New & Cool Architecture
New & Cool Architecture / 30 story hotel in China built in just 15 days
January 25, 2012 | New & Cool Architecture | 
by Zuliandi Azli |
The T30 can not only pride itself in being a five-star hotel, but also the hotel that took 15 days to be constructed from ground up. While its lines are plain and conventional, a 9.0 magnitude resistant building that employs the use of state of the art air filtration technology and sustainable building features in 15 days? Mind=blown.
New & Cool Architecture / Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavillion
January 20, 2012 | New & Cool Architecture | by Zuliandi Azli |
Smacked on the outskirts of Dovrefjell National Park, Snøhetta provides for a mythical experience for visitors. With sustainable architecture in mind, elements such as solid construction and natural lines come together in a perfectly harmonious manner. I’ve got to get my ass there someday. Read more
New & Cool Architecture / PODhouses by Robust Outdoor Brands
January 19, 2012 | New & Cool Architecture | by Gerry Mak |
Robust Outdoor Brands has designed these tiny PODhouses, sort of like permanent tent/huts, three of which have been placed at a campground in Switzerland. The units come ready to use, complete with heating, lighting, and electricity/solar ventilation. No toilet, though. You still have to dig a hole. Read more
New & Cool Architecture / William O’Brien Junior’s Twins design
January 18, 2012 | New & Cool Architecture | by Lisa Solberg |
William O’Brien Jr. is Assistant Professor of Architecture at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, and is principal of an independent design practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His practice was recently awarded the 2011 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects and Designers. Twins is a design proposal for two vacation homes for two brothers and their families on one plot of land in upstate New York and represents an examination of a curious part to whole relationship. Read more
New & Cool Architecture / The Cube by Park Associati
January 17, 2012 | New & Cool Architecture | by Zuliandi Azli |
‘I designed these projects as if they had been proposed by someone else, someone far removed from the trajectory of thought concerned with the city.’ As if pointing an artsy middle finger to the city planners of beautiful Milano, The Cube beams like a glorious rebellion in the heart of the city. Contrasted with the Milano’s backdrop of historical motifs, The Cube redefines form and societal compliance is definitely non-existent here. Read more
New & Cool Architecture / El Batel Conference Center and Auditorium
January 9, 2012 | New & Cool Architecture | by Elena Grandal |
The architects’ José Selgas and Lucía Cano’s work, El Batel, was made to look like a container. An excellent idea, as the building is located in the port of the Spanish coastal city of Cartagena, where loads of containers are brought to the city by boat. What Selgas and Cano couldn’t predict is that when the citizens of Cartagena saw this rectangular, plastic, multicolored frame, they would name it ‘the tupperware’. Read more
New & Cool Architecture / Garden and House by Ryue Nishizawa
January 3, 2012 | New & Cool Architecture | by Gerry Mak |
Architect Ryue Nishizawa created this amazing ‘inside-out’ building in Tokyo that is chock-full of planters and outdoor space to accommodate a veritable urban forest. Read more
New & Cool Architecture / Atlas-F Silo Luxury Home
December 21, 2011 | New & Cool Architecture | by Gerry Mak |
I have a feeling the 1% are building underground bunkers to escape to when all this global warming, economic collapse, and widespread civil unrest reaches critical mass. This luxury home is built on top of an old missile silo in the Adirondacks, and comes with its own runway for small aircraft. It’s perfect for hiding from the 99% of us who will be turned into zombies!
New & Cool Architecture / Klapsons Hotel Singapore: sci-fi geek chic
December 13, 2011 | New & Cool Architecture | by Low Lai Chow |
In 2010, I decided to seek refuge at a boutique hotel located in a nondescript office building. Good move: I was slapped by a scene straight out of Stanley Kubrick’s seminal film 2001: A Space Odyssey. There it was, a gigantic metallic dome structure in the hotel lobby. In it was the reception desk. Read more
New & Cool Architecture / Fifteen Hobbit Houses from around the world
December 9, 2011 | New & Cool Architecture | by Merzipan |
Want to live in a hole in the ground? Not a nasty wet hole, nor a dry sandy hole? Obviously, you’re not alone. There’s even a hobbit motel. Now that means comfort. Check out this selection of 15 green-roofed dwellings that take a page right out of Tolkien’s books and come in all sizes for all kinds of functions, from hotels in New Zealand to backyard playhouses and vintage underground hill-dug duplexes.
New & Cool Architecture / Trollwall Restaurant, Norway
December 7, 2011 | New & Cool Architecture | by Agnes Samour |
Starving after a hike near the Trollwall, the tallest vertical rock face in Europe? It’s now possible to have something to eat while admiring the view of the towering cliffs in this impressive restaurant, designed by Reiulf Ramstad Norway. The M-shaped glass roof really looks fantastic from the inside and the outside. Read more
New & Cool Architecture / Rollercoaster in Beijing by Interval Architects
November 30, 2011 | New & Cool Architecture | by Florence Li |
Interval Architects designed this building called Rollercoaster, which is located in a school in Beijing, China. The peaceful area provides an ideal place for students to study, relax or have a function; while this public space also presents an iconic image at the center of the campus. Read more
New & Cool Architecture / World’s most expensive house sits abandoned
November 3, 2011 | New & Cool Architecture | by Gerry Mak |
Over the past few years, I’ve been growing increasingly ambivalent towards huge, expensive architectural projects with big name design firms attached to them. Who are these buildings actually for? The Antilla, a 27-storey building in Mumbai that is apparently the world’s most expensive house, now sits empty most of the time because according to vastu (the Hindu version of feng shui), there aren’t enough east-facing windows, making it unlucky to inhabit. Maybe the owners of the building could move some of the city’s poor into it and hold banquets and film screenings for them, instead of letting it sit unused.
New & Cool Architecture / Wee House: customise your new home online
October 22, 2011 | New & Cool Architecture | by Kathleen Edwards |
Imagine if every obnoxious nouveau riche person decided to build homes from this designer instead of Dog the Bounty Hunter inspired homes you know are going to crumble into hell in twelve years? Read more
New & Cool Architecture / Vertical Forest by Stefano Boeri Architetti
October 21, 2011 | New & Cool Architecture | by Gerry Mak 
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The idea of high-rise farms and gardens is nothing new at this point, but I still find the concept compelling. This Vertical Forest designed by Milan-based studio Stefano Boeri Architetti is another interesting version of the idea of urban reforestation.
Artist Julia Randall has been making the internet rounds with her amazing photorealistic color pencil drawings of disembodied lips, tongues, and spit bubbles.
I’m loving Josh Smith’s temporary tattoos of classic Mac cursors, as designed by Susan Kare. Put them where you want them. Read more
Welcome to the street where originality lives: the adidas Originals neighborhood. This is where athletes, musicians, skaters, artists, entertainers and more all come together to show their colors, their style and their originality. Join Snoop Dogg, Agnes Deyn, Jeremy Scott and more at the adidas Originals street party to end all street parties. Celebrate Originality.
Here’s a sweet, angular house that simultaneously stands out and blends in with the old neighborhood in Tokyo where it is located. It’s designed by Jun Igarashi Architects, and was commissioned for a two-generation family as their private home. Read more
The Mystic Lady Tumblr is filled with a lot of, what seems to be, found images. Whether its her prolific collection of National Geographic scans, or even the images that she reblogs, she has impeccable taste and has created an amazing aesthetic.
I love Brooklyn band Durty Nanas. They were formed in 2005 and play street spaces, galleries, lofts, and block parties. So I guess they are the ‘real’ Bloc party.
We know these aren’t exactly sold as ‘cooking’ aprons but we couldn’t resist. Some of our design savvy readers will recognize Core 77’s Hand and Eye Supply shop, which sells artist supplies, shop tools, and workwear for ‘creative laborers of all stripes’. Read more
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Matthew Dear’s Black City album totem
Our friends at Ghostly International are releasing Matthew Dear’s Black City album as a limited edition ‘totem’. A what? A totem – a limited edition metal bar used to access a private music chamber. Cool! Read more
How ’bout this Jose Manuel Hortelano-Pi guy, huh? Quite the illustrator, yessiree Bob. From Spain, too. Spain is great! Read more
A little infectious lollipop rock anyone? Feel free to embarrass yourself singing along at the stoplight. If the other drivers give you that look, roll down the windows and spread the love.
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Honest Food Preparation Instructions
Yes, we’ve all been there: the chinese food from last week that still looks edible amongst the bare surrounds of an empty fridge. But really, we shouldn’t. Just let it be. Or College Humor will expose you! Read more
Baltimore Mural by Josh Van Horne
My friend Josh Van Horne, a local Baltimore artist, did this amazing mural in our neighborhood that depicts the history of this warehouse-laden area.
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