Cincinatti Trip

The UC Recreation Center is far from perfect (difficult to change light bulbs being the biggest problem for our tour guide, who happens to be a facility manager), but in my opinion surely much better in comparison to those around it.

By Morphosis, CA & KZF Design, OH (Local)

Voronoi + Programs

Warsaw Museum of Modern Art [competition entry] by BIG, Denmark

Graphic/Masterplan

... In defining this landscape masterplan, the characteristics for the planting schemes and public spaces include climatic, natural and urban givens and incorporate a landscape phasing strategy that follows the demolishing and building of the site area by area. The urban ecology will consist of both vertical and horizontal layers: from underground treatments, water streams, and species to (re-used) materials, surface patterns and subsequent layers of use, furnishing and built program...

Riga Port City, by Petra Blaisse

Top Ten Green Building by AIA COTE

"The COTE Top Ten jury considered 10 metrics for each project:

Sustainable design intent and innovation
Regional/community design and connectivity
Land use and site ecology
Bioclimatic design
Light and air
Water cycle
Energy flows and energy future
Materials and construction
Long life, loose fit
Collective wisdom and feedback loops."

AIArchitects. Visitor Center above by Lake Flato Architects, San Antonio, Texas.

Transforming Architecture Education

"Transformed architecture practice will require transformation of architecture education. With accelerating trends of sustainability, technology, and collaboration in practice, we are clearly in a time of rapid transition... "

AIArchitect

Learning Center for EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

"The project offers an interesting prolongation of and analogy with the philosophy adopted during the first stage of EPFL construction : importance of itinerary, movement, interior courtyards with different surroundings, atmospheres, richness of vegetation, uniqueness and unity whilst still creating diversity... The proposed programme offers a new living space, opens up the possibility of new teaching approaches, everything being integrated into one single building as place of assembly and breeding-ground for enriching encounters and synergies. ..."

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SANAA, Tokyo, Japan

Green Building's Economics

Study shows comparing to conventional buildings, green buildings have 3% higher occupancy rate, while charging 3% higher rent, with operating cost 9% lower, which creates 7.5% addtional return over 6.6% up front investment. From Business Week. View slideshow.

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Bank of America Tower, when completed, will be the second tallest building in NYC, the tallest LEED Platinum building in the world, by Cook+Fox Architects, New York

Zero Energy & Emission Glass Box

R(esidence)128, Werner Sobek, Stuggart, Germany

Ikea Town

BoKlok by Ikea, Guardian. Via Jim Kinney

The first LEED-certified Parking Garage, hopefully

"Hoping to make history, Santa Monica City officials unveiled what is likely the nation’s first sustainable solar-powered parking structure Tuesday. The six-story, 882-space structure at the Civic Center features photovoltaic roof panels, a storm drain water treatment system, recycled construction materials and energy efficient mechanical systems..." from Lookout News. Via TreeHugger

Aesthe/tech:Tonik

By our very own Suriano.

Singapore Suspended Tower

The 153 meter tall tower will be located at the intersection of Scotts Road and Cairnhill Road, in close proximity to Orchard Road, Singapore’s famous shopping and lifestyle street. With 20,000m² of built floor area, the building will provide 68 high-end apartment units with panoramic views. The design strategically maneuvers within the highly regulated building environment to maximize the full potential of the site: Four individual apartment towers are vertically offset from one another and suspended from a central core.

Foster in Egypt

Serrenia by Foster. Via Corrie.

Death By Architecture

Death By Architecture was founded in the mid 90's by a graduate student in Los Angeles as a repository for information on architectural competitions. It subsequently went by the wayside as the editor went to work for Morphosis. It has just recently been revamped and is better than ever, with the goal to be the preeminent source for any and all competition information. Note that the Columbus re-Wired competition is listed. It has an interesting and intuitive graphic format for registration and submission deadlines via an interactive calendar.

http://www.deathbyarchitecture.com

-MS

Balcony in a frame

The revolutionary balcony Bloomframe is designed and patented by Hofman Dujardin Architects based in Amsterdam The Netherlands. The Research & Development department from Hurks geveltechniek based in Veldhoven The Netherlands turned the design concept into a spectacular functional prototype.The dynamic balcony offers a solution for compact apartments in dense urban areas. By transforming the elevation into a horizontal surface an outdoor terrace is added to an apartment. Bloomframe can play a significant role in the real estate property of the future.

Via Karen

Deju Vu

Duchamp, Nude descendnig the Stairs, 1912.

Honda Design Studio in Pasadena

By George Yu Architects. Via L.A. Times

It's a Gas (Station).

Czech out this newly built BP gas Station in LA. A shrine to faceted geometry, and a thumb to the nose for all the "how do you build it" naysayers!

SCI-Arc New Website

SCI-Arc New Website, by Hello Design, Culver City, CA

B/W Drawing

By Aires Mateus, Lisboa, Portugal. Sines Cultural Center, Portugal.