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An old household rubbish tip in the middle of an industrial zone swept by dynamic east-west flows (trains, cars, barges, river, wind) defines the vibrant setting of the technical centre for the Public Waste Collection Service and its Support Department. atelier arcau

Gateira is a hamlet placed on a beautiful hill planted with vineyards, pines and olive trees with splendid views over the southern tip of Serra da Estrela, the highest point in mainland Portugal. Camarim Arquitectos

To mark the city’s 375th anniversary in 2017, the Borough of Ville-Marie will offer Montréal residents and visitors a revamped, friendlier Place Jacques-Cartier that will host lively activities year round. Atelier VAP

According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH, the official international arbiter of skyscraper heights), the total number of "supertall" skyscrapers reaches 100 with the completion of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. John Hill

This private residence located in the city of Ushiki, Ibaraki Prefecture, was designed by Kanagawa Prefecture-based Yashima Architect and Associates. The firm specializes in residential design, and so takes particular care in addressing issues such as what a home should be and how it should...

Bjark Ingels' design of Two World Trade Center for developer Larry Silverstein and tenants 21st Century Fox Inc. and News Corp has been made public via a Wired magazine article and a flashy three-minute video. John Hill

A team led by Mackenzy Vil fabricated the screens for MASS Design Group's GHESKIO Cholera Treatment Center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a "lo-fab" (locally fabricated) process documented in this four-minute film. John Hill

On 1 May 2015 the new home of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaboration with Cooper Robertson, opens its doors to the public right next to the southern tip of the High Line. John Hill

World-Architects toured Princeton University earlier today, taking in the campus's appealing mix of old and new buildings. A standout was Rafael Viñoly's Carl Icahn Laboratory from 2003, which contains a conference room designed by Frank Gehry. John Hill

Two walls of Danish brand Vipp's new two-story Vipp Shelter feature large sliding windows, specifically the PanoramAH! sliding windows supplied by Malmö, Sweden's Architectural Solutions. John Hill

This home for a family of four designed by Naoi Architecture & Design Office sits in a farming-district-turned-suburban-subdivision in Shiga Prefecture. In order to enable a lifestyle in harmony with nature for the outdoors-loving residents, the architects kept the surrounding landscape...

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has unveiled the new World Trade Center logo via the construction fences wrapping the 16-acre site. John Hill

Photographer Fong Qi Wei's articulated goal is to "'make special' via the medium of photography."  John Hill

Californian architect duo Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee are one of the few studios that, though modest in size, manages to survive in a field dominated by the large American offices. Since being founded in 1998, Johnston Marklee has undertaken small commissions that combine the best of...

The Kunstmuseum Ahrenshoop builds upon the town's past and present through a 500-strong collection of paintings and sculptures by local artists housed in five interconnected one-room galleries designed by Staab Architekten. The TECU® Brass cladding from KME gives the museum a strong image... John Hill

Light reflecting off the London tower designed by Rafael Viñoly is blamed for damaging automobile plastic. John Hill

The President's Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force selects ten multidisciplinary teams for the Rebuild by Design competition. John Hill

While only about 110,000 people call the Missoula metropolitan area home, that is enough to make it the second largest city in Montana, "Big Sky Country." On a prominent triangular lot near downtown—at the end of what is known as the "hip strip"—architect Eric...

Due to the dual nature of its program, the Daeyang Gallery and House in Seoul, designed by Steven Holl Architects, includes spaces for the display of art that do not want direct sunlight. To achieve this, Okalux's KAPILUX T insulating glass is incorporated into skylights capping the gallery... John Hill, Thomas Geuder

Soo Sunny Park's Unwoven Light, on display until August 30 at Rice University Art Gallery in Houston, bathes the gallery in brilliant colors via artificial and natural light refracted through the Plexiglas pieces. John Hill

The thirty-somethings at Humans Since 1982 have created the "A Million Times (Time Dubai)" installation for Design Days Dubai, running from March 18-21. The installation is made up of a grid of 288 black-and-white clocks that are synchronized via an iPad to create flowing patterns that... John Hill

The world’s first re-locatable research facility opened on February 5, one hundred years after Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s tragic Antarctic expeditions. John Hill

World-Architects spoke with Scott Marble, director of C-BIP’s Integrated Design Studios, about how the Columbia University GSAPP program is attempting to transform architectural education. The interview, which took place at the Brooklyn office of Marble Fairbanks, is transcribed here,... John Hill

Developer L&L Holding Co. is holding an invited design competition for a skyscaper to replace a 1950s tiered glass box at 425 Park Avenue in New York City. John Hill

This is a small home located on the border of a residential neighborhood and a forested area where development is restricted. Because the lot is lower than the road facing it, access is via a bridge leading to an entrance on the second floor. The shape is nearly cubic, with a triangular terrace...

Located between the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the White River, 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park is a large outdoor canvas for exploring the relationship between contemporary art and nature. This happens via site-specific commissions, educational programs,...

The women’s housing project [ro*sa] is a piece of applied utopia. After a lengthy, discursive incubation period Köb&Pollak Architektur, together with the developer WBV-GPA, have carried out a building that allows enough room for the individual as well as the community, Tailor-made...

The Hudson River Park stretches from Battery Park City at the southern tip of Manhattan to West 59th Street. This transformation of the island’s industrial waterfront and its many piers into recreational parkland features a number of new structures, including these four structures west...

Described by The New York Times five years ago as “the next cool New York City neighborhood,” Bushwick was a low-income area of Brooklyn that has undergone transformation via the influx of artists, then students, and now middle- income residents. One physical sign of this...