Google to start shipping modular smartphone project Ara

 Us Technology giant google has demonstrated a current prototype of its modular smartphone project shipping developer editions later this year.
The company made announcement at its Google I/O 2016 annual developer conference, where it also said it planned to have a consumer model of Ara on sale in 2017.

 The phone is Designed to have longer lifespan than current products on the market, because its hardware can be easily changed and updated.
Third-party designers are now being invited to contribute hardware modules to the phone that is due to ship in autumn of 2016.

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Diller Scofidio & Renfro Unveils forum building for University Of Chicago Campus

 The University Of Chicago has approved a preliminary design by New York Architecture firm Diller Scofidio & Renfro for facility devoted to hosting talks and events.

Pilotis House Designed By Furuichi And Associates

 ARCHITECTS:
Furuichi And Associates

LOCATION:
Okayama, Okayama prefecture JAPAN

PROJECT YEAR:
 2005

PHOTOGRAPHS:
Hiroshi Ito

Structure: Umezawa, Structural lab.

Laayoune Technology school Designed By Saad El Kabbaj & Driss Kettani & Mohamed Amine Siana

 ARCHITECTS: 
Saad El Kabbaj, Driss Kettani, Mohamed Amine Siana

LOCATION:
 College Ibn Zohr MOROCCO

AREA: 
7182.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 
2014

St. Paulus Church Designed By KLUMPP & KLUMPP Architekten

 ARCHITECTS: KLUMPP & KLUMPP ARCHITEKTEN

LOCATION: Frommern, 72336 Balingen, Germany

AREA: 548.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2015

Undulating Brick Building In Iran Encourages public to its roof

 The brick facade of this mixed-use building in the Iranian city of Hamedan merges with a wave-like roof that the public is invited to sit, work or play on.

Nursery school of two-story Designed By Aisaka Architects Atelier

 ARCHITECTS: Aisaka Architects Atelier

LOCATION: Funabashi, Chiba Prefectute JAPAN

AREA: 2051.59 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2015

PHOTOGRAPHS: Shigeo Ogawa.

Kuhon-ji Buddhist Temple Designed By Furuichi And Associates

 ARCHITECTS: Furuichi And Associates

LOCATION: saseboW, Nagasaki prefectute, JAPAN

PROJECT YEAR: 2003

PHOTOGRAPHS: Hiroshi Ito.

Glamping on the Rock Designed By ArchiWorkshop

 ARCHITECTS: ArchiWorkshop

LOCATION: Ga-pyung, Gyung-Gi-gun, South korea

AREA: 180.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2016.

Peter Marino Clads Hublot's Fifth Avenue store in angled metal panels and LEDs

 American architect Peter Marino's New York flagship store for Hublot has become the swiss watch brand's tallest boutique in the world.

ARTlab Designed By Patkau Architects & LM Architectural Group

 ARCHITECTS: Patkau Architects & LM Architectural Group

LOCATION: winnipeg, MB canada.

AREA: 6300.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR:2012

PHOTOGRAPHS: Patkau Architects, james Dow.

Faculty Of Fine Art university Of La Laguna Designed By GPY aarquitectos

ARCHITECTS: GPY arquitectos

LOCATION: Campus de Guajara, San Cristobal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SPAIN

AREA: 32260.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2015

PHOTOGRAPHS: Filippo poli

PROJECT TEAM: Juan Antonio Gonzalez perez Urbano Yanes Tuna, Constanze Sixt.

Pedrali's 2016 Collection Features Three Seating Designs and a Range Of Table

 Patrick Norguet and Odo Fioravanti are among the designers who have contributed pieces to italian brand Pedrali's latest furniture collection which was Unveiled during this year's Milan Design week.

Hangzhou Phoenix Creative Building Designed By Gad Greentown Design

 ARCHITECTS: Gad Greentown Design

LOCATION: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CHINA

AREA: 97000.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2014

PHOTOGRAPHS: Yao Li Zhao Qiang

Forpeople's Keyn Office Chairs For Herman Miller are Made For Fidgeters

 London company Forpeople has designed a range of Office Chairs for Herman Miller to accommodate workers who shuffle around in their seats.

Choui Fong Tea Cafe Designed By IDIN Architects

 ARCHITECTS: IDIN Architects

LOCATION: Rural Rd Chiang Rai, Tambon Mae Chan, Amphoe Mae Chan, Chang Wat Chiang Rai 57110, THAILAND

PROJECT YEAR: 2015

PHOTOGRAPHS: Spaceshift Studio

David Chipperfield further develops Nobel Center Design For Public Persentation

 David Chipperfield Architects has made additional revisions to its plans for the Nobel Center in Stockholm, which were peresented to the city earlier today.

K Valley House Designed By Herbst Architects

 ARCHITECTS: Herbst Architects

LOCATION:Kauaeranga Valley Rd, Thames, NEW Zealand

AREA: 178.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2015

PHOTOGRAPHS: Lance Herbst

CONTRACTOR: Doug Fleming

Spotlight: Robert A.M Stern

As founder of Robert A.M Stern Architects & Dean of the Yale school of ARCHITECTURE, Robert A.M Stern is a self-proclaimed modern traditionalist  and on in his eyes that is not an oxymoron. 

Garrision Residence Designed By Patrick Tighe Architecture

 ARCHITECTS: Patrick Tighe Architecture

LOCATION: Redondo Beach, CA United States

AREA: 3800.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2015

DESIGN  TEAM: Evelina Sausina, Michael Ho, Michael Nasbit

PHOTOGRAPHS: Art Gray Photography

Zhongsuhge-Hangzhou Bookshop Features Mirrored Ceilings & Wraparound Bookshelves

 ARCHITECTS: Shanghai Studio XL-Muse

LOCATION: Star Avenue Shopping Complex in the city of Binjiang dirstrict HANGZHOU CHINA.

PROJECT YEAR: 2016

INTERIOR DESIGNER: XL-Muse

CLIENT: Zhongsuhge-Hangzhou

Galanter & Jones cteates heated outdoor chair to replace patio heaters.

 San Francisco Studio Galanter & jones has claimed to be first to create cast-stone heated outdoor furniture, which makes a sitter feel like being in a hot tub without getting wet.

Porsche North American Experience Center & Headquarters Designed By HOK

 ARCHITECTS: HOk

LOCATION: Atlanta, Georgia, United State

AREA: 24155.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2016

PHOTOGRAPHS: Alan Karchmer, Eric Laignel

Students Proposal for London's Bishopsgate Goodsyard Builds on the legacy of Zaha Hadid

 In their semester-long project at Zaha Hadid's final Studio course at the Yale school of Architecture, students Lisa Albaugh, Benjamin Bourgoin jamie Edindjikliany, Roberto Jenkins and justin Oh envisioned a new a high density mixed-use project for London's Bishopsgate Goodsyard, the largest undeveloped piece of land still exiting in central London.

VUUE Launches Mornington Furniture collection for both in and outdoors

 New Australian brand VUUE has produced a collection of furniture Designed to be used flexibly for both in and outdoors spaces.

Max Lamb's Curvaceous Glass is Desinged specifically for lemonade

 The shape of this hand-blown lemonade glass by British designer Max Lamb mimics the sihouette of two lemons stacked on top of each other.

Nursing Home Designed By Atelier Du Point

 ARCHITECTS: Atelier Du Point

LOCATION: Batignolles, 75017 Paris, France

AREA: 6177.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2015

Hannabi Designs modular Urban Nomad sofa for generation rent

 Hungaria furniture brand Hannabi has Designed a modular sofa aimed at consumers who move frequently or live in small flats.

Nizio Design Commetmorates The Holocaust with angular weathering-steel museum

 This wedge-shaped, pre-rusted steel museum by Nizio Design is dedicated to the role that polish citizens played in protecting the lives of jews during the second world war.

Mood Ring House Designed By SILO AR & D

 ARCHITECTS: SILO AR & D

LOCATION: Fayetteville, AR United State

AREA: 1920.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2014

PHOTOGRAPHS: SILO

DESIGN TEAM: Marc Manack and Frank Jacobus, Principals, Joseph Weishaar, project Designer, Esteban Ayala, Thomas Geeslin, Ethan Werkmerster.

Will Zaha Hadid Architects Lastest Design Be the Right Fit For Prague?

 In a City as renowned for its historic buildings as Prague, Urban change can often be hard to come by which is why the announcement earlier this month that Zaha Architects will be desingning a large complex of buildings around a railway station close to the city's historic center was big news. But is this the design that Prague needs?  In interview originally published in Czech by Ceska televize, Michaela polakova speaks to Martin Barry, the Chairman of prague-based NGO RESITE, for his analysis of how the the design will impact the city future.

Dilido Haus Designed By Gabriela Coicedo-liebrt

 ARCHITECTS: Gabriela Coicedo-liebrt

LOCATION: Miami Beach, Florida, USA

AREA:337.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2016

PHOTOGRAPHS: Courtesy of Gabriela Coicedo-liebrt.

Mr Home Designed By Design Studio INTU:NE

 ARCHITECTS: Design Studio INTU:NE

LOCATION: Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul,  SOUTH KOREA

AREA: 200.0 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2016

PHOTOGRAPHS: Hyung-suk Kang

DESIGN TEAM: Hyung-suk Kang, Seoung-kyung Shin Soeun Sung.

Spectrum Apartments Designed By Kavellaris Urban Design

 ARCHITECTS: kavellaris Urban Design 

LOCATION: Australia 

AREA: 7400.0 sqm 

PROJECT YEAR: 2014

PHOTOGRAPHYS: Peter Clarke 

DESIGN TEAM: Billy Kavellaris &  Rodrigo Mateluna sandoval 

PROJECT ARCHITECT: Rodrigo Mateluna Sandoval. 

FOSTER & PARTNERS Unveils Apple Union Square Store in San Francisco.

 Apple has debuted a series of new interior features at its lastest Store on San Francisco Union Square, designed with UK architecture firm FOSTER & PARTNERS.

SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS HOUSE DESIGNED BY BENN & PENNA ARCHITECTURE

 ARCHITECTS: Benn & Penna Architecture

LOCATION: southern Highlands

AREA: 250 sqm

PROJECT YEAR: 2015

PHOTOGRAPHYS: Courtesy of Benn & Penna Architecture.

X ARCHITECTS CREATES FACILITY FOR BIRD WATCHERS AT A UAE NATURE RESERVE

 Over 350 species of bird have made their home at this wetland center, built by local firm X Architects on a former rubbish dump IN the United Arab Emirates.

BJARK INGELS DESIGNS VIA57 LOUNGE CHAIR BASES ON HIS NEW YOCK COURTSCRAPER

 Danish architect "Bjadke ingels" has desinged a chair for furniture brand Fritz Hansen based on the shape of his firm's via 57 West "courtscraper"  in NEW York.

FOSTER & PARTNERS OPENS EXHIBITION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AT ARAM GALLERY

 British Architecture firm Foster & Partners has Opened the first retrospectives exhibition dedicated to its industrial design work at london's Aram Gallery.

MAD UNIVEILS PARISIAN HOUSING BLOCK WITH CURVY FLOORS & BALCONIES.

 A studio in Beijing studio MAD has revealed plans for a parisian housing block surrounded by undulating balconies, which is set to become the firm's first residential project in Europe. Called UNIC, the 50 meter tall block will feature floorplates with undulating edges &  glazed walls to give residents views of the paris skyline.

UBER IS TESTING A DRIVERLESS TAXI ON THE STREETS OF PITTSBURGH

Taxi app Uber is the latest company to explore driverless car technology, confirming it is testing a self-navigating vehicle that could force its drivers out of their jobs.

NEW PRACTICES NEW YORK 2016 EXHIBITION

The 2016 New practices New York exhibition will be on view from May 12 to 23, at the Center for Architecture. Featuring the winners of this sixth biennial Competition, the exhibition offers a glimpse into New York City's future Architectural landscape.

WINNER OF ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION FOR TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER

Tel Aviv University has announced the Winning project of the Open international Competition for the new Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Center. The project of French studio Atelier d'Architecture Michel Remon, famous for its works for research Center in France selected as the winner.

WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL AWARDS 2016

WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL AWARDS 2016... 

TINY PAPER FLOWERS INSPIRED BY PENCIL SHAVING BY HARUKA MISAWA

 Attracted to the shape of the shavings that were formed while sharpening her pencil, designer Haruka Misawa decided to explore how they could be formed into realistic flowers. Printing paper with a color gradation, she tightly wraps it in a pencil like shape so the flowers blossom outward when scraped against the shaver. Each flowers created in this method is completely unique, Misawa's techique making it impossible to replicate the same design of each of her 15-40 mm flowers twice.

TOM DIXON ATRIUM CO - WORKING SPACE OPENS IN LONDON

 British Designer TOM DIXON has used his furniture and lighting to kit out a Co- working space for freelencers and small businesses, which opens today in london.