The US Geological Survey has said that California has a 99.7% chance of having a magnitude 6.7 earthquake — or bigger — in the next three decades. University of California, Berkeley Professor and former Architecture Department Chair Mary Comerio says that, “California is probably [...]
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March 12th, 2010 - 9:45 am § in Architecture
Architects Tell Californians to Brace for the Next Big Earthquake
March 12th, 2010 - 8:30 am § in Architecture
READER TIP: Bent and Sliced House by Hufft Projects
Designed by Hufft Projects, the “Bent and Sliced House” puts an innovative idea – bending a home to accommodate the curving slope of the site – into action. In addition to bending the house, slicing and unfolding it in a manner similar to Japanese Origami is introduced to create cle[...]
March 11th, 2010 - 5:00 pm § in Architecture
Crazy Pixel Building to Be Australia’s First Carbon Neutral Office
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March 11th, 2010 - 5:45 am § in Architecture
Big Steps To Make Our Cities and Buildings Better
There are a lot of things wrong with the way we build our cities, and in these hard times, there is a lot wrong in the way we are rebuilding them, or unbuilding them as the case may be. These activists were out the other night trying to stop the demolition of 41 historic buildings [...][...]
March 10th, 2010 - 5:00 pm § in Architecture
BREEAM Awards Showcase the Most Outstanding Green Buildings in Europe
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March 10th, 2010 - 10:30 am § in Architecture
Tower City is an Ecotopia Stacked Up on Stilts
Tower City, another concept from the 2010 eVolo Skyscraper Competition, re-envisions the city of Marseilles as a stacked skyscraper that sits on stilts above the water. Rather than letting cities spread out as population increases, a the design calls for a new city to be created out on the water, c[...]
March 10th, 2010 - 1:04 am § in Architecture
Underwater Skyscraper is a Self-Sufficient City at Sea
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March 9th, 2010 - 4:00 pm § in Architecture
The Hague’s International Criminal Court Aims for BREEAM Excellent
The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, will soon have a permanent new home close to the North Sea. Danish firm Schmidt Hammer and Lassen won the rights to design the new building, which will be built to be environmentally sustainable as well as sensitive to the bordering natura[...]
March 9th, 2010 - 5:05 am § in Architecture
Water Purifying Skyscraper Cleans up Jakarta’s Rivers
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