Known as the LowLine, Delancey Underground cofounders, James Ramsey and Dan Barasch, reveal their groundbreaking ideas and cutting-edge technology for a subterranean park in an abandoned trolley station beneath the surface of Manhattan. Video courtesy of InteriorDesign.net THE PULSE is...
BJARKE INGELS: YES...
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Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, of Copenhagen-based group BIG, has turned the post modern design philosophy of less is more into the proactive Yes is More. His latest book of the same title illustrates how the extraordinary can shine through to the everyday. Video courtesty of...
DAVID ROCKWELL: DE...
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David Rockwell is one of the world’s most innovative and influential architects, responsible for LA’s The Kodak Theatre, New York‘s Nobu restaurants and the W Union Square, and Gordon Ramsay‘s London Maze. Crane.TV films him at his latest project, The Elinor Bunin...
PERNILLA & AS...
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Critically acclaimed architects Pernilla Ohrstedt and Asif Khan talk about their partnership, plans for the future, and the new project planned for this summer’s Olympics. Watch the video by Crane.tv, and see their installation Cloud in action. Log on to www.pernilla-asif.com for...
BJARKE INGELS: WSJ...
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WSJ 2011 INNOVATOR AWARDS: ARCHITECTURE Art. Architecture. Design. Food. Fashion. Technology. Philanthropy. These distinct, yet interwoven fields are united by innovation. In the first annual Innovator of the Year awards, the Wall Street Journal used these seven categories to find the most...
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT...
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Recognised by the American Institute of Architects as the greatest American architect of all time, Frank Lloyd Wright‘ s only remaining hotel has been reopened. Located in Mason City, Iowa, between Des Moines and Minneapolis, the Historic Park Inn has undergone an US$18.5 million...
WORLD DESIGN CAPIT...
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Dublin, Bilbao and Cape Town have been short-listed for the title of World Design Capital 2014. The World Design Capital award was established in 2008 and is awarded to a different city every two years by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design in Montreal. The award is...
REAL ESTATE SLUMP ...
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A penthouse at the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences, Toronto, has sold for C$28 million (US$28.6 million). The 9,038-sq.-ft. suite is in one of two 55-storey towers housing 210 private residences scheduled to open in summer 2012. Log on to http://residences.fourseasons.com...
EU CONTEMPORARY AR...
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The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, the Mies van der Rohe Award, has been awarded to David Chipperfield for the Neues Museum, Berlin. The original museum, designed by Friedrich August Stuler, was severely damaged in the Second World War. Reconstruction began in...
HI-TECH GREEN
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Architects are devising ingenious designs, using less power and employing new materials, to build sustainable and smart, green buildings. Compiled by San Francisco-based architect, Brendon Levitt of Loisos + Ubbelohde, some of the most notable examples were recently featured on...