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Archive for Architecture
The Architectural Bench, Zipper Version
Oct 10, 2011 | (0) Comments
Anyone visiting Lower Manhattan these days knows that it is a hotbed of great design ideas. With the 9/11 Memorial now open and new buildings going up though, it's easy to overlook some of the...
The Empire State Building Goes Gold By Going Green
Oct 3, 2011 | (0) Comments
It's not just new buildings that are going green these days. Retrofits, retrofits, retrofits are the new trend, and to demonstrate this the Empire State Building, New York City's tallest (for now) and most famous skyscraper, has...
The New Market
Sep 26, 2011 | (0) Comments
The newest example of 21st century rural American architecture is The Covington Farmers Market, designed and built by design/buildLAB, a third year undergraduate program at VA Tech. The design/buildLAB was co-founded, and the project was led by...
The Horizontal Skyscraper
Sep 19, 2011 | (0) Comments
The Vanke Center is no ordinary skyscraper. It hovers above the ground, yet does not go mile-high. Instead, it reclines, creating one of the most unique structures in the world. Located in Shenzin, China, it...
The Sustainable Beach House
Sep 14, 2011 | (0) Comments
Long ago, a beach house was the most sustainable kind of house there was, because it was built without using many materials. However, in the last 30 years, a typical beach house has turned into...
The New York City 9/11 Memorial
Sep 9, 2011 | (0) Comments
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City, the 9/11 Memorial will open. The memorial consists of two large voids, at the site where the Twin...
Rethink LA
Aug 31, 2011 | (0) Comments
The one thing to know about rethinkLA: Perspectives on a Future City, happening now through September 4 at the Architecture and Design Museum, is that it is not shy. The multiple visions of Los Angeles...
The New New York Scaffolding Prototype
Aug 9, 2011 | (0) Comments
New York, like many big cities, is constantly under construction. Nearly every block is undergoing some type of remodel, and with it comes the required street scaffolding shed that is a nuisance at best, and...
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