Inside Beijing's National Swimming Center Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:56:00 -0400 A multidisciplinary design team employed an innovative digital process to produce a surprising, highly integrated envelope-and-structure combination
The Ethics of China's Building Boom Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:20:00 -0400 Beijing is booming, with billions of dollars in construction contracts. But what about the human rights records?
China: The Clash of Ancient and Modern Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:10:00 -0400 Learning from the hutong of Beijing and the lilong of Shanghai
MIT News: Architecture
MIT architect Sass puts up a prefab at MoMA Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Larry Sass, assistant professor of computation in the MIT Department of Architecture, is one of five architects featured in a major show this summer at the Museum of Modern Art titled "Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling." Making a splash in Zaragoza Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 An MIT-designed building featuring water walls that can be programmed to display patterns and images is being unveiled this week at the opening of the Zaragoza World Expo in Spain. Interview with the dean: Adele Santos Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 An interview with Dean Adele Santos, dean of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, in which Santos discusses the school's goals and challenges and the role it can play in the future of sustainable cities across the world.
A-Wiki - A collaborative guide on architecture. Using satellite images covering the whole world, anyone may add a new architectural highlight.
Arbitat - Pictures and slideshows of architecturally interesting buildings from around the world, features on current projects (submissions accepted) and biographies of famous archirects.
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Archibot - Architecture portal. Includes select list of online resources, forum and news headlines from around the net.
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Archihub - A forum for architects and designers to share their knowledge and discuss architecture.
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Archinform - International architectural database listing thousands of built and unbuilt projects. 20th-century architecture is the main theme.
Archiseek - Architecture forums, planning news, architectural competition announcements, and guides to the architecture of selected countries and cities.
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Architecture for Humanity - A volunteer non-profit organization set up to promote architecture and design to seek solutions to global social and humanitarian crisis.
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ArchitRama - An international architecture portal available in five languages. News, listings and links to institutions, organizations, firms, events and competitions.
Architypes.net - A library of architectural design issues, solutions and ideas, built up by collaboration and mostly available to share under a Creative Commons license. Images and commentary.
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Archpedia - Architectural encyclopedia includes a style guide, biographies of famous architects, featured firms, news, articles, glossary, and quizzes. Offers a newsletter by email.
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Arqhys - The English-language version of a portal created by architecture students in the Dominican Republic. Covers architectural history, famous architects and buildings monuments, and methods and materials of construction.
Meta Description: [ Architecture in general, That it is the architecture, The medieval architect, architects ini general. ]
Design Community - This architecture and design web portal provides forums for public communication on world architecture, sustainable design, 3D design and 3D computer graphics.
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Design4Design - Online resource centre for professionals in the architecture and interior design industries. News, events, features and listings.
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Floornature - Interviews with architects, news, flooring projects with man made tiles. Manufacturing process, environmental impact and international standards for ceramic tiles and man made stones.
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Galinsky - A showcase for the world's most exciting modern buildings. Photographs, descriptions and visitor information for more than 200 buildings across Europe, North and South America and the Asia-Pacific region, searchable by architect or region.
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Godden Structural Engineering Slide Library - Collection of 900 engineering slides from around the world. Historic and modern structures: beams, arches, cable and suspension, domes and shells, columns, frames, grids, slabs and trusses.
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Made of Light - A project conceived and designed by Speirs and Major Associates, which aims to provide a thought-provoking presentation of the art of light and architecture.
Meta Description: [ Made of Light. The art of light and architecture. An education project concieved and designed by Speirs and Major Associates. ]
Nethca - Network for theory, history and criticism of architecture. Mission statement, archive and colloquia.
New 7 Wonders - This project and voting booth to select the new seven wonders of the world also gives condensed, illustrated descriptions of the original ancient wonders.
Probert Encyclopaedia: Architecture - An illustrated a-z of architectural styles and terminology.
Meta Description: [ Extensive dictionary/glossary/encyclopaedia of architectural terms, architectural structures and related topics ]
Talkin' About Architecture - A Yahoo group to express opinions or ask questions about architecture and art. Registration required.
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The Fat Channel - Brings you architecture, fine art, and urban speculations. Architecture for the Airbag Generation.
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The Holistic Architecture Net - Promotes built environments that are harmonious with their environment. Introduces Feng Shui, Platonic forms, sacred geometry, sustainability and Vedic building. Links to related sites.
The International Network for Multiple Space Use - A variety of mutiple space use-projects from all over the world within an international project database, information about the association and related links.
The Virtual Study Tour - The New Zealand School of Architecture presents computer models of a selection of buildings ancient, modern and proposed, including a sustainable eco-house.
Underground Buildings: Architecture and Environment - An exploration of the viability of underground buildings in contemporary America, with some discussion of international examples.
Meta Description: [ SubsurfaceBuildings.com explores specific examples of underground buildings and examines concerns like environmental issues, energy efficiency, security, psychological resistance, and safety. ]
World View - The Architectural League of New York presents persectives on architecture and urbanism from around the globe. Includes illustrated reports on Beirut, Caracas, Dhaka, Oslo and Tijuana.
