong part of the Hong Kong & Shenzhen bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, featuring installations by designers including American studio Rocker Lange Architects, Vienna designers mischer’traxler and French designer Mathieu Lehanneur. (more…)
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