Acclaimed for projects such as the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose – entered through a 54-foot-high purple pyramid, Pershing Square in Los Angeles, and the Metropolitan Cathedral of Managua, Architect Ricardo Legorreta has died at the age of 80 subsequent to battling cancer.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat recently published The Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall.
Over the past few months, super-tall building experts Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill are to complete the design for a stunning new tower to anchor the proposed $20bn Kingdom City master-planning project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Recently, His Royal Highness Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, nephew of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah [...]
Resysta is a brand new composite material that replaces tropical hardwood while also attaining a new level of attractiveness and durability, when compared to existing products such as Wood Plastic Composites.
Not only is it completely wood-free – instead using widely available rice husks as a base material, combined with rock salt and petroleum – but [...]
“The Architect” is Charles Bancroft’s first novel, and it is a true page turner. Taking us on a journey from trendy Farringdon to Beijing, Beirut, Paris and southern Spain’s Moorish hinterland, Bancroft peppers his story with plenty of red herrings and interesting cliff hangers – all conveyed in an easily accessible, cinematic style.
The novel is [...]
Archt. Tilak Samarawickrema held an exhibition of contemporary woven art at the Gallery Art Motif, F-213C, Lado Sarai in New Delhi.
MIT study finds potential for significant energy savings through user-controlled efficient lighting systems.
In newer buildings it’s often hard even to find a plain old-fashioned light switch. Often, the only controls are automatic motion-detector switches that turn off lights when people have left a room – or when they sit too still – or else daunting [...]
Designs for the Zayed National Museum was officially unveiled by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
