Written by So, I am a geographer in GIS. I was always interested in architecture but was constantly warned that the cost of school, the amount of time in studio, lack of social life, horrible firms, horrible pay for the amount of training you need to go through, and long nights again getting projects done were not […]
anchor Concept render of ICON’s proposed system. Image credit: BIG Bjarke Ingels recently divulged his intentions to build on the moon by 2032. In a new interview with Forbes, Ingels talked about his firm’s involvement with ICON on the NASA-funded Project Olympus, saying “solar-powered lasers” will be used to […]
The Pottery Barn Black Friday sale is one of our favorites every year. And while we’re anxiously awaiting details of the official sale to shop, you can get a head-start on savings with the brand’s current end-of-season sale. Right now, you can score up to 50% off thousands of items in-store and online, including furniture, […]
anchor Exterior View, West Conservatory. Image by Albert Vecerka/Esto. Courtesy of WEISS/MANFREDI. With the final stage of a multiyear revitalization now completed, Pennsylvania’s Longwood Gardens horticultural center has announced its official reopening date will be November 22nd, 2024. This concludes the work performed by Weiss/Manfredi in […]
Just a few days after announcing his departure from CNN, broadcaster Chris Wallace is listing his Washington, D.C. home of 27 years for $6.4 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. The anchor and his wife bought the Georgian Revival residence for $1.1 million in 1997, around the time they got married. The dwelling sports a […]
In late September, The Met gave an early look at the newly renovated Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Closed since 2021, the 40,000-square-foot wing on the museum’s south side underwent a $70 million renovation led by WHY Architecture in collaboration with Beyer Blinder Belle. The wing will reopen in May 2025, when visitors can view pieces […]
The lyrics of Kendrick Lamar’s 2012 single “Poetic Justice” express a duality between belief and skepticism—“If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room would you trust it?” When the artist takes the Super Bowl LIX halftime stage in New Orleans this coming February, he will be enveloped by the Superdome’s half-billion-dollar […]
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A New Landmark for abu dhabi’s Saadiyat cultural district The Mandarin Oriental Residences in Abu Dhabi have been announced by Aldar, with architecture by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). The proposed development will include 226 luxury homes that are envisioned to set a new standard for residential design in the city. Managed by the Mandarin […]
Marymount School of New York is a prestigious Catholic day school on New York’s Upper East Side. Its flagship on Fifth Avenue is a handsome 1901 abode by Charles Pierrepont Henry Gilbert. For nearly one century, it’s operated a second campus out of three conjoined townhouses overlooking Central Park. Now, Marymount School has a new […]