Architecture
Advances in materials and design continue to expand the architect's playbook with buildings that reach for the skies or let us live under it. New Atlas brings you the latest developments.
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A video has been released that reveals the build progress of Saudi Arabia's 170-km-long city sized skyscraper rising in the desert. The scale is incredibly ambitious and The Line is expected to be home to around 9 million people once complete. -
Neom, the extraordinarily ambitious 10,200-square-mile (26,500-sq-km) urban area with a US$1.5-trillion budget planned for the northern tip of the Red Sea is apparently still happening, and Saudi Arabia is providing the pictures and video to prove it. -
One of the big possibilities of 3D-printed architecture is that it could revolutionize affordable housing. Portugal's Havelar shows this may soon be within reach with its inaugural 3D-printed home, which took just 18 hours to print.
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September 18, 2024Bunkie on the Hill is a modern take on the classic forest cabin. Designed by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design, it’s the smallest of four family structures, blending functionality with a thoughtful reflection of its natural surroundings. -
September 18, 2024An eye-catching new building is set to become the next world's tallest residential skyscraper. Named Senna Tower, it will be located in Santa Catarina, Brazil, and is designed to pay homage to the legendary racing driver Ayrton Senna. -
September 09, 2024Back in January, plans were revealed for a skyscraper in Dubai that could potentially become the world's new second-tallest building. Now it's definitely going forward, and the massive tower will soar to an impressive height of 2,378 ft. -
September 02, 2024Tall buildings are a major trend in car design nowadays and another example of this comes from Porsche Design, which has revealed plans for a car-inspired tower offering high-end luxury for petrolheads and their vehicle collections too. -
August 29, 2024The St. Pauli Bunker was commissioned by the Nazis during WWII to protect Hamburg residents from Allied bombing raids. It has now received an ambitious new extension including restaurants, a hotel, and a large park and "mountain path." -
August 26, 2024The Crane WASP uses locally sourced clay, mud or cement with aggregate and natural or artificial fibers to 3D-print houses. That means all the dirt you just pushed around to level out your new yard can be used as printing material. -
August 23, 2024Snøhetta has created an impressively hardy wooden cultural and education hub that's 90% self-sufficient in heating and cooling, despite its location north of the Arctic Circle in Norway, in an area that can reach temperatures of - 49°F. -
August 22, 2024Populous and Oualalou + Choi have joined forces to design an extraordinary new stadium that will take the form of a huge tent. The Grand Stade Hassan II will be located in Morocco and will be the largest soccer stadium in the world. -
August 21, 2024Most 3D-printed homes are currently arranged on one floor, however an upcoming project in the Netherlands plans to build four new houses that will include up to three floors, showcasing the growing complexity of 3D-printed architecture. -
August 16, 2024Another ambitious timber architecture project has come to the United States. ZGF Architects has revealed its remarkable extension of Portland International Airport that's topped by a massive wooden roof measuring a whopping 9 acres. -
August 14, 2024An architectural revolution is quietly taking place in the American suburbs. In Texas, a collection of high-tech robotic builders have been busily constructing the largest 3D-printed neighborhood in the world and it's now nearing completion. -
August 13, 2024An upcoming community center in Tanzania will be defined by its cutting-edge 3D-printed design. However, rather than being built from layered concrete as you'd usually expect, its walls will be created using locally sourced soil. -
August 09, 2024Residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, may soon get the opportunity to live in the world's new tallest wooden skyscraper. Designed by Michael Green Architecture, the ambitious project has been submitted to local planning authorities. -
August 02, 2024Saudi Arabia is bidding to host the 2034 World Cup soccer tournament. If successful, authorities plan to build a futuristic stadium within its audacious 170-km-long mirrored city in the desert, the Line. -
August 01, 2024Love concrete? If so, you'll find a lot to like with the Shire, by Atelier Matias Mosquera. Designed to blend into its lush surrounding landscape, the extraordinary home offers self-sufficiency in power, water and food.
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