Let's do launch! The shiny, streamlined, sc-fi styled Rocket Building dominates an otherwise unremarkable downtown street near Omiya Station in Saitama, just north of Tokyo, Japan. Home to rental ...
Construction on the highway from Salerno to Reggio Calabria in Southern Italy began int he 1960s - and it's still not finished. A stretch that has been abandoned for decades includes a viaduct ...
Solid black isn't a typical choice for most architecture. It's stark and imposing, seeming to send a message that booms 'go away.' But sometimes, it works. These 15 all-black monochromatic ...
Reader beware! These offices will make anyone jealous. For anyone viewing this from inside the felt-covered walls of their cubicle, take hope in the fact that the office environment is slowly ...
Reading enthusiasts in Spijkenisse, the Netherlands can climb spiraling towers of terraced bookcases beneath a shimmering glass pyramid to find new printed treasures. Architecture firm MVRDV has ...
Just like the flash cards of our youth, infographics make it much easier to digest, understand and remember information, whether we're talking multiplication tables or architectural styles. From ...
As global gourmet coffee giant Starbucks prepares to open its 20,000th store, the world's largest coffeehouse corporation finds itself torn between the need to support its hard-earned brand ...
Architecture doesn't have to be grand to be impressive, as the six winners of the 2011 AIA Small Project Awards demonstrate. Ranging from a tiny tea house to a colorful walkway at a New York City ...
A rusted, L-shaped Corten steel volume replaces the missing corner of a crumbling Renaissance palace in the renovation of an ancient site in Pécs, Hungary. The contrast between the historic ...
Design awards are about more than a mere prize or praise - they can and should be a platform for greater exposure to potential partners, sponsors and clients. Last week WebUrbanist highlighted ...
