Design: Elkus Manfredi, Architects. The lower blocks of the Upper West Side have given rise to a sprinkling of skyscrapers in recent years. The tower will rise 666 feet to its roof, becoming the tallest building on the Upper West Side.
Design: REFRESH*DESIGN. Searching for a sustainable alternative to the urban sprawl, a model has been developed of infill-development that sensitively increases density of urban areas.
Curator: Architect Ahmad Hilal. The Egyptian pavilion commissioned and curated by Architect Ahmad Hilal, seeks to reveal various successful stories of architecture narrating the difficulties and challenges inside the Egyptian built environment.
New photos: Doubling the Length of the Park, New Section Spurs Development, Features New Public Art, Family Activities, and Community Events, and Connects Three Neighborhoods along Manhattan’s West Side.
“The Versailles that I have been dreaming up is a place that empowers everyone. It invites visitors to take control of the authorship of their experience instead of simply consuming and being dazzled by the grandeur.” – Olafur Eliasson
Design: Architekti Šebo Lichý. Despite the fact that many architects understand their houses as a manifesto of their ideas about architecture and they are trying to implement everything they did not pass by their clients, architect Igor Lichý chose a rather conservative approach.
Design: Provencher _Roy. Last April 25, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) officially unveiled its plans for the restoration of Alexandra Pier and the Iberville International Passenger Terminal.
The Triumph Pavilion project is an annual showcase, an exciting celebration of architecture and design. Encouraging architectural experimentation and exploration – including form, function and material – the building part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture.
Specifically, the suit accuses the AFH founders and board members of improperly using “restricted funds”—charitable contributions with specific requirements—and violating agreements with donors.
Design: rh+ architecture. The project site is atypical for Paris: it is a very large unit, made up of 3 parcels, and rather narrow. The central plot was occupied by a small 17th Century house.
Design: Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes. After four years of work, the inauguration of the Maison des étudiants de l’École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) unveiled a signature building enhancing an entire neighborhood in the Griffintown district.
Design: SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects. The clients, a British couple living in Cape Town, requested a six-bedroom, seven-level home that makes the most of the site, the views and the mountain. The lower levels of the existing structure were totally remodelled while the upper level was demolished to allow for two new levels.
Design: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Architect; Philip Johnson. Classic International Style design – this building exhibits clean Modernist lines. The Seagram Building faces the podium and tower of Lever House by architects Skidmore Owings & Merrill across Park Avenue.
Famous building backdrop from numerous American films, the station is designed in the Beaux-Arts architecture style popular in the early 20th century. An architecture competition took place in 1903 for the new Grand Central Station.