Comments update: New York’s luxury construction boom continues to spark debate, as readers react to Elizabeth Diller’s warning that supertall towers are damaging the city. (more…)
“New York is all about the excitement of exuberant high rises”
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I understand why China is banning “weird” architecture, says Jacques Herzog
Swiss architect Jacques Herzog has declared his support for plans by the Chinese government to curb the number of flamboyant and “weird” buildings in the country. (more…)
Tesla auto-pilot feature successfully brings driver to emergency room
A Tesla Model X has safely driven its owner to a hospital, after he activated the car’s auto-pilot function following a potentially fatal blood clot. (more…)
World’s largest aircraft prepares for first flight
A vessel said to be the world’s largest aircraft has left its hangar for the first time, in preparation for a test flight (+ slideshow). (more…)
HTA Design architect Ben Derbyshire elected as next RIBA president
Architect Ben Derbyshire has been elected to become the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. (more…)
Snøhetta designs Beirut bank featuring chequerboard walls and rooftop gardens
Stanton Williams and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands to design UCL’s Olympic Park campus
Architecture firms Stanton Williams and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have been selected to design the first buildings at University College London’s proposed Olympic Park campus, which is set to include a major new school of design. (more…)
Designer Lekan Jeyifo imagines vertical shanty towns for central Lagos
Designer Lekan Jeyif has created a dystopian vision of shanty-town towers in Lagos, Nigeria, to highlight the poor standard of living in the city’s impoverished areas (+ slideshow). (more…)
Blond designs wireless charging station for speakers and digital devices
The demand for stylish home accessories with built-in induction charging is set to boom according to London studio Blond, which has created a portable cylindrical speaker that comes with a wireless charging tray (+ slideshow). (more…)
MAPA builds two prefabricated houses in Brazilian mountain landscape
Architecture studio MAPA has revealed the latest project from its prefabricated building company Minimod, a pair of factory-made houses at an estate surrounded by mountains in Brazil (+ slideshow). (more…)
