Road Grip: Vietnam’s Golden Bridge Is One Handy Span
You're in good hands when you walk the recently opened Golden Bridge in the Ba Na Hills – two humongous hands carved from stone, to be exact. Some say driving in Vietnam is a gripping ...
Category: Public & Institutional
Civic structures shape cities – the best examples of institutional architecture stand out from the crowd and declare themselves as objects rather than infill. From sensational schools, colleges and universities to magnificent museums, theaters and opera halls, here are some buildings well worth viewing (and visiting should you ever find yourself in the relevant city!).
Recycled Islands: Floating Dutch Park Constructed from Waterway Waste
A fresh new type of park-on-the-water in Rotterdam is turned plastic trash that once polluted the area into a series of hexagonal pods now open to the public. The design is built to scale, too -- ...
Zootopias: Forward-Thinking Zoos Designed to Advance Animal Welfare
Historically, zoos have been both productive and problematic for the animals they house, in some cases advocating for and publicizing real issues faced by species but also criticized for locking ...
Ukraine’s Endangered Brutalist Architecture Gets a Closer Look in Short Film
Some of Ukraine's most stunning Soviet Modernist landmarks are at risk of demolition, including the State Scientific and Technical Library, better known as the 'UFO Building.' Grandiose and ...
Dementia Villages: The Delicate Art of Designing to Deceive
You take a stroll down a sunny street, wave to the smiling vendor at the flower stall on the corner, chat with a friend by the fountain at the center of the town square and head back to your ...
Skywalk of Gibraltar: Stunning Views from a Converted WWII Lookout Station
Cantilevered off the steep edges, near the top of the famous Rock of Gibraltar, it's hard to believe this peaceful viewing platform once housed anti-aircraft guns, its critical location a ...
VTN Architects Gives Modern Architecture a Fresh Spin with Bamboo
In countries like Vietnam and Thailand, bamboo is taking on more complex forms than ever before, playing an integral role in the future of modern sustainable architecture. One of the firms at the ...
5 Architects Designed 5 Facades for Miami’s Wild ‘Museum Garage’
Apparently, Miami is hellbent on being home to all of the world's coolest parking garages. It’s already famous for 1111 Lincoln Road, a landmark gem by Swiss firm Herzog de Meuron that hosts ...
10 Architects Design Modern Chapels for the Vatican at the Venice Biennale
Ten acclaimed international architects including Norman Foster and Terunobu Fujimori have built an incredible series of modern chapels for the Holy See on the Venetian island of San Giorgio ...
Woven Like a Nest, This Digitally Created Pavilion is Made of Recyclable Plastic
Looking like an oversized bird’s nest, this cozy pavilion is not quite as organic as it seems, its flowing walls made out of strands of 100% recyclable high-density polyethylene (HDPE.) ...
