By Jeanne Kim Feb 21, 2015, QUARTZ The architect Freddy Mamani Silvestre’s extravagant urban mansions in El Alto, Bolivia, have been derided as kitschy-looking cohetillos, meaning “spaceships”—giving his work the… Read more
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7 Ways Architecture Can Tackle Global Warming
O-14, a Dubai tower by RUR Architecture, is covered by a concrete exoskeleton that creates a chimney effect, pipping hot air up through the three-foot-deep space between the perforated shell… Read more
Exhibit on Arctic architecture kicks off national tour in Winnipeg
By The Canadian Press Feb 23, 2015, CBCNews Canada’s award-winning entry at last year’s Venice Biennale in Architecture — a look at Arctic buildings past, present and future — kicks… Read more
Architect builds passively-cooled Tree Top Studio
Tree Top Studio was completed in 2014 (Photo: Sam Noonan) By Adam Williams February 16, 2015, Gizmag What do you do if you’re an award-winning architect in need of a… Read more
Wood Design & Building Magazine Announces Winners of its 2014 Wood Awards
Aspen Art Museum (Aspen, CO) Shigeru Ban Architects. Image © Michael Moran/OTTO By Rory Stott Feb 4, 2015, ArchDaily Wood Design and Building Magazine has announced the winners of its… Read more
40 Projects Shortlisted for the 2015 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award
By Holly Giermann February 10, 2015, ArchDaily 40 projects from 17 European countries have been shortlisted for the 2015 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe… Read more
Seven unknown architectural wonders
By Husna Haq February 3, 2015 BBC News We’ve all heard of the Coliseum, the Great Wall of China, and the Taj Mahal. But what about the world’s undiscovered architectural… Read more
Women in Architecture: to Be or Not to be a Mother
By Angela Fedele Feb 4, 2015, Sourceable The women in architecture debate can be a tired one. It is no secret that women are leaving the profession in droves. This… Read more
With Icepick Tower out, is Vancouver a city of boring architecture?
By Jeff Lee January 29, 2015, The Vancouver Sun Does Vancouver play it safe when it comes to the architecture of its downtown buildings? Are we a city largely of… Read more
Betsy Williamson of Williamson Chong Architects shortlisted for the 2015 Emerging Woman Architect of the Year Award
By Staff Canadian Architect Jan 27, 2014, Canadian Architect The Architects’ Journal, a leading architectural publication in Britain, has revealed the finalists for both the 2015 Woman Architect of the… Read more