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EID Architecture Creates Twisting Supertall Tower for Fuzhou, China

At 518 meters tall with total building area around 437,200 square meters, the Shimao Fuzhou Tower consists of office spaces, the Conrad Hotel and an observation deck. A 7-level podium comprised of retail, cultural venues and hotel amenities will include a museum, ball room and conference center. The roof terrace features a large amphitheater-like space, while the site would be delineated into a sequence of event places, ranging from sunken plaza and sculpture garden to a landscaped gathering place for casual encounter and recreational activities.

The Same People who Designed Prisons Also Designed Schools

"What do you think of when you're in a space with closed doors and a hallway where you can't enter without permission or a bell that tells you when you can enter and leave?" asks Locker.

The fact that global educational models are being questioned and put in various forms of transformation (or crisis) is nothing new. We've seen it since the French Revolution and the fall of the Ecclesiastical monopoly on education during the Old Regime. 

Transformations in education happen slowly and with time. Curiously, they're typically ignited by those who grew up in now-defunct educational systems and their results will be seen by generations not even in existence. No matter the system, be it positive or negative, arch...

Winners of the 2018 National Australian Architecture Awards

Every year since 1981, the Australian Institute of Architects has distinguished in Australia's national architecture scene in the National Architecture Awards. Selected from 975 submissions down to a final shortlist of 69 projects, the 2018 winners were announced earlier this week.

“Most impressive were projects that established new design benchmarks and whose influence can be of value to the broader community, leading to positive change in our built environment,” said Richard Kirk, jury chair and immediate past presid...

“Re-Habit” Transforms Empty Big Box Stores into Housing for the Homeless

Los Angeles-based KTGY Architecture + Planning’s Research and Development studio has unveiled an idea to reuse millions of square feet of empty retail stores as housing for the homeless. The “Re-Habit” concept calls for the installation of bathrooms, dining, sleeping, gardening, and job training facilities, transforming obsolete big-box stores into agents of social change.

The concept comes at a time when vast big box stores such as Macy’s, JC Penney, and Sears are closing in...