Moscow, Russia
Norman Foster’s firm has resigned from the $670 million reconstruction of Moscow’s State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. The split reportedly occurred 2 months ago, despite a recent ultimatum from Moscow’s chief architect Sergei Kuznetsov, demanding that Foster defend the project by coming to the Russian capital within a month.
Image: Foster + Partners
Courtesy Architects Journal
San Francisco, United States
California studio Smith|Allen claim to have completed the world's first architectural structure using standard 3D printers. Called Echoviren, the 10 x 10 x 8 foot pavilion consists of 585 individually printed components, snapped together to create a perforated igloo-like structure.
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London, England
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) have unveiled a three story flat-pack house in the courtyard of London’s Royal Academy of Arts. RSHP says the Homeshell prototype demonstrates a method of building “high-quality, well-designed houses significantly cheaper than other traditional methods of construction.”
Image: Ana Au via Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Courtesy Arch Daily
Seattle, United States
NBBJ has revealed a new proposal for the biomorphic, spherical Amazon offices in downtown Seattle. In the second submission to reach Seattle City Hall, NBBJ presented a number of updates to the biospheres including a ‘Catalan Skin’, increased landscaping in the public square and a plan to reduce the height of the spheres to lessen their impact on the surrounding area.
Image: NBBJ
Courtesy Architect Magazine
Hengyang, China
The Copenhagen-Guangzhou firm ADEPT has won a large-scale planning competition in China with their project, ‘Green Loops City’. Aiming to set a better and sustainable future for Hengyang, eight principles of sustainability are represented individually by a ‘loop’ in the city plan. The loops collectively link the different aspects of Hengyang while allowing visitors and locals to easily traverse through the city.
Image: ADEPT
Courtesy Bustler
