Month: April 2019

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“The internet is broken and technology alone won’t be enough to fix it”

April 30, 2019 Owen Hopkins 0
"The public sphere is under attack, not from privatisation, but from the web"

Stop worrying about the privatisation of public spaces, says Owen Hopkins, because the biggest threat to our democracy is the internet. It’s hard to believe the web is still just 30 years old. Despite the extraordinary ways it and the world have changed over that time, there’s one early adage that still holds firm. Conceived by

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This Ice Cream Shop Draws Inspiration From The 1980’s Memphis Design Movement

April 30, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by Costas Picadas   Design firm Asthetíque, has recently completed Ice Scream, an ice cream parlor in the Bronx, New York, that draws inspiration from the 1980’s Memphis design movement.   Photography by Costas Picadas Four main arches inside the space are accented by multicolored led lighting slowly alternate hues, creating perpetual movement and framing […]

Ralf Pasel and students use handmade bricks for boarding house at Bolivia school

April 30, 2019 Jenna McKnight 0
Dormitory in Bolivia by Ralf Pasel and CODE students

Red handmade bricks and corrugated metal form this dormitory at a school in an Andean village in Bolivia, which was designed and built by Berlin architecture students and German architect Ralf Pasel. The Bella Vista Boarding School is located in a village near the town of Cochabamba, which sits in a valley ringed by the

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Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School / LMN Architects

April 30, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

Positioned at the intersection of Union Street and 13th Avenue in Capitol Hill, a densely populated urban neighborhood in Seattle, the new Middle School synthesizes its urban condition and program into a six-story academic volume relating in scale to the mixed-use commercial core along the arterial street, and a lower volume dedicated to athletics that mirrors the residential neighborhood context found along 13th Avenue.

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World Architecture Festival 2019 entry deadline is this Friday!

April 30, 2019 Diego Hernández 0

Entries for the World Architecture Festival close on Friday 3rd May. The 12th edition of the World Architecture Festival will take place in Amsterdam from the 4th to 6th December, where more than 550 architectural and design practices from over 68 countries are expected to compete for category and overall prizes. 

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Carla Ridge / Whipple Russell Architects

April 30, 2019 Martita Vial 0

Guests coming up the front steps of this hilltop home are met with a Carrera marble sculpture by Richard Erdman, titled Serenade, selected by our clients, whose devotion to the process made this an especially joyful collaboration. Also part of the team were Robert Wright and Jason York of McCormick and Wright, who did the interior design. There are a lot of details and non-standard finishes in this house – personal taste, not trendy taste.  

“Quasimodo will be very disappointed”

April 30, 2019 Karen Anderson 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are angered by designs proposed to replace Notre-Dame Cathedral’s destroyed spire.  In with the old: since the fire devastated Notre-Dame Cathedral designers have been offering alternative proposals to replace its spire, but they haven’t all been well received. “Quasimodo will be very disappointed,” said Chris. “Why not repair the damage and replace

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51 Round Coffee Tables To Give Your Living Room A Boost Of Style

April 30, 2019 HD Staff 0

Whether adding flair with their sleek finishes or simply just keeping your TV remotes out of the couch cushions, a round coffee table can be both a stylish and functional piece for your living room. A great addition to smaller spaces, their soft aesthetic will benefit any decor style. So, whether you’re looking for a […]

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UNE Building / Gui Mattos

April 30, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0 
 

Deep and regular lot, it suggests to the design party a simple and concise geometry. High on pilotis, the large design mass is “perforated” irregularly, allowing the creation of an atrium that articulates all the circulation systems and obtaining a second source of illumination and ventilation, for the commercial units.