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- Brilliant woodland pavilion pushes the envelope of timber in tension Mon, 26 Jun 17, 8:15pmArchitectural Association students of the Design & Make program are pushing the envelope on lightweight timber construction. In the program’s most recent annual project, students completed the Sawmill Shelter, an experimental...
- Super-local energy-efficient Caretakers House is built from locally grown and felled timber Thu, 7 Jul 16, 6:00amThe 120-square-meter Caretaker’s House is constructed from a variety of unseasoned timber, including larch, cedar, and spruce, but uses the wood for more than just its framework...
- Super-local Passivhaus Caretakers House is built from locally grown and felled timber Wed, 6 Jul 16, 6:00pmThe 120-square-meter Caretaker’s House is constructed from a variety of unseasoned timber, including larch, cedar, and spruce, but uses the wood for more than just its framework...
- Winter Walk pop-up plaza returns to downtown San Francisco Fri, 18 Dec 15, 9:00amWinter Walk has returned for its second year in downtown San Francisco. This pop-up plaza on Stockton Street between Geary and Ellis provides a public open space during the construction of the Central Subway. RHAA Landscape...
- Architectural Association School of Architecture bamboo workshops in Haiti teach post-disaster construction techniques Fri, 18 Dec 15, 7:30amTITLE Architectural Association School of Architecture - Bamboo Workshops in Haiti ABSTRACT The AA School has been working with Quisqueya Univeristy, the Wynne Farm and ARUP through short workshops to design, and in 2017...
- Marking the Forest : An Architecture Course in the Oregon Woods Sat, 30 Aug 14, 5:20amPeople who love architecture tend to love wild spaces as well: after all, buildings and landscapes complement one another, right? Well, imagine being able to study architecture design in a forest environment, where structures...
- Gun Architects’ Rainforest Pavilion Creates a Cool Oasis in the Middle of London Mon, 30 Jun 14, 3:00pmThe Rainforest Pavilion is an extension of Gun Architects' ongoing body of work that focuses on the Chilean climate. Many of their projects create forms out of the circulation and accumulation of water, which is the driving...
- Students Recreate Le Corbusier’s Minimalist Maison Dom-Ino as a Pavilion for Venice Biennale Tue, 10 Jun 14, 2:49amArchitect Valentin Bontjes van Beek and a group of students gave Le Corbusier’s famed Maison Dom-Ino second life as a pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale...
- AA Students Build a Gorgeous Cocoon Treehouse Retreat in England Thu, 27 Jun 13, 12:30amThe temporary frame for the structure was constructed using only four untreated sheets of plywood and one locally milled cedar tree. The strips were bandaged together to create a façade stiff enough to be suspended from...
- Green Bamboo Lakou Housing for Haiti Wins 2013 Foster + Partners Prize Wed, 26 Jun 13, 5:17amHaiti is still struggling to rebuild its infrastructure three years after being struck by a devastating earthquake. The nation is also challenged by deforestation and a workforce that lacks skill and resources, so it is looking...
- HORTUS is a Crazy Greenhouse Contraption of 300+ Algae-Filled Bags Tue, 24 Jan 12, 4:38amHORTUS — or Hydro Organisms Responsive To Urban Stimuli — is a crazy new exhibit in London made up of 325 transparent bags of algae hanging from the ceiling via a network of ropes...
- Jesse Randzio’s Amazing Eco-Capsule is a Hanging Tree-Nest in Dorset Fri, 2 Dec 11, 3:34amRead the rest of Jesse Randzio’s Amazing Eco-Capsule is a Hanging Tree-Nest in Dorset Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: A Separate Place, Architectural Association, AV Customerson Award, Dorset,...
- Jesse Brandzio’s Amazing Eco-Capsule is a Hanging Tree-Nest in Dorset Fri, 2 Dec 11, 3:34amRead the rest of Jesse Brandzio’s Amazing Eco-Capsule is a Hanging Tree-Nest in Dorset Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: A Separate Place, Architectural Association, AV Customerson Award, Dorset,...
- 3013 Installation Made From Recycled Wood Cascades Down a London Building Sat, 3 Sep 11, 3:23amRead the rest of 3013 Installation Made From Recycled Wood Cascades Down a London Building Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 3013 installation, Architectural Association, eco design, green design,...