All posts in General
-
Revealed: Winners of 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
The five winners of the prestigious 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture will be announced today at a ceremony in Doha, Qatar. Read more
-
Haiti Design Expo Postponed Due to Upcoming Election
Underscoring the difficulties facing the rebuilding effort in Haiti, a government-sponsored competition to create housing for the earthquake-ravaged nation has been delayed. Read more
-
RMJM’s Supertall Okhta Tower Clears Major Hurdle
At 1,322 feet, the St. Petersburg skyscraper would be Europe’s tallest building. UNESCO is threatening to revoke the city’s heritage status if the tower gets built. Read more
-
Dublin Docklands
The Irish capital revamps its riverfront industrial lands, creating a mixed-use development with architecture by design luminaries such as Libeksind, Roche, and Calatrava. Read more
-
Developer May Raze Foster’s Unfinished Harmon Tower in Vegas
Whether the still unopened Harmon Hotel inside the CityCenter resort in Las Vegas is demolished or remains an expensive billboard is now part of yet one more legal battle stemming from the struggling megaresort’s many financial woes. Read more
-
From Green Extreme to Mainstream: Passive House Program Gains Momentum in U.S.
Just a few years ago, the first North American Passive House Conference was attended by a handful of passionate adherents trading tips around folding tables in Urbana, Illinois. Read more