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MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building

Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Named One River North, the residential block in Denver's northern RiNo neighbourhood was designed as a nod to geographic formations in the nearby Rocky Mountains. MAD Architects wanted the reference to natural rock formations to appear to be imposing itself on an otherwise typical residential facade.

Residential

Residential Building Glass Engineering

How Moshe Safdie’s Iconic Habitat 67 Was Reborn in a Virtual World

Archinect

JANUARY 8, 2025

The acclaim won by Safdie and his pioneering residential scheme is made all the more remarkable by the fact that the Habitat 67 we know today is only a fragment of a much more ambitious community that was never realized. This feature article is part of the Archinect In-Depth: Visualization series.

Visualization

Visualization Residential Engineering Engineering

Arup completes the Netherlands' tallest timber-hybrid residential building

Archinect

MARCH 31, 2022

Arup has designed and engineered the Netherlands ’ tallest timber -hybrid residential building. Previously on Archinect: Arup, TEAM V to build world's tallest timber residential building in Amsterdam HAUT was conceived in 2016 with the aim of being of both sustainable and high architectural quality.

Residential

Residential Building Engineering Engineering

Your next role could be directing campus construction at the University at Buffalo

Archinect

APRIL 9, 2025

Following our previous look at an opening for an Architectural Project Manager at Bevyhouse , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Director of Residential Capital Planning, Design and Construction at the University at Buffalo.

Construction

Construction Construction Architecture Student Management

Hapi Homes donates 10 “foldable” residential structures in Odesa

Archinect

APRIL 7, 2023

The two-bedroom units come fully furnished and are set to be delivered later in the month in an effort to alleviate the burden on local workers – all doctors, nurses, teachers, and engineers, respectively. The company says: “The prefabricated homes are prebuilt and folded by Hapi Homes and assembled on-site.

Structure

Structure Residential Home Engineering

This architect has identified the qualities office buildings need for converting to residential

Archinect

MARCH 21, 2023

Labeled by Fast Company as “Goldilocks” zones, the sweet spot for office buildings with the potential to become residential are ones that are mid-rise, built pre-WWII, with at least two sides facing open areas or streets near, but not within, a city’s financial core.

Residential

Residential Real Estate Building Structural Engineering

Take a look at the 18 French Canadian wood and timber projects honored at the 2025 Cecobois Awards of Excellence

Archinect

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Projects submitted had to have been completed within the last three years. From the fifty-plus entries received, the jury had to select those that stood out in terms of architectural concept, structural design, quality of execution, aesthetics, functionality, and effective integration of the wood material.

Project

Project Commercial Residential Engineering

Gensler completes Austin's tallest skyscraper

Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2025

Located in downtown Austin, Sixth and Guadalupe is 865 feet tall (264 metres) and has an ascending program of retail, office, and residential, with terraces and balconies dispersed at different points of the construction. Additional engineering Services: RWDI; Lerch Bates, Inc.

Zoning

Zoning Residential Engineering Engineering

5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

Deezen

DECEMBER 23, 2024

5468796 Architecture has added residential buildings to the site The station closed in 1986 and was slated for demolition. 5468796 Architecture preserved the structure by converting it into an office and restaurant, while additional residential buildings were added to the site. The photography is by James Brittain.

Consulting

Consulting Civil Engineering Architecture Residential

Pleated facade fronts Parisian housing by Kengo Kuma & Associates

Deezen

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has completed Yama-Tani, a wooden residential building in Paris with a sculptural facade designed to "liven up the street". The photography is by Sergio Grazia.

Housing

Housing Engineering Engineering Residential

The Architectural Works of Santiago Calatrava

Santa Cruz Architect

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Santiago Calatrava, born on July 28, 1951, in Benimmet, Valencia, Spain, is one of the most celebrated architects and engineers of our time. Known for his innovative approach that seamlessly combines structural engineering with artistic expression, Calatravas works have left an indelible mark on the global architectural landscape.

Architecture

Architecture Engineering Engineering Innovation

Renzo Piano Building Workshop puts the finishing touches on 600 W. 125th residential tower for Columbia University

Archinect

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The construction has been engineered to meet LEED v4.0 Once complete, the 34-story dorm is set to host 142 apartments for graduate students and faculty with another 5,000-square-foot McDonald’s retail location included at the ground level. Thornton Tomasetti is in charge of delivering the building’s facade system.

Finishes

Finishes Residential Building Students

Four unique Los Angeles homes by Yu2e: Your Next Employer?

Archinect

JULY 22, 2024

The architecture and engineering firm has built a portfolio grounded in private single-family residential projects alongside commercial, mixed-use, and multi-family schemes. Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is currently hiring a Design Associate to join their Culver City studio. Gable Gable Gable.

Home

Home Residential Firms Commercial

LOHA uses "rhythmic massing" for dual-use building in Los Angeles

Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

California studio LOHA has completed a residential and retail building called Bellevue53, which features a rooftop swimming pool and stepped elevations clad in white metal. Drawing inspiration from the neighbourhood, LOHA developed a rhythmic massing that echoes the steep topography and reduces the scale of the building," the team said.

Building

Building Residential Structural Engineering Engineering

David Chipperfield adds social housing and offices to Lyon riverside development

Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2024

David Chipperfield Architects has completed three buildings in Lyon Confluence The project is located in the residential district La Confluence, a former industrial area in Lyon that is being redeveloped with a masterplan by Herzog & de Meuron. The photography is by Simon Menges.

Developer

Developer Development Masterplanning Housing

World's tallest mass timber tower opens in Milwaukee

Archinect

JULY 14, 2022

It cost $80 million to construct and will provide Milwaukee’s East Town neighborhood with a total of 259 apartment units built in partnership with structural engineers Thornton Tomasetti.

Structural Engineering

Structural Engineering Residential Engineering Engineering

SOM completes Two Manhattan West, marking a major milestone for corporate office design in NYC

Archinect

JANUARY 31, 2024

The four-year construction effort yielded a total two million square feet of new office space that was built above active railroad tracks in what the firm describes as an "extraordinary" advancement of the methods used in urban design, structural engineering, and architecture.

Structural Engineering

Structural Engineering Residential Engineering Engineering

CLB Architects takes "residential" approach for Jackson Hole Airport

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Fireplaces were incorporated to make the airport feel like a "residential space" In addition to the natural light that flows in through large windows, the terminal has downlights, uplights and LED accents that create a feeling of warmth. The structural supports are meant to have "an elegant and minimal presence".

Residential

Residential Architect Engineering Engineering

Arup publishes new guide to fire safety and mass timber design

Archinect

JUNE 10, 2024

Arup has just released a new comprehensive guide to fire safety design and mass timber construction for architects in response to the nascent surge of projects utilizing the material nationwide.

Safety

Safety Utilities Design Residential

Texas A&M researchers receive $3.74M for the development of 3D-printed hempcrete buildings

Archinect

JUNE 21, 2022

Leading the project is Petro Sideris, assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, who will develop residential and potential commercial construction designs.

Developer

Developer Development Building Commercial

Ten striking sculptural buildings that draw attention from afar

Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Spiky residential towers, an ark-shaped church and a timber castle viewpoint are among the featured buildings, many of which have become landmarks in their contexts thanks to their towering heights and sculptural forms that can be seen from afar.

Building

Building Residential Structure Exterior

Your next job could be with humanitarian champions Shigeru Ban Architects

Archinect

MAY 31, 2024

The role, based in New York City, calls for an individual with 6 to 10 years of experience, working to develop documents for cultural, community, and residential projects. The practice is particularly interested in candidates who have worked on projects that are “inventive, carefully detailed, with well-integrated building systems.

Architect

Architect Residential Engineering Engineering

EC3 adds "inspired rental housing" with trees to Core City development in Detroit

Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2025

The Canopy involved transforming an abandoned, 17,000-square-foot (1,579-square-metre) lot into a residential complex with five buildings that vary in size and shape. Each building is a duplex with two units. The team also took inspiration from the "raw exhibition spaces" in Marfa , Texas, by the artist Donald Judd.

Developer

Developer Inspiration Development Cities

Hewitt creates residential tower in Seattle informed by stack of magazines

Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

Local architecture studio Hewitt has unveiled the 33-storey-high Skyglass residential block in downtown Seattle , which was informed by an offset stack of magazines. The tower rises from a brick-clad base "I looked at the profile and stopped seeing a lot of floorplates twisting but just saw a basic shift," said Nagele. "I

Information

Information Residential Structural Engineering Landscape

Cars and hurricanes inform "sail-shape" of Aston Martin's first residential skyscraper

Deezen

MAY 2, 2024

It is the first residential skyscraper to be branded by Aston Martin. Bodas Mian Anger and Aston Martin have designed a skyscraper in Miami Aston Martin claims that the new skyscraper is the tallest residential structure in Florida, though it may soon be surpassed by one of the other towers going up in Miami.

Residential

Residential Information Foundation Manufacturing

Cobe, Dorte Mandrup, JAJA, and Tegnestuen Vandkunsten to lead new mixed-use housing development at Copenhagen's South Harbor

Archinect

APRIL 12, 2024

Cobe is joining fellow Danish architecture firms Dorte Mandrup , Tegnestuen Vandkunsten , and JAJA , alongside Sweco engineers, to deliver a new mixed-use residential district in Copenhagen’s South Harbor.

Development

Development Developer Housing Architecture Firm

Stantec-designed Strata Wynwood mixed-use development completed in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District

Archinect

JULY 26, 2022

The new Strata Wynwood mixed-use residential building, designed by global firm Stantec, is the newest addition to the Wynwood Arts District in Miami. The project includes 257 residential units, artist studios, three floors of office space, street-level retail, and 474 parking spaces.

Developer

Developer Development Art Structural Engineering

A Renovation Turned It Into a Cottage—But You’d Think It Was Still Just an Old Barn

Dwell

APRIL 17, 2025

Project Details: Location: Overbrook, Kansas Architect: BNIM / @ bnimarchitects Footprint: 702 square feet Builder: Dmrtisans Structural Engineer: Walter P Moore Mechanical Engineer: Introba Photographer: Kelly Callewaert From the Architect: "Located on a family farm, Overbrook Overlook transforms a 1960s barn into a residential cottage nestled into (..)

Renovation

Renovation IT Structural Engineering Engineering

Bates Smart creates "uniquely Australian" monolithic embassy in Washington DC

Deezen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Completed in 2023, the 9,890-square metre (214,094-square foot) complex completes Scott Circle at the intersection of 16th Street and Massachusetts Avenue and transitions from a residential neighborhood to a commercial district. The building's main entrance is oriented south toward the White House.

Consulting

Consulting Glass Management Engineering

Raphael Viñoly Architects resumes construction on renamed 125 Greenwich Street condo tower in Manhattan

Archinect

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Construction is in full swing again on a Raphael Viñoly Architects -designed 88-story 125 Greenwich Street Manhattan residential project after resuming earlier this year following a four-year pause.

Construction

Construction Construction Structural Engineering Architect

MVRDV unveils residential high-rises for Tencent smart city in Shenzhen

Deezen

MARCH 25, 2024

Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed a series of residential high-rises arranged around courtyards in Shenzhen 's Qianhai bay, which will form part of a smart city development by technology company Tencent. Pedestrian paths through the complex will provide added outdoor space populated with sports and leisure activities.

Residential

Residential Cities Technology Technology

New York City’s busiest architecture firms of 2023 ranked by The Real Deal

Archinect

JANUARY 8, 2024

Related on Archinect: An updated study led by Gensler tracks progress of office-to-residential conversion data Under the rankings, both Gensler and RAND Engineering & Architecture are found to be the busiest in the city, with 60 projects filed each.

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Architecture Firm Firms Real Estate Permits

Rafael Viñoly Architects resumes construction on renamed 125 Greenwich Street condo tower in Manhattan

Archinect

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Construction is in full swing again on a Rafael Viñoly Architects -designed 88-story 125 Greenwich Street Manhattan residential project after resuming earlier this year following a four-year pause.

Construction

Construction Construction Structural Engineering Architect

Australia is pushing for wood construction with $214 million Timber Building Program

Archinect

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Finance may also be available for multi-residential apartments, senior living, and student accommodation projects. Eligible projects will be considered on a case-by-case basis and may include those that follow the following criteria: Use low-carbon engineered wood products in large-scale construction Have secured appropria.

Finances

Finances Construction Construction Building

Looking back critically on the two-decade supertall building revolution in New York City

Archinect

DECEMBER 24, 2022

We’re living through the birth of a new species of skyscraper that not even architects and engineers saw coming. After 9/11, experts concluded that skyscrapers were finished. Tall buildings that were in the works got scaled down or canceled on the assumption that soaring towers were too risky to be built or occupied.

Cities

Cities Real Estate Building Technique

A new mass timber proposal in Zanzibar would challenge Milwaukee's Ascent tower for the world record

Archinect

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A proposed new residential project in Zanzibar, Tanzania, could challenge Milwaukee's Ascent tower for the title of world’s tallest mass timber structure after being unveiled to the public on October 1.

Residential

Residential Engineering Engineering Structure

California to build solar panels over canals following UC graduate’s research

Archinect

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The project, named Project Nexus, will build on research by a UC Merced environmental engineering graduate, which we originally reported on back in May 2021. This reduction would save 63 billion gallons of water per year, enough to irrigate 50,000 acres of farmland or meet the residential water needs of 2 million people.

Building

Building Residential Engineering Engineering

Wooden World: How Helsinki Became a Leader in Architecture’s Timber Revolution

Architizer

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The innovative development features residential and commercial buildings constructed primarily from cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glued laminated timber (glulam). Supercell Headquarters by Anttinen Oiva arkkitehdit, Jätkäsaari, Helsinki, Finland. Building codes have been updated to accommodate taller wooden structures.

Government

Government Technique Innovation Sustainability

Brooks + Scarpa "revitalises traditional forms" with gabled North Carolina house

Deezen

APRIL 15, 2025

This approach results in a building that stands in harmony within its natural setting, offering a forward-looking model for sustainable residential design, thus serving as a beacon of architectural innovation, showcasing how thoughtful design can enhance human and environmental well-being while respecting and revitalising traditional forms."

Housing

Housing Zoning Structural Engineering Glass

Atelier Apeiron tops arched cultural centre with terraced roof garden

Deezen

MARCH 5, 2025

Atelier Apeiron designed the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex in Zhuhai Located next to a green park surrounded by residential towers,the building was designed to integrate three organisations into a single complex.

Roofing

Roofing Consulting Art Contractor

Nikjoo weaves terraces into townhouse on London parking space

Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The studio also worked closely with the structural engineer AS Construction & Structural Engineering to create a very shallow floor plate, allowing for generous ceiling heights of up to 2.8 Playful portholes were added to its west facade.

Space

Space Structural Engineering Roofing Housing

Tim Fu uses AI as "design collaborator" for Slovenian housing development

Deezen

APRIL 3, 2025

AI becomes the engine that powers possibilities, while architects remain the drivers of intent, atmosphere and human value." Fu is also currently exploring ways to use AI for material optimisation, consultant coordination and value engineering to help improve communication and cost savings in the project.

Developer

Developer Development Housing Design

This $3.7m modernist Vancouver home has stellar credentials – and incredible views

The Spaces

MARCH 11, 2025

Still, it’s rare to see one of its residential projects on the market, and Buckland House, in the Sentinel Hill neighbourhood of West Vancouver, is one of the best. Designed in 1951 for the family of a forest engineer, it prioritises sweeping views and open, flexible living from expanses of glazing.

Home

Home Modern Zoning Architecture Firm

Yoga Dojo: A Garden Pavilion Integrating Precision Engineering and Nature

Archeyes

JANUARY 21, 2025

The post Yoga Dojo: A Garden Pavilion Integrating Precision Engineering and Nature appeared first on ArchEyes. The Yoga Dojo is a standalone pavilion designed for meditation and relaxation in a private garden in Greater London. It is an extension of the home, positioned at the end.

Engineering

Engineering Engineering Nature Home

MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building

How Moshe Safdie’s Iconic Habitat 67 Was Reborn in a Virtual World

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Arup completes the Netherlands' tallest timber-hybrid residential building

Your next role could be directing campus construction at the University at Buffalo

Hapi Homes donates 10 “foldable” residential structures in Odesa

This architect has identified the qualities office buildings need for converting to residential

Take a look at the 18 French Canadian wood and timber projects honored at the 2025 Cecobois Awards of Excellence

Gensler completes Austin's tallest skyscraper

5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

Pleated facade fronts Parisian housing by Kengo Kuma & Associates

The Architectural Works of Santiago Calatrava

Renzo Piano Building Workshop puts the finishing touches on 600 W. 125th residential tower for Columbia University

Four unique Los Angeles homes by Yu2e: Your Next Employer?

LOHA uses "rhythmic massing" for dual-use building in Los Angeles

David Chipperfield adds social housing and offices to Lyon riverside development

World's tallest mass timber tower opens in Milwaukee

SOM completes Two Manhattan West, marking a major milestone for corporate office design in NYC

CLB Architects takes "residential" approach for Jackson Hole Airport

Arup publishes new guide to fire safety and mass timber design

Texas A&M researchers receive $3.74M for the development of 3D-printed hempcrete buildings

Ten striking sculptural buildings that draw attention from afar

Your next job could be with humanitarian champions Shigeru Ban Architects

EC3 adds "inspired rental housing" with trees to Core City development in Detroit

Hewitt creates residential tower in Seattle informed by stack of magazines

Cars and hurricanes inform "sail-shape" of Aston Martin's first residential skyscraper

Cobe, Dorte Mandrup, JAJA, and Tegnestuen Vandkunsten to lead new mixed-use housing development at Copenhagen's South Harbor

Stantec-designed Strata Wynwood mixed-use development completed in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District

A Renovation Turned It Into a Cottage—But You’d Think It Was Still Just an Old Barn

Bates Smart creates "uniquely Australian" monolithic embassy in Washington DC

Raphael Viñoly Architects resumes construction on renamed 125 Greenwich Street condo tower in Manhattan

MVRDV unveils residential high-rises for Tencent smart city in Shenzhen

New York City’s busiest architecture firms of 2023 ranked by The Real Deal

Rafael Viñoly Architects resumes construction on renamed 125 Greenwich Street condo tower in Manhattan

Australia is pushing for wood construction with $214 million Timber Building Program

Looking back critically on the two-decade supertall building revolution in New York City

A new mass timber proposal in Zanzibar would challenge Milwaukee's Ascent tower for the world record

California to build solar panels over canals following UC graduate’s research

Wooden World: How Helsinki Became a Leader in Architecture’s Timber Revolution

Brooks + Scarpa "revitalises traditional forms" with gabled North Carolina house

Atelier Apeiron tops arched cultural centre with terraced roof garden

Nikjoo weaves terraces into townhouse on London parking space

Tim Fu uses AI as "design collaborator" for Slovenian housing development

This $3.7m modernist Vancouver home has stellar credentials – and incredible views

Yoga Dojo: A Garden Pavilion Integrating Precision Engineering and Nature

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