by Nina Azzarello Designboom, May 17, 2015 With a network of 68 stations, transporting over one million passengers daily, it’s not often that racing commuters stop to admire the architecture… Read more
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Modern hydroponics meet contemporary architecture in this new office in Mexico
By Helen Berg Wallpaper, May 15, 2015 Growing plants using hydroponics has been around for centuries, and this unique method of looking after crops using nutrient-enriched water, without any soil,… Read more
The lost art of water architecture
By Hemang Desai The Tribune, May 15 2015 Stepwells were built to collect rain water during seasonal monsoons. Primarily these structures were utilitarian. Over the period, they evolved a significant… Read more
Food for thought: the best pavilions of Expo Milan 2015
By Giovanna Dunmall Wallpaper, May 8, 2015 The global architectural extravaganza that is the World Expo is once again upon us and it is Milan’s turn to play host. The… Read more
UBC student writes 52,438 word architecture dissertation with no punctuation — not everyone loved it
By Brian Hutchinson National Post, May 8, 2015 There was Patrick Stewart, PhD candidate, defending his final dissertation before a handful of hard-nosed examiners at the University of British Columbia… Read more
US$14,000 grant to help create more Wikipedia pages for women architects
By Geraldine Chua Architecture & Design, May 8, 2015 A proposal to increase the visibility of women in the architecture, urbanism, design and construction industries on Wikipedia has been awarded… Read more
Architecture: Three ways we can make the most of our cities’ unused nooks and crannies
By Alex Bozikovic The Globe and Mail, May 6, 2015 The bottom of a highway overpass. An empty field under a rail line. A parking lot next to a bus… Read more
Nepal earthquake destroys Kathmandu valley’s architectural treasures
By Mark Brown The Guardian, Apr 27, 2015 Many of Kathmandu valley’s most historically important buildings have been destroyed in the earthquake that struck on Saturday, April 25, 2015, killing… Read more
Bold buildings are sprouting in areas that have remained barren since World War II
By Dalia Fahmy Bloomberg, Apr 30, 2015 On a dusty parking lot in central Berlin, where U.S. bombs leveled homes and offices in 1945, Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas is planning… Read more
Microsoft HoloLens gets real with robotics, surgery, architecture
By Jared Newman PCWorld, Apr 29, 2015 At the 2015 Build conference, Microsoft tried to prove that HoloLens is more than just a neat gimmick. The company showed off several… Read more