Cultural Facilities
Using a technology developed at Delft Technical University, the windmill generates energy by harnessing the movement of charged water droplets in the wind. Renderings courtesy Dutch Windwheel Corporation
The 571-foot structure will house apartments, a hotel, restaurants, even a roller coaster.
Antinori Winter by Archea Associati in San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence, Italy. Photo by Pietro Savorelli
Bjarke Ingels' Danish Maritime Museum and the Ravensburg Art Museum by Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei...
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The geodesic facade will contain PV panels to generate electricity for off-season use. Renderings courtesy BIG
A new building in Uppsala, Sweden, will serve as a power plant during the winter and a venue for ...
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Design plans for the Freezeway include setting up skate rentals in nearby metro stops and using buildings as windbreaks. Renderings courtesy Matthew Gibbs
If the new Edmonton Freezeway is constructed, residents will have an 11-km course that winds thro...
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The 2.4-acre park is the brainchild of billionaire mogul Barry Diller and his wife, the fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg. Renderings courtesy Heatherwick Studio
The developers envision the 2.4-acre space as a major performance arts venue.
Rendering: Green Jeans Farmery
The Green Jeans Farmery already has a hydroponic farm component courtesy of owner and entrepreneu...
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Photo credit: Mikkel Frost
Copenhagen, Berlin, and Rotterdam are the cities where most of the shortlisted works have been bu...
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A 28,500-sf vacant city block in San Diego will become a temporary urban park that will attempt to draw local residents and tourists with retail, food service, and meeting spaces. Vendors will set up shop in recycled shipping containers. Rendering: RAD Labs
A team of alumni from the NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego has taken over a 28,5...
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Renderings courtesy Quentin Perchet, Thomas Yvon, and Zarko Uzlac
The proposed island would allow visitors to view the enormous faux-reef and its accompanying mari...
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Grand Rapids Downtown Market, Grand Rapids, Mich. Photo: Mike Buck
Falls Park on the Reedy in Greenville, S.C., and the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Downtown Market are amo...
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Henning Larsen, the firm behind the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, releases plans of a lattice...
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New York-based HAO has released designs for the proposed Bolong 3D Movie Museum & Mediatek in...
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Holl designed the campus’ north side to be a pedestrian-centered cultural hub on a lively landsca...
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There are two proposed sites for the plan, both owned by the Chicago Park District in Chicago’s S...
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Converting the Astrodome to an urban farm and public park is one of the proposals on the table in...
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The plan by Snøhetta and WCIT Architecture features a building that appears square from the outsi...
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Construction consultant FMI foresees—with some caveats—continuing growth in the office, lodging,...
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A major movie studio needed a new vault to protect its irreplaceable negatives for films released...
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Steven Holl's design for the new wing features a reflective pool that will generate energy.
The aquarium, designed and built by International Concept Management, is a staggering 23 meters t...
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Designed by Holl and BNIM, the 65,000-sf facility will function as an interactive space, where ar...
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Dumpsters tend to be seen as necessary evils of city life, but John H. Locke and Joaquin Reyes wa...
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Westminster Council has approved a £175 million 'Garden Bridge' that will allow pedestrian traffi...
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The multi-use building for Artists For Humanity that is slated to be the largest energy positive...
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Backed by billionaire Barry Diller, the $170 million "floating park" is planned for the Hudson Ri...
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The winning scheme by Seoul-based Designcamp Moonpark features a dramatic folded facade that take...
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The centerpiece of the proposed plan is the revitalization of the iconic Smithsonian castle.
More than a decade after opening its groundbreaking Philip Merrill Environmental Center, the grou...
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David Chipperfield and Valentiny are among the finalists for a new concert hall being built to co...
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Providing more comfortable conditions to building occupants has become a top priority in today’s...
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