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MAD designs "building with skin and bones" for Chinese fashion brand

Construction has started on a human-body-inspired headquarters for Chinese fashion group Xinhee, designed by architecture studio  MAD (+ slideshow).

 
 

Faceted house by Daluz Gonzalez Architekten features nest-like roof terrace

Swiss firm Daluz Gonzalez Architekten has set a nest-like terrace into the roof of an angular  house it has completed in a forest near Basel, Switzerland (+ slideshow).

 
 

Herzog & de Meuron and Studio Gang on shortlist for new RCA campus

Herzog & de Meuron, Studio Gang and Diller Scofidio + Renfro are among the star-studded list of architects in the running to design a new campus for London's Royal College of Art.

 
 

Luciano Kruk adds board-marked concrete holiday home to seaside resort near Buenos Aires

This concrete summer house by Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk stands among pine trees in the seaside resort of Mar Azul near Buenos Aires (+ slideshow).

 
 

Menu to launch minimal Modernism Reimagined collection at Maison&Objet

Danish brand Menu will launch its new collection of minimal furniture, lighting and accessories at this September's edition of Maison&Objet (+ slideshow).

 
 

Stacked shipping containers form temporary pavilion by People's Architecture Office

People's Architecture Office has used 12 shipping containers to build a temporary, red and yellow pavilion in a fast-growing town in China's Shanxi province (+ slideshow).

 
 

Appareil Architecture transforms old Montreal factory into contemporary restaurant

Canadian studio Appareil Architecture has converted an ageing  Montreal industrial facility into a modern restaurant featuring a fire pit and original details, such as exposed concrete columns and red brick (+ slideshow).

 
 

Foster + Partners reveals new images of Oceanwide Center skyscrapers for San Francisco

Architecture firm Foster + Partners has released a fresh set of renderings showing its Oceanwide Center development for San Francisco's downtown area, which gained planning approval earlier this year (+ slideshow).

 
 

Le Corbusier's Immeuble Molitor provides residents with "sky, trees, steel and concrete"

World Heritage Corb: a 1930s apartment building in Paris designed by French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier, intended to afford residents a contemporary lifestyle, is among his projects recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage List (+ slideshow).

 
 

"New York is all about the excitement of exuberant high rises"

Visualisation of the New York skyline in 2020

Comments update: New York's luxury construction boom continues to spark debate, as readers react to Elizabeth Diller's warning that supertall towers are damaging the city.

 
 

I understand why China is banning "weird" architecture, says Jacques Herzog

I understand why China is banning "weird" architecture, says Jacques Herzog

Swiss architect Jacques Herzog has declared his support for plans by the Chinese government to curb the number of flamboyant and "weird" buildings in the country.

 
 

Tesla auto-pilot feature successfully brings driver to emergency room

A Tesla Model X has safely driven its owner to a hospital, after he activated the car's auto-pilot function following a potentially fatal blood clot.

 
 

World's largest aircraft "the Flying Bum" prepares for first flight

A vessel said to be the world's largest aircraft has left its hangar for the first time, in preparation for a test flight (+ slideshow).

 
 

HTA Design architect Ben Derbyshire elected as next RIBA president

Architect Ben Derbyshire has been elected to become the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

 
 
 
   
 
 

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