Crane.tv visits the new design of the Serpentine Gallery Pavillion by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron in collaboration with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Pierre de Meuron talks about working with Ai Weiwei, and the artist shares his interest in combining art, design and architecture to...
LOWLINE UNDERGROUN...
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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...
THE LONGEST BENCH
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Award-winning architects Maria Smith and Je Ahn talk about their work and latest project, The Longest Bench, which was shortlisted for the Condé Nast Traveller’s Innovation & Design Award. Video courtesy of Crane.tv Log on to www.studioweave.com for further information THE PULSE is...
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...