With its two towers connected by a steel bridge structure, which will extend as the world’s longest cantilever, One Za’abeel is set to become the next iconic building in Dubai. The Japanese architects designed a cantilever that is “off” the towers, not “on” like most buildings with a bridge between the top of … Read more
The number of women in UK architecture firms is falling, and many urbanists are worried by the ‘very, very male-dominated’ worlds of planning and construction. So how would cities differ if women designed them?
National Design Award for Great Lakes and St. Lawrence 100-Year Vision The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has conferred its 2013 Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design to Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM, one of the world’s leading architecture firms) and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Cities Initiative) for their work … Read more