Search Results for 'Future'

A design for future generations

Christchurch will be one of the biggest jobs on the planet for architects - a vast canvas of possibilities. But dominating early on will be the bread-and-butter work of just getting buildings up quickly, writes CHRISTOPHER MOORE . In [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Marlins see future in modern, artistic park

Marlins Park, the new $634 million home of the Miami Marlins that opens Wednesday, is a retractable dome stadium with an ultramodern design. Orioles Park at Camden Yards, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of its opening Friday, is an [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

The Future, Retrenched

WHAT may be the biggest architecture event of the year ahead has not yet been scheduled. But when it happens, it’ll be a doozy: MGM Resorts International recently announced its intention to demolish the Harmon, a tower by Norman Fos [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Building on the future

The jurors for this year’s Architectural Association of Ireland awards favoured a human dimension while asking for more risk-takers, reports FRANK McDONALD , Environment Editor ARE WE SEEING too much “architects&rsq [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Portland's streetcar architecture -- past becomes future

Portland's future and its past intersect at 28th Avenue and East Burnside.A hundred feet or so from an old red brick trolley barn -- long since converted to offices -- workers are constructing an eye-catching, four-story condo with ground [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Crossway eco home vaults into future

The term "eco home" is now so used and abused that it barely retains any trace of meaning. So when we learn that Channel 4's Grand Designs is to feature yet another eco home this week it's tempting to pre-emptively reach for the [...]