7 Excellent Examples of Adaptive Reuse

It’s often hard to imagine that a building can be used for anything other than what it was intended, yet when they are left abandoned, having outlived their original purpose, many dilapidated structures cry out to be transformed rather than fall fowl to the demolition ball. Whether due to conservation issues, the limited availability of space for new ventures or because public campaigns are successful in saving beloved landmarks, adaptive reuse projects are on the increase. Here we share seven excellent examples of adaptive reuse from around the globe.

Survey: Who is the most over-rated Architect? Who deserves recognition?

I thought it would be interesting to find out from my twitter followers, and professionals in the industry, thoughts on:

Who is the most over-rated Architect?
Which Architect deserves more credit/recognition?

I have created a survey below to collect responses. I’ve also included a 3rd question asking for your twitter id – I’m always looking for new interesting [...]

24 Hours of World Air Traffic..Or Just Ninja’s flying high?

Our Skies…24 hours of air traffic condensed into 1 minute of video footage…way cool! From space we look like a crazy beehive of activity.

0-14 Office Building by Reiser + Umemoto

The 0-14 Office Building is currently under construction in Dubai, the building is one of the most exciting projects to come out of Dubai in recent years. The 16 inch concrete facade is punctuated by 1,326 holes. The buildings unique aesthetic character stands out from the usually slick, curtain-walled buildings of Dubai. The iconic skin allows [...]

eVolo – Skyscraper for the XXI century

Next semester at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) I’ll be exploring High-Rise Architecture and vertical density with Nick Sissions – I recently purchased  Skyscraper for the XXI century by eVolvo in preparation for some awesome design work! The book is an investigation by architects, students and designers on the future of the Skyscraper, presents [...]

The 10 Longest Construction Projects

The modern building environment has produced typically accelerated construction periods for Architectural projects – Today, the majority is constructed within 3-5 years of project commencement. However, history will show that many high profile construction projects haven’t been so quick to complete.
From 10 to 1, I present to you the Longest Construction projects of all time!
10. [...]

The World’s Largest Online Building

Subversive, humorous and often quite juvenile, each level of this 400 story tower was builty by a different member of the infamous ‘Something Awful Forums’ in a quest to build the tallest tower on the internet. Check it out at www.goontower.com

The Harman Hotel gets Sliced in Half

Ninjas cut off heads ALL the time – however this slice was taken at the torso of Norman Foster’s Harman Hotel. The stumpy fate of the Harman Hotel is due to human error (Obviously ninjas dont make mistakes) – 15 floors of wrongly installed rebar!
The Harman hotel now due for completion at the end of [...]

Rem Koolhaas TVCC building on fire

Yesterday at 11:00 a.m. EST, the TVCC Tower designed by Rem Koolhaas caught on fire; the story has since been covered internationally via all major news broadcastings.
New York Times reported the fire was instigated “by an illegal fireworks show (which) engulfed one of the (Chinas) most architecturally celebrated modern buildings . The fire was not extinguished until early Tuesday morning.”

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MAD Studio and their super-cool ‘Absolute Towers’ Project

MAD Studios have been in the spotlight recently with steady progress being made for ‘The Absolute Towers’ project in Mississauga, Canada. The project sprung forth due to Mississauga seeking a new identity for their city. The City of Mississauga wanted a residential landmark that would provide an emotional connection to the landscape.  ‘The Absolute Towers’ [...]