Nominated Designs
PORTL: a window to the metaverse los-angeles startup PORTL offers a window to the metaverse, enabling people to show up in their three-dimensional form on the other side of the globe. and of course without any time delay. david nussbaum, the founder of PORTL, ensures communication of all kinds without struggling. he envisions PORTL…
URBANUS WINS THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION perceived as the collective memory of pioneer newcomers and migrant workers from all over china, kingway brewery is URBANUS‘ third urban regeneration project honored to be the main venue of urbanism/architecture bi-city biennale (UABB). the studio wins the international competition for the site’s spatial renovation design and on january…
onda arquitectura + checa arquitectura complete 283-meter-long footbridge in las palmas de gran canaria spanning 283 meters, the onda atlántica footbridge sits at an isthmus in the city of las palmas de gran canaria, spain, where tides used to cross over not long ago. urban development, however, had progressively distanced these tides to create the las…
a new proposal for the decaying US-mexican border damaged landscapes, increasing militarization, mistreatment of migrants by the US border patrol, corruption, the cost of maintaining the wall, huge construction cost overruns, blasting of mountains, cut roads, destroyed sacred lands and places of worship, obstruction of the natural flow of water and the movement of…
3D PRINTED GLAZED CERAMICS REFERENCE KNITTED GARMENTS studio RAP has designed the facade of an eye-catching boutique in amsterdam’s luxurious shopping street, PC hooftstraat. currently under construction, the facade is composed of 3D printed ceramic tiles and red bricks, whose form references the craft of knitting garments. the design replicates the silhouette of the…
‘tree hut on volcano’ offers a gateway from the bustling city finding a tiny open space among the trees, hiroshi nakamura and NAP architects has nestled a treehouse, seeking the richness of the minimal life. the clients, a couple with a profound love for nature and minimalist lifestyle, started a company selling tiny…
the butterfly house echoes a clustered village with its butterfly house, japanese studio UID architects reimagines a typical housing typology of timber structure and gabled roofs. the project functions as a tea ceremony house, and takes shape as a collection of micro dwellings, each capped with a folded roof plane. by clustering and overlapping…
Recently, a Virginia federal appeals court heard a case regarding the role of fossil fuel companies in driving climate change. Major fossil fuel companies face several charges from cities and municipalities across the country. Litigation focuses on the fossil fuel industry’s false and misleading advertisements about fossil fuels’ effect on climate change. Continue reading below…
Entertainer and philanthropist Rihanna has pledged $15 million to address climate change. Eighteen climate justice organizations will benefit. These groups include the Indigenous Environmental Network, Movement for Black Lives and Climate Justice Alliance. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos “Climate disasters, which are growing in frequency and intensity, do not impact all communities equally, with communities…
som foundation announces winner of its europe prize the SOM foundation’s inaugural european research fund or ‘europe prize,’ has been awarded to a team from central saint martins college, university of the arts, london. the duo will receive the 20,000 euro (22,300 USD) award to conduct original research that contributes to the foundation’s overall…