Architecture Article
12 Architects Design Shelters to Raise Money for LA’s Homeless Cats
With somewhere between one and three million cats, Los Angeles is home to one of the United States’ largest populations of homeless felines. For the “Giving Shelter” exhibition in Los Angeles, 12 architects designed and built 13 small, one-of-a-kind shelters for these cats. The shelters, which are being sold through an online auction until 9pm PST tonight, will raise money for FixNation, a non-profit which provides a free service to spay or neuter homeless cats. Read on to see all 13 shelters.
Lady Bird Loo / Mell Lawrence Architects
The Trail Foundation’s design brief was deceptively simple: it asked for an outdated and dilapidated restroom to be replaced with two new facilities that would be low-maintenance, durable, and safe. Located along the lake in the heart of Austin, the site demanded equal attention to ensure that these structures would reinforce the park’s character as an oasis in the city. We derived a solution that engaged all the senses and achieved the goals of both TTF and the City of Austin Parks Department, primarily through the considerations of durability, functionality, a strong sense of safety and lots of ventilation all while creating a sense of respite for the occupant.
30 Cool Headphone Stands & Earphone Holders To Make a Feature of Your Beats
You’ve got the latest headphones. You’ve got the latest sounds. There’s one thing you’re missing: a unique stand to showcase them on. These headphone and earphone hangers, hooks and mannequins make more of your latest headgear than your bedside table or desk. Glass heads provide a crafted canvas for your headphones’ premium metallics. Wooden curved […]
30 Cool Headphone Stands & Earphone Holders To Make a Feature of Your Beats
You’ve got the latest headphones. You’ve got the latest sounds. There’s one thing you’re missing: a unique stand to showcase them on. These headphone and earphone hangers, hooks and mannequins make more of your latest headgear than your bedside table or desk. Glass heads provide a crafted canvas for your headphones’ premium metallics. Wooden curved […]
Carney Logan Burke spends five years creating Wyoming retreat clad in cedar and steel
This residence and nearby guest house for a principal of Carney Logan Burke Architects are meant to sensitively respond to their setting: a forested site that looks toward a verdant valley and towering peaks. The Fish Creek Compound is located on a five-acre (two-hectare) site in western Wyoming, near the village of Wilson. Consisting of a
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3XN Reveals Waving Mixed-Use Building Located Adjacent to Sidewalk Labs’ Future Smart City
Danish firm 3XN has been selected as the winner of a competition to design a new mixed-use waterfront building in Toronto’s East Bayfront district that will be located on the edge of Google/Sidewalk Labs’ new smart community, Quayside.
Headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie / Jacques Ferrier Architecture
The headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie is a unique, memorable and fitting image on the banks of the Seine in Rouen. What makes it so unique is how the new building fits in with the surrounding landscape of Rouen. The building’s dynamic profile contrasts with the omnipresence of horizontal designs found along the major port, while its silhouette echoes the renovated industrial buildings on the right bank. The oblique shapes are reminiscent of the silhouettes of cranes and other objects in the port and the bows of the passing ships…
Headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie / Jacques Ferrier Architecture
The headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie is a unique, memorable and fitting image on the banks of the Seine in Rouen. What makes it so unique is how the new building fits in with the surrounding landscape of Rouen. The building’s dynamic profile contrasts with the omnipresence of horizontal designs found along the major port, while its silhouette echoes the renovated industrial buildings on the right bank. The oblique shapes are reminiscent of the silhouettes of cranes and other objects in the port and the bows of the passing ships…


