Beirut Breaks Ground
A unique design challenge has been presented to the architects behind a new 11-storey residential building in the trendy neighbourhood of Mar Mikhael in Beirut. The unique design challenge comes in the form of a heritage listed, charming little cottage built in the 1920’s, which resides adjacent to the construction site. Immediately calling to mind...
The Last Stop
One of the few opportunities motorists are afforded to learn about the culture, tradition and history of the towns they travel through, is about to become a thing of the past. Roadside stops in North America are becoming a seriously endangered part of the landscape as motorway budgets become tighter and tighter. While only 24 of...
Vertical Farming
A mix of residential living and urban farming Killing two birds with one stone, an unconventional live-in aged care facility has just been unveiled for Singapore, and combines a residential building with a vertical urban farming facility. Singapore, like many other of the world’s fast growing cities, is faced with the ever prevalent problem of...
An Epic Scale Overhaul
A huge, multi-faceted proposal has won the opportunity to completely overhaul Busan North Port in South Korea. In an effort to capitalise on the city’s panoramic harbour side, the new design re-unites the bustling city, once a small port town – now the second largest city in South Korea, with the relaxing seaside. Featuring a...
Melbourne Lights Up
Tired and weary travellers no need to be hesitant! A dynamic and absorbing new light installation has just been completed at Melbourne Airport. A decidedly contemporary update to the terminal façade, the forecourt and smaller individual surrounding sites are set to be a permanent addition to the infrastructure. A 14m illuminated ‘Melbourne’ sign characterises the...
Street (Creeks) Ahead
Rainwater gardens are set to vastly improve the water quality in NYC. A city that virtually screams ‘technologically advanced’ it’s hard to believe New Yorkers haven’t quite figured out how exactly, and effectively, to keep sewage and stormwater separate and avoid Combined Sewage Overflow (CSOs) resulting from heavy rainfall. Architect Ate Atema recently released a...
Panoramic views en route to work
One thing I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for is progress on the hugely ambitious and extremely exciting plans for the pedestrian Bridge in Køge, Denmark. The lengthy structure spans 225m from East to West across the multi-lane Køge Bay Motorway and the Køge North Station; a huge upgrade, the motorway leads into Copenhagen and...
Crumpled Paper Bag Building
85-year-old Los Angeles based, world renowned architect Frank Gehry boasts an impressive list of accomplishments including the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A, the Dancing house in Prague and 8 Spruce Street in Manhattan, just moments away from New York City Hall; and now works have completed on his first building in Australia, the Dr...
Melbourne’s Floating Beach
With the closest beach currently sitting half an hour outside the centre of Melbourne – and that’s by driving – Damian Rogers Architecture has come up with an exciting way “to bring the surf to the city,” as Max Wells, chief executive officer at Surfing Victoria neatly puts it. The collaboration between Damian Rogers Architecture...
