Architecture

‘BoA’ – a floating mega arcology for Boston’s Harbor

No Comments 19 February 2010

The ‘BoA’, short for Boston Arcology, is a sustainable mega structure designed by Kevin Schopfer, who also designed the amazing New Orleans Arcology Habitat (NOAH).

The ‘BoA’ will house 15,000 people in hotels, offices, retail spaces, museums, condominiums, and even a new city hall. Built to LEED standards with golden proportions, this amazing building would serve as an expansion of the city without impacting what is already currently built.

‘Fake Hills’ by MAD Architects

1 Comment 31 January 2010

‘Fake Hills’ is a building which will offer residential, office and hotel facilities. The 430,000 sqm project by MAD architects is currently under construction. It is located on a waterfront site in Beihai, China.

‘Florence Square’ by Mikou Design Studio

No Comments 22 January 2010

Mikou Design Studio recently designed ‘Place Florence’ in Fez, Morroco. The outdoor space consists of eight lattice structures positioned in a circular form around a garden. At night the structures are illuminated with LED lights reflecting the shadows of lace.

‘Kaide-Taide’ by Company

1 Comment 21 January 2010

Finnish design duo Aamu Song and Johan Olin of Company were comissioned to create art work for a residential building ‘Pariisintorni’ in Toukoranta, a new housing area in Helsinki.

monumental window for the museum at Eldridge Street, NY

No Comments 20 January 2010

The museum at Eldridge Street has commissioned artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans to create a new monumental east window for the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue. The synagogue is located in New York City’s Lower East Side and is a national historic landmark.

Smih and Gans are working on a design that will include the Star of David against a field of blue stars.

The final window will be unveiled in spring of 2010.