architecture & construction

US firm Studio Gang has revealed a 51-storey residential tower in Brooklyn, featuring scooped concrete windows and a curved elevated park. The condominium tower will be built to one side of the large plot. A garden raised one-storey above ground that will extend from the tower in a loop, curving round to in a curve to connect to the other side. Made...

Danish retailer Vipp has expanded into the hospitality industry – it is now offering guests the opportunity to stay in a prefabricated micro dwelling in a Swedish forest, or in a loft apartment on top of its Copenhagen headquarters. From 1 November, fans of the brand best known for its pedal-controlled metal waste bins can book a night at the Vipp Hotel,...

A new Apple store, designed by UK architect Foster + Partners and located in the world’s largest mall in Dubai, will contain a piece of kinetic art called “Solar Wings”. Described as a celebration of the sun and a reinterpretation of Mashrabiya, traditional Arabic wooden latticed windows, the artwork will shade the outside terrace during the day and...

In all matters in architecture, there are these two points:—the thing signified, and that which gives it its significance. That which is signified is the subject of which we may be speaking; and that which gives significance is a demonstration on scientific principles. It appears, then, that one who professes himself an architect should be well versed in...

These are usually considered in the context of strip foundations and are used mainly on sloping sites to reduce the amount of excavation and materials required to produce an adequate foundation. A foundation constructed in a series of steps that approximate the slope of the bearing stratum. The purpose is to avoid horizontal force vectors that might...

From the designer. Mbeya is one of the five cities in Tanzania. It is located in the southern Highlands, surrounded with beautiful mountains and it is ever green throughout the year. The population of Mbeya is rapidly increasing, according to the National senses of 2010, the population of Mbeya has grown to approximately 2,707,41 people. Despite of rapid population...

The competition seeks the creation of a middle school (age group 5-12) that completely negates the present day 'bench-table-chalkboard' idea of a classroom and a regularized building typology of a school. The competition seeks to radicalize the school system through architecture not only in terms of improving the quality of study environment but revamping...

A building is an assemblage that is firmly attached to the ground and that provides total or nearly total shelter for machines, processing equipment, performance of human activities, storage of human possessions, or any combination of these. Building design is the process of providing all information necessary for construction of a building that will...

The exterior character of a building is often determined by how structure relates to the building envelope.   Architects frequently explore and exploit spatial relationships between these two elements in order to express their architectural ideas and generally enrich their designs.   Structure plays numerous roles in contributing...

Are you a big drinker of wine? It is possible that either you or other members of your family like drinking wine. Or else you have access to old wine bottles. You might be wondering by now why we are asking you these questions. The simple answer to this is that there are many intelligent ways to use your old wine bottles in case your looking for something like...