Commissioned by Ras Al Khaimah investment Authority and RAKEEN, the Gateway is an ambitious new architectural project undertaken by Snøhetta. The gateway is set to stand in the desert 150 km to the east of Dubai to mark the entrance to the new planned capital city of the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. The architecture [...]
If Foster + Partners get their way, the Italian coastal town of Rimini will be as famous for its magnificent architecture as it is for its beaches. Earlier this month, the world renowned architectural firm unveiled a new development proposal for the Italian seafront to connect the town and waterfront. The project is sure to [...]
I have been thinking a lot about Design Star and HGTV lately and how it’s for the masses and isn’t exactly avante garde, and how that’s not a bad thing, it simply doesn’t make me want to watch it very often. However, this week I found one show, Extreme Living, that features some very unusual [...]
Near Shanghai, the Songjiang district has become a popular weekend destination for many tourists with its natural beauty and sprawling landscapes. And now the Songjiang Hotel might just become the newest and greenest attraction. While it may look a bit sci-fi, this hotel was designed for the real (green) world, with many sustainable features in [...]
When you are looking at these pictures this might look like a modern piece of architecture, but after you’ll see the video attached below you’ll see that Flare is more than that. Flare is a modular, computer-driven system that creates a moving skin for the facade of a building and it was created by Christopher [...]
Dubai has the knack of adopting green technologies and integrating them into sustainable development projects, giving rise to marvels like Rotating Wind Power Tower, DuBiotech, High-Tech Cybertechture, and many more. The latest project to appear on the horizon is Xeritown, an urban complex designed to work in harmony with the environment of the region through [...]
Erik Johnson tipped me off to another unbelievable modern dream house that is currently on the market. It’s the Slayton house in Northwest D.C., and it is one of only three known stand-alone residences designed by I.M. Pei (apparently, he also designed an apartment for Steve Jobs in the early 1980s). If you have a [...]