High Line, New York, USA

Photograph copyright Iwan Baan.Photograph copyright Iwan Baan.Photograph copyright Iwan Baan.The HighLine is a new 1.5-mile long public park built on an abandoned elevated railroadstretching from the Meatpacking District to the Hudson Rail Yards in Manhattan. Inspired bythe melancholic, unruly beauty of this postindustrial ruin, where nature hasreclaimed a once vital piece of urban infrastructure

Tree Ring Lights by Judson Beaumont

These funky tree lights were designed by Judson Beaumont of Straight Line Designs, a furniture design firm out of Vancouver. Called Tree Rings the lights are made out of a beetle pine shell topped with mirrored Plexiglas that allows the embedded cool fluorescent light to shine through in the dark. I’m not sure of the practical application, but it appears the lights can be used as as small tables

Hermes Boutique by RDAI, Paris

RDAI have designed the Hermes Boutique at the Lutetia swimming pool in Paris, France. Hermès has entrusted the RDAI agency, which is reponsible for designing all the Hermès stores worldwide, with the design of a new space, singular and unexpected in Paris. Hermès is setting up shop in a swimming pool…An immense volume, empty. An impression more of space than of surface area. And now, at the end

14 Facts You Didn’t Know About Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier by Willy Rizzo. Photos © Willy Rizzo.Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965) will forever be known as an icon of Modernism, but did you know that the man who changed the face of architecture led quite the colorful personal life?In honor of his 125th birthday, take a moment to check out some Corbu classics (perhapsConvent of La Tourette, Ronchamp, Villa Savoye, Unite

9 Things They Don’t Tell You About Dating An Architect

1“Architects make a lot of money.”This is not true. (But people assume it is.)2Architects are used to late nights.In theory, it shouldn’t be a problem to stay up all night for sexytime. But in reality, they probably pulled an all-nighter last night and are ready to crash at 8 tonight.3There is no such thing as a fat architect.For some reason. I have no idea.4Things you never even knew existed are

Property Developers & City Councils Fail To Build Iconic Buildings

Over the past seven years, at our creative agency, Access, we have worked with a number of residential and commercial property developers from Abu Dhabi to Sydney, helping them with development and strategy.Yet we see so often the sad sight of yet another mediocre building going up. We see city councils approving mediocre design and we see cities looking uglier because of it. We see property

Tehran Stock Exchange Competition Entry / EBA[M] + VMX Architects

Courtesy of EBA[M] + VMX ArchitectsWith the intention of expressing the meaning of the Stock Exchange for the city of Tehran,EBA[M] + VMX Architects aims to combine contemporary with traditional culture to generate a place where all the necessary activities are facilitated, but next to this physical presence there is also a symbolic representation of a distinction from its surroundings. Their

The Acupuncture Tower Redefines the Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan

Graduate students at the I.A. Lab of Taiwan University proposed a new urban masterplan and skyscraper for the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The “Harbor Capital” is the second largest city of the country and the 6th largest port in the world and since 2009 the most densely populated area of Taiwan.The so-called Acupuncture Tower designed by Kulthida Songkittipakdee, Jen Hung, Tien Wu, andCheng Pan

Port of Kaohsiung Passenger Transportation District / Maxthreads Architects

With a view to create a quality environment in which to serve passengers and clients, the Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan R.O.C. has formulated a plan for the “Port of Kaohsiung Passenger Transportation District” and the construction of the “Port and Cruise Service Center”. The aim of the competition is to improve the passenger service facilities

Benetton Group Headquarters in Tehran, Iran / AquiliAlberg

AquiliAlberg’s design proposal for the new Benetton Group Headquarters in Tehran, Iran is rooted in its tradition, repeating a process already seen and tested in the historical monuments of the city, where a two-dimensional symbol evolves into a three-dimensional volume. The main idea of the project is the integration and transformation of three identical volumes that rotate and scale to create a