December 18, 2012
It may be shocking that the Costa Concordia cruise ship that crashed and now floats alongside the island of Giglio is going to stay there. Forever. However, for architects, this floating mass (which can be seen from Google Maps!) offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to create a hybrid land-water space for visitors and locals. An international competition asked design firms to activate the half-sunken ship and coastline as a new public space, and four lucky winners have been announced. From an underwater mall to a scientific geological raft, it’s a good thing this boat isn’t going anywhere, because these ideas are truly transformative. Read more!
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October 26, 2012
The time has almost come to pick a winner for our latest book giveaway, but before we do, we want to give you one last chance to enter. The key to winning is fast and easy: Just sign up for our new daily newsletter! If you haven’t done so yet, you can sign up here. And don’t worry, all of our existing subscribers are already eligible for the big prize. Read more!
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October 11, 2012
We revealed the winner of our last caption contest on Monday. Now, we’re closing out the week with another giveaway. We’re giving away a brand new copy of “Design for Kids” by Sharon and Peter Exley, our friends behind the firm architectureisfun (and a definite consideration for the Architizer A+ Award in Learning). Read on to see how you can win!
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October 8, 2012
Last week, we asked you to dig deep and come up with a great caption for this photo of “scary” architect Hans Poelzig. You guys did not disappoint. After reviewing all of the entries, we’ve finally picked the lucky winner who will receive the 3 most recent issues of San Rocco Magazine: Volume 3: Mistakes, Volume 4: Fuck Concepts! Context!, and Volume 5: Scary Architects.
The winning caption, courtesy of Matt Janssen of Oregon:
“I am smiling”
Congratulations again, Matt! Your San Rocco volumes are in the mail! For those who didn’t win this time around, don?t worry, we’ve got you covered: We?re launching another book giveaway any day now, so stay tuned for your chance to enter!
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September 21, 2012
Earlier in the week we invited readers to enter our “Contemporary Classical: The Architecture of Andrew Skurman“ book giveaway. The deadline was last night, and we received a whopping response from our readers. Entrants were required to answer this question: In line with the Classical style, English-born Benjamin Henry Latrobe is often noted as the father of American architecture. In what city did America’s first architect design the country’s first Roman Catholic Cathedral?
For those still wondering, the answer is: The Baltimore Basilica, completed in 1821 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Today, we randomly selected one winner: Misty Owens of New Orleans, Louisiana. Congratulations, Misty! Your book is in the mail.
The Baltimore Basilica designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe; Photo via Baltimore Basilica
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September 19, 2012
Last week, we invited readers to enter our “Designing Olympics“ book giveaway. The deadline was last night, and we received a great response, flooding our email accounts with submissions from around the globe. Entrants were required to answer this question: “As some know, architectural competition was once a part of the Olympic Games. What architect won a gold medal in architecture for his design of the Olympic Stadium used in the same Olympics Games?” For anyone still wondering, the answer is: Jan Wils, who won the gold medal in architecture for his design of the 1928 Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.
Today, we randomly selected one winner: Luke Giaccio of Washington, D.C. Congratulations, Luke! Your book is in the mail.
For those who didn’t win this time around, don’t fret: We’ve just launched another book giveway! This time we’re offering a monograph featuring the work of the “unabashed classicist” Andrew Skurman. “Contemporary Classical: The Architecture of Andrew Skurman” is filled with photography and watercolor studies of houses, further illuminating each detail with “images and plans of their historical precedents taken from the architect’s vast library.” Read how to enter!
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June 27, 2012
Like their western cousins IKEA, much-loved Japanese home furnishings store MUJI is expanding into prefab home design.
Back in 2009, the store commissioned the venerable Kengo Kuma to design two prefabricated homes, which could be customized, purchased, and assembled on site. Kuma’s elegant (and earthquake-proof) designs were made from an affordable industrialized kit-of-parts, meaning they had the potential to be marketed towards a larger audience.
It seems that MUJI has plans to do just that. Spoon & Tamago reports that the brand is holding a contest that offers one lucky winner the chance to live in Kuma’s Tree House (fully furnished with MUJI products) for two years – rent free. Read on.
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March 30, 2012
We didn’t prepare a speech or anything, but… Ok, yes we did. Here goes.
We’re quickly closing in on a goal of ours here at Architizer: 10,000 registered firms.
To show our appreciation, we’re giving away a package of office-enhancing prizes to one firm that registers over the course of the next three days. It includes an iTunes gift card, a gaggle of new architecture and design books, and five desk makeovers from cheeky office suppliers Poppin. Deciding not to register could actually be interpreted as an act of aggression against your co-workers. Don’t be like that.
Here’s how this will work (since our home page features the number of firms prominently, we want to add a little mystery to the contest). Register your office by Wednesday, April 4. Share a link to your profile with us (tweet @Architizer or email us!). We’ll notify the winner by thursday.
Register here!
Each Desk Makeover Includes:
• 1 Tape Dispenser
• 1 Desk Set
• 1 Set of Inboxes
• 1 Ruler
• 1 Pair of Scissors
• 1 Box of Signature Pens
• 1 Box of Thin Highlighters
• 1 Box of Jumbo Highlighters
• 1 Box of Mechanical Pencils
• 1 Metal Pen
• To Do List Pads
• Large Soft Cover
• Correction Fluid
• Staple Remover
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October 31, 2011
Bjarke Ingels and Daniel Kidd as Cloverfield King Kong and the Empire State Building.
Every profession has their own dorky way of celebrating Halloween. People in advertising dress up as the cast of Mad Men. Finance lawyers dress up as the people they evicted after locking them into unrealistic mortgages.
What those other professions don’t have, though, is the architect’s (a) creative impetus, (b) superior technical skill, and (c) all-consuming need to out-think their peers. Which makes the images from Storefront for Art & Architecture’s Critical Halloween benefit this past weekend a real delight to browse. Read on.
Christopher Barley as the Clone Stamp in Photoshop.
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September 27, 2011
Tham and Videgård, the firm behind the illustrious Tree Hotel, has teamed up with world-renowned publishing house Birkhäuser to release a new monograph. Out of the Real is a rich, illustrated survey of the innovative work carried out by the firm’s two principal architects, Bolle Tham and Martin Videgård.
The book includes photographs, plans and text on 28 different projects, details of the firm’s ongoing work, and an essay on their philosophy, their practice, and their place in the greater narrative of Swedish architecture. It is a handsome addition to any collection, and we have three copies to give away. Click to learn how you can win!
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