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Pixelated architecture

  • Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi by Mecanoo

    Mecanoo completes rock-like Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

    Pixelated white-concrete forms resembling rock formations define this sprawling museum by Dutch studio Mecanoo, located in the cultural district on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. More about Mecanoo completes rock-like Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

    Lizzie Crook | 2 December 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Courtyard and balconies Pixel housing development

    "Dystopian ugly" says commenter

    In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a cluster of seven staggered housing blocks in Abu Dhabi by Dutch studio MVRDV. More about "Dystopian ugly" says commenter

    Rheanna Hopkins | 26 July 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Pixel housing by MVRDV in Abu Dhabi

    MVRDV designs Pixel as alternative to "nondescript" housing in Abu Dhabi

    A communal plaza and stepped terraces encourage residents to spend time together outdoors at Pixel, a cluster of seven staggered housing blocks in Abu Dhabi by Dutch studio MVRDV. More about MVRDV designs Pixel as alternative to "nondescript" housing in Abu Dhabi

    Lizzie Crook | 22 July 2024 | Leave a comment
  • West Coast Kindergarten by CLOU Architects

    CLOU Architects stacks blocks to form kindergarten in China

    Playful openings and colourful windows brighten the pixelated exterior of West Coast Kindergarten, completed by Chinese studio CLOU Architects near Hangzhou. More about CLOU Architects stacks blocks to form kindergarten in China

    Jon Astbury | 30 June 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Canvas House by PARTISANS

    Partisans creates pixelated brick facade for Toronto house

    Canadian architecture studio Partisans has completed a house with an undulating yellow brick facade designed to look pixelated in Toronto, Ontario. More about Partisans creates pixelated brick facade for Toronto house

    Kate Mazade | 5 December 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Exterior of Ziel by MVRDV

    MVRDV designs "stack of country villas" for Montevideo housing block

    Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has released visuals of Ziel, a pixelated residential block made up of stone-clad family units for Uruguay's capital, Montevideo. More about MVRDV designs "stack of country villas" for Montevideo housing block

    Lizzie Crook | 10 May 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Iqon skyscraper in Quito

    BIG completes Quito's tallest building with pixelated facade

    A facade of cascading balconies defines the residential Iqon skyscraper near La Carolina park in Quito, which is Danish architecture studio BIG's first completed project in South America. More about BIG completes Quito's tallest building with pixelated facade

    Lizzie Crook | 7 December 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Louis Vuitton store on PC Hooftstraat called Brick Pixelation by UNStudio

    UNStudio creates pixelated facade for Louis Vuitton store from glass and steel bricks

    Dutch architecture practice UNStudio has recreated a typical Dutch townhouse's facade in bricks made from stainless steel and glass for Louis Vuitton's store on Amsterdam shopping street PC Hooftstraat. More about UNStudio creates pixelated facade for Louis Vuitton store from glass and steel bricks

    Tom Ravenscroft | 1 April 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Villa Catwalk by Nomo Studio in Menorca

    Nomo Studio creates pixelated villa in Menorca

    Barcelona-based Nomo Studio has arranged a collection of bright white cubes to create Villa Catwalk on the island the the Mediterranean island of Menorca. More about Nomo Studio creates pixelated villa in Menorca

    Jon Astbury | 15 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Downtown One skyscraper designed by MVRDV

    MVRDV designs Albania's tallest building with pixelated facade

    Construction has started on a skyscraper in Tirana designed by Dutch firm MVRDV, set to feature a facade with a pixelated map of Albania at its centre. More about MVRDV designs Albania's tallest building with pixelated facade

    Natasha Levy | 15 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • King Street West by BIG

    BIG's pixelated complex of "peaks and valleys" for Toronto gains approval

    Architecture firm BIG's verdant mixed-use complex, reminiscent of Moshe Safdie's experimental Habitat 67 housing in Montreal, has been approved for Toronto. More about BIG's pixelated complex of "peaks and valleys" for Toronto gains approval

    Bridget Goldberg | 20 September 2018 | Leave a comment
  • MahaNakhon by Buro Ole Scheeren, Bangkok, Thailand

    10 pixelated and Jenga-style buildings that tick all the boxes

    The number of architecture projects comprising series of cubes or cuboids to look like digital pixels, or half-finished games of Jenga, is stacking up fast. Here are 10 examples from studios including Herzog & de Meuron, OMA and MVRDV. More about 10 pixelated and Jenga-style buildings that tick all the boxes

    Dan Howarth | 6 August 2018 | Leave a comment
  • 56 Leonard by Herzog & de Meuron

    "Jenga architecture proposes the unstable, the tentative, and that which tends to dissolution"

    Aaron Betsky examines the emergence and popularity of Jenga-style towers and pixelated buildings around the world, and hopes that future examples don't tumble into mediocrity. More about "Jenga architecture proposes the unstable, the tentative, and that which tends to dissolution"

    Aaron Betsky | 6 August 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Barclay Village by Ole Sheeren

    Ole Scheeren designs twin Vancouver skyscrapers to be vertical villages

    Büro Ole Scheeren has revealed plans for a pair of skyscrapers in Vancouver that would be formed from irregularly stacked glass boxes interlaced with greenery. More about Ole Scheeren designs twin Vancouver skyscrapers to be vertical villages

    Eleanor Gibson | 3 July 2018 | Leave a comment
  • OMA stacks green glass boxes to create BLOX architecture centre on Copenhagen waterfront

    An architecture centre, co-working space and apartments are housed within a development of stacked glazed blocks by OMA, which creates a "knot" around a busy intersection in Copenhagen. More about OMA stacks green glass boxes to create BLOX architecture centre on Copenhagen waterfront

    India Block | 8 May 2018 | Leave a comment
  • The Milestone by MVRDV

    MVRDV reveals renderings of mirrored "crystal rock" office block in Germany

    Dutch firm MVRDV has unveiled plans for an office block with an interactive mirrored facade in the city of Esslingen in southern Germany. More about MVRDV reveals renderings of mirrored "crystal rock" office block in Germany

    India Block | 1 February 2018 | 15 comments
  • Silhouette by MVRDV

    MVRDV designs constructivist-inspired tower block for Moscow

    Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has won a competition to design a 78-metre tall mixed-use building with a red ceramic facade, to be a symbolic gateway to Moscow. More about MVRDV designs constructivist-inspired tower block for Moscow

    Tom Ravenscroft | 24 January 2018 | 3 comments
  • MVRDV and BIG to create new neighbourhood in Abu Dhabi's Makers District

    Dutch firm MVRDV has revealed plans to build a cluster of mixed-use towers in Abu Dhabi, featuring pixellated corners that will frame a public square designed by Danish studio BIG. More about MVRDV and BIG to create new neighbourhood in Abu Dhabi's Makers District

    Jessica Mairs | 7 December 2017 | 1 comment
  • ODA creates stepped terraces at corner of Brooklyn condo building

    Cascading balconies top this Brooklyn apartment block by American studio ODA, which is shown in a movie starring the design team throwing footballs, catching flowers and passing balloons between the terraces. More about ODA creates stepped terraces at corner of Brooklyn condo building

    Eleanor Gibson | 20 July 2017 | 10 comments
  • MVRDV designs new Rotterdam skyscraper featuring pixelated walls

    Rotterdam studio MVRDV has unveiled plans to build a new skyscraper in its home city, featuring a pixelated facade made up of hundreds of bay windows. More about MVRDV designs new Rotterdam skyscraper featuring pixelated walls

    Amy Frearson | 13 July 2017 | 4 comments
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