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Many passionate architects have built exceptional, breathtaking, even incredible buildings, some of which have survived the centuries. Some architects have…
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Five spectacular architectural projects of 2021
The plans are ready, the building lot is available. All that’s left to do is break ground. Here are the…
For a more sober housing: a frugal and creative architecture
Sobriety is also in our habitat! Low land use, local and bio-sourced materials, positive energy: Dominique Gauzin-Müller. Architect, professor of…
Architects have imagined what a Martian city could look like
Architects have imagined what a Martian city could look like. Named Nüwa, it would be built on the side of…
Architect’s plan, sketch, perspective… What are they used for?
Within the framework of its missions, the architect produces various types of graphic parts (plans, sketches, perspectives…) which accompany its…
Here is a surprising bicycle track project in Amsterdam!
A Dutch architecture firm is behind a concept for a bicycle track under the Amsterdam Lake. The objective? To link…
Behind the utopia, is the future green city possible?
Many works of science fiction forget one fact when they imagine the future of cities: nature. But for the past…
Sustainable architecture: the environmentally friendly concept
A recent discipline, born a few years ago, sustainable architecture responds to the contemporary issues of global warming and pollution….
MVRDV: Construction of Shenzhen Terraces Begins
Construction of the Shenzhen Terraces, designed by the architectural firm MVRDV, has begun. A mixed-use complex with a theater, library,…
Smart cities promise extraordinary economic opportunities by 2025!
The city of the future will rely on and develop around collaborative and connected infrastructures: 5G, artificial intelligence, big data,…
100 Franklin Apartments / Palette Architecture
100 Franklin Apartments / Palette ArchitectureMIXED USE ARCHITECTURE, RESIDENTIAL•NEW YORK, UNITED STATES Architects: Palette Architecture Area: 30000 ft² Year: 2020…
BIG designs battery-metals plant, ships and underwater robots for The Metals Company
The proposed designs will offer an alternative to The Metals Company, which aims to develop sustainable ways to extract metals…
Floating eco-hotel to open in Qatar
A very special luxury resort is set to open on the desert nation of Qatar’s coast as early as 2025. In…
The future house: between technology and ecology
Thanks to constant technological innovations, the house of tomorrow already exists to some extent today. More and more connected and…
Paulo Mendes da Rocha Passes Away at 92
Paulo Mendes one of the most important names in Brazilian and worldwide architecture, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, gave up the ghost at the…
Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre / IMK Architects
Text description provided by the architects. Occupying the lower slopes of a hill within Symbiosis International University’s 260-acre estate in…
The Luma Tower is scheduled to open in June
Symbolizing the creation of a creative campus, the Luma Tower will be inaugurated in June. An impressive architectural work that…
Google commits to the ecological development through its new building
Google, like many major technology players, has taken the initiative to develop in an environmentally friendly manner. The web search…
Announcement of the Phoenix award winner in mysterious circumstances
More than eight months after the terrible incident that the city of Beirut and its people lived through, the international…
Emmanuelle Wargon announces a citizen consultation on sustainable cities
On Wednesday, May 19, the France Ville Durable association organized a “Sustainable Cities in Action” day, during which the Minister…
Coral Bloom, the new XXL project of Saudi Arabia
The kingdom is launching the Coral Bloom project, which aims to develop the country’s tourism offer in a sustainable and…
