Over 1,321,453 Served

Fresh off a loss in Arch Duel, New York architects FXFOWLE will have to console themselves with their winning entry for a new bridge in everyone’s favorite future distopia, Dubai. At 1 mile long and 673 ft high, the “multi-modal” bridge will the longest and tallest arch bridge in the world, the 6th crossing across [...]

LVHRD Duel: Scotch + Lumberjacks Edition

Once again, Life Without Buildings turns to erstwhile London correspondent, present New York correspondent, and all-around art-world darling, Veronica Kavass, who attended LVHRD’s recent architecture duel — the results of which were announced today.

LVHRD’s motto is “build ghettos out of cheese”. This rather lively organization exists to gather imaginative, stylish NYC geeks — [...]

PS1: And Now for Something Completely Different…

[image via the NYT]
Under the pavement…the farm? By Turning a situationist slogan on its head, the dynamic duo of Work Architecture Company have won this year’s PS1 Young Architects Program with a design for an urban farm. (Is it just me or are “urban farms” making a big comeback this year?) Work - made up [...]

What if NYC… Winners Announced!

“What if New York City…?”117 design teams representing 52 countries ventured to answer that ominously vague competition question and now ten winners have risen to the top with their solutions for post-disaster NYC emergency shelters. The unranked finalists will be awarded $10,000 to further develop their projects, with the possibility that one or more of [...]

Truck Commercial Architecture pt 2

Truck commercials and football go together like…well, truck commercials and football. Therefore, it was no surprise to see a few more choice examples of my favorite new absurb architectural ephemera, “Truck Commercial Architecture,” during Superbowl Sunday. First up is the truck centrifuge, where a truck (For you car guys, I believe it’s a “red one”) [...]

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