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Architects prepare for disaster

New York architects Viraline have a plan for repopulating Manhattan — after the hurricane that hasn’t happened yet hits the NYC shoreline causing Katrina-like damage; it could happen.
The UK’s blow-up structures experts

British fabric structures manufacturer Tectoniks is all set to help—bring on the disasters.
Structures designed for recovery

Around the world, companies have come forward with innovative emergency relief shelters.

Woolserge curtains fine tune sound in concert hall

Architect Jean Nouvel’s design for the new Danish Radio Concert Hall in Copenhagen has a notably unique exterior and interior.
Dutch firm designs scrim stage for culture points

Delft-based design firm, cepezed, has proposed creating a temporary 5,000-seat theater for the forecourt lawn of The Hague in The Netherlands for that city’s bid to be the European Capital of Culture 2018.
“Bird’s Nest” wins RIBA Lubetkin award

Beijing’s National Stadium was awarded the prestigious Lubetkin Prize for most outstanding architecture built outside the European Union and designed by an RIBA member.
Rosa Parks Transit Center opens in Detroit

Detroit has something to feel good about as the new Rosa Parks Transit Center recently opened to rave reviews.
Commencement ceremony features colorful canopy

Artists Jenna Didier and Oliver Hess created a shade canopy of blue and white streamers with designer Emily White for the spring commencement ceremony at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif.
Air-supported membrane roof gets retrofitted

The Dedmon Athletic Center at Radford University, Radford, Va., is known as “The Bubble” because of its air-supported membrane roof installed in 1981 by Birdair Inc.
PAMA launches new website for landscape architects

The Professional Awning Manufacturers Association has launched a new website to provide resources for landscape professionals seeking to soften hardscape designs.

P.S.1 installation features several wind chimneys

Afterparty, the installation by MOS architects at the Brooklyn gallery P.S.1 opened in June to much acclaim.
Architects prepare for disaster

New York architects Viraline have a plan for repopulating Manhattan — after the hurricane that hasn’t happened yet hits the NYC shoreline causing Katrina-like damage; it could happen.
The UK’s blow-up structures experts

British fabric structures manufacturer Tectoniks is all set to help—bring on the disasters.
Structures designed for recovery

Around the world, companies have come forward with innovative emergency relief shelters.
Eco-friendly yarn available in various patterns

The Everlasting collection, made from post-consumer and post-industrial yarns, is available in six different patterns for contract, hospitality and home décor use..

First single-layer ETFE membrane installed in North America

A North American first shelters shoppers and diners in “Kansas City’s living room.”
Rosa Parks Transit Center opens in Detroit

Detroit has something to feel good about as the new Rosa Parks Transit Center recently opened to rave reviews.
Canopies provide shade for apartment complex roof

Retrofitted shade structures screen rooftop views of autos at this Hawaiian luxury condominium tower—the shade itself is extra.
Architects prepare for disaster

New York architects Viraline have a plan for repopulating Manhattan — after the hurricane that hasn’t happened yet hits the NYC shoreline causing Katrina-like damage; it could happen.

Rosa Parks Transit Center opens in Detroit

Detroit has something to feel good about as the new Rosa Parks Transit Center recently opened to rave reviews.
A sustainable bridge to the future

Blaine Brownell’s proposal advocates sustainable interdependent skyscrapers.