Soon to be Razed, a Philadelphia Neighborhood Frozen in Time
Image (c) K. Scott Kreider. During World War II, the waterfront zones of many American cities were mobilized by the American Naval Fleet for shipbuilding. The demand was high, as were investments in...
View ArticleNew Concourse at King’s Cross Station Opens to the Public; Platform 9¾ Relocated
London has been ironing its shirt and tie so to speak for the 2012 Olympics, and the city’s latest architectural piece of flair is the new western concourse at London’s King’s Cross Station. After five...
View ArticleAfter The Closing Ceremony: London’s Olympic Park Primed For Redevelopment
Rendering of planned development between the Velodrome and Olympic Stadium Now that the 2012 Olympic Games are over and the Spice Girls have hip-swiveled across the world’s screens once more, hard...
View ArticleSHoP’s Zany Domino Redevelopment Plan To Be The Face Of The “New Brooklyn”
All renderings: Courtesy SHoP Architects and James Corner Field Operations Earlier today, our buddies over at Curbed dropped new renderings of SHoP’s proposal to transform the Domino Sugar Factory...
View ArticleDesign Studio Wants To Turn Battersea Power Station Into World’s Greatest...
No one quite seems to know what to do with Battersea Power Station — well, not everyone, it seems. The landmark decommissioned power plant presides over Southwest London like a monumental sculpture and...
View ArticleAn Urban Beehive Buzzes In Buffalo
This project won the 2013 Architizer A+ Jury Award in the Student Designed category. See the full list of winners here. While New York City currently outlaws the rather harmless practice of beekeeping,...
View ArticleCan The LA River Go From Concrete Ditch To Portlandia-Style Paradise?
Photo: Tom Andrews, via High Country News Bodies of water have so much allure—particularly in overpaved cities—that we’re content to put up with the algae-scented funk of the Central Park pond, or even...
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