architecture
Upside Down House in Austrian Village Wows Tourists [PHOTOS]
Architects Irek Glowacki and Marek Rozhanski build house from the roof up.
Tuesday, May 08, 2012 by Sanskrity Sinha
Food on Fingertips: Stunning Miniature Platters to Fight Food Cravings [SLIDESHOW]
It may sound ambiguous but the food platters we are referring to are actually made of polymer clay and fit within one’s fingers tips.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 by Sanskrity Sinha
Tokyo Sky Tree: World’s Tallest Freestanding Tower To Open In May [PHOTOS]
The 2,080-foot Tokyo Sky Tree, branded as the world’s tallest freestanding tower, rises just 640 feet shy of the world-record-holder for tallest building, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. The Sky Tree will open to tourists on May 22.
Thursday, April 19, 2012 by M. Johanson
Cardboard Cathedral Christchurch: ‘Emergency Architect’ To Rebuild Quake-Wrecked Icon With 104 Tubes
"Emergency architect" Shigeru Ban has designed a "cardboard cathedral" to replace the iconic ChristChurch Cathedral in New Zealand's quake-ravaged city.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 by Mark Johanson
One57 Gets Glassy: Photos Of Midtown's Newest Supertall Skyscraper
Extell's 1,004-foot tower in Midtown is finally getting its glass.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 by Stephen Smith
Paving Paradise: It's Time to Reinvent the Parking Lot
Parking lots and multi-story garages are about the worst thing we've ever done to the human race. But there is hope, says an MIT professor. And some great ideas are getting realized, including music festivals on garage roofs, green gardens and solar canopies.
Thursday, March 29, 2012 by Mother Nature Network
Paris's La Défense Again Reaches For The Sky With Hermitage Plaza
The Hermitage Plaza twin tower received planning permission last week, ushering in a new wave of skyscraper building in Paris's La Défense.
Friday, March 16, 2012 by Stephen Smith
SHoP Wraps Green Sheath Around South Street Seaport
One of the oldest neighborhoods in Manhattan may soon get closer to nature. SHoP Architects and mall operator Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE:HHC) unveiled an emerald proposal for the Pier 17 mall on the South Street Seaport last Thursday that will ease the historic district into the present.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 by Roland Li
Assumptions of Middle East Architecture Challenged in New York Exhibition
The West and the Middle East have long had a strained political relationship. But when it comes to architecture, a more fruitful partnership has emerged.
Sunday, March 04, 2012 by Roland Li
15 Central Park West's $88 Mln Sale Closes, Setting Record
New York's condo market officially has a new champion. The record-breaking $88 million sale of a penthouse of 15 Central Park West appeared in city records Thursday, setting a new bar for the city's luxury market.
Thursday, March 01, 2012
