by Christopher Hooton The Independent, Sep 22, 2015 (Image: Photographer Christian Richter latest project is capturing images of old decaying architecture. Courtesy of The Independent, photo by Christian Richter) There’s… Read more
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Euronews’ Unique New Headquarters
by staff Dezeen, Oct 16, 2015 (Image: Euronew’s 800 employees are accommodated within the 10,000 square metres of office space. Courtesy of Dezeen, photo by Nicolas Borel.) Built in Lyon’s… Read more
These 3-D Scans Are Digitally Saving Ancient Monuments Before ISIS Blows Them Up
by Adele Peters Fast Co., Oct 20, 2015 (Image: The first monument to be 3-D scanned for the project was the Ziggurat of Ur in Iraq, originally built around 4,000… Read more
World’s Most Amazing Places to Pray
by Kieran Corcoran Daily Mail, Sep 22, 2015 (Image: Pictured is the Ribbon Chapel in Hiroshima, Japan, which has twin spiral staircases design to represent the union of man and… Read more
Acton Ostry Architects’ UBC Residence Will be Among World’s Tallest Wood Buildings
by Elsa Lam Canadian Architect, Oct 8, 2015 (Image: Structural schematic – hybrid mass timber and concrete core structure. Courtesy of Acton Ostry Architects, Canadian Architect) Acton Ostry Architects have… Read more
2015 AWMAC BC Awards of Excellence Winners Announced
by JOC staff Journal of Commerce, Oct 9, 2015 Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada BC (AWMAC BC) celebrated its annual Awards of Excellence recently at the Vancouver Convention Centre.… Read more
The Wild Architecture of Soviet-era Bus Stops
by Liz Stinson, Wired, Sep 30, 2015 (Image: Chris Herwig traveled throughout the former Soviet Union photographing elaborate bus stops. This one from Abkhazia was designed by Zurab Tsereteli.) Of… Read more
Magic Mountain: Salzburg Development Connects Residents to Nature
by Mary Pepchinski Architectural Record, Oct 1, 2015 (Image: For their site below the rock face of the defunct quarry, Hariri & Hariri Architecture designed six faceted housing blocks containing… Read more
The World’s Weirdest Skyscrapers
by Athlyn Cathcart-Keays The Guardian, Sep 24, 2015 (Image: AlDar Headquarters in Abu Dhabi is world’s first circular skyscraper. UAE-based MZ Architects have built a revolutionary ‘stacked dinner plate’ prototype… Read more
Bold Design Proposal for New VAG Features Stacked Wooden Boxes
by Marsha Lederman The Globe and Mail, Sep 29, 2015 (Image: The proposed design for a new Vancouver Art Gallery by Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron will be… Read more