Riccardo Mariano has designed ‘Istanbul Disaster Prevention + Education Centre’ as an entry for the same-named Thyssenkrupp Elevator competition. The complex is a reflection of earth-related phenomena as the surrounding site lifts to form a volcano-like structure. From inside, coloful lights pour upwards, a reflection of man-made energy. Continue Reading →
International design collective HAO / Holm Architecture Office, in collaboration with New York-based VM Studio, has received first place in a competition for the re-design of the Coleman Oval Skate Park in Manhattan.
Nine New York design firms were invited to participate in the competition, which was sponsored by Architecture for Humanity and a Gamechangers grant from Nike, a campaign encouraging community organizations to empower youth through sports programs that spur social and economic development. The project is being developed with the New York City Parks & Recreation Department’s Adopt-a-Park program. Continue Reading →
Kraus Schönberg Architects designed the Haus W in Hamburg, Germany.
“This is an affordable prefabricated low-energy house for a young couple and their two children. The family wanted a house which felt like a connected space, but which would also offer individual freedom to the occupants. The building is separated into an upper and a lower part. Continue Reading →
The University of Melbourne together with partners including the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development have just announced the winners for the international competition to explore design ideas for next generation relocatable 21st century learning spaces as part of Australia’s research program for Building the Education Revolution. Continue Reading →
The recently realised EEA & Tax Offices in Groningen (NL) has won the Bentley ‘Be Inspired’ 2011 awards for Innovation in Building. Bentley Systems announced the winners of the 2011 awards which honour the work of Bentley users in improving the world’s infrastructure. Continue Reading →
“Located in the industrial neighborhood of Red Hook, Brooklyn, this is a project for Saipua – a small, family- run business dedicated to small batch production of handmade soaps and unique floral arrangements. The store was designed by New York-based architectural firm Tacklebox.
As their business evolved, and having outgrown their original storefront space, the clients sought to relocate their shop in a new facility that could house both production and retail under one roof, without compromising the unique identity that is Saipua. Continue Reading →
Before an audience the teamworking architects Stefano Boeri, Richard Burdett, Mark Rylander and Jacques Herzog recently illustrated the developmental and stylistic lines and creative principles that will shape the area where the Milan World EXPO 2015 is to take place from 1 May to 30 October 2015. This marks the first step in the planning process that will lead to the realization of the challenging project dedicated to the theme ’Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life’, which EXPO 2015 will bring to the world’s attention. Continue Reading →
In 2003 Shigeru Ban, Jean de de Gastines and Philip Gumuchdjian won an international competition to design Pompidou Center in Metz, France.
The 12,000 m2 cultural complex includes 6,000 m2 of exhibition space all contained under the roof. Three rectangular, cantilevered boxes house parts of the Pompidou Center’s permanent collection in a climate controlled environment. Continue Reading →
After working under names such as Renzo Piano and Dominique Perrault for almost a decade, French architect, Cyril-Emmanuel Issanchou, recently opened her own practice. For her ‘Maison Ecorce’, translated to mean the Bark House, Issanchou challenged the preconceptions of traditional timber constructed residences to design a contemporary house with strong emphasis on design. Continue Reading →
Metous Studio, a young mock firm of 10 undergraduate architecture students from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo working under the guidance of the head partners David Lee and Anthony Stahl, have designed a fresh and dynamic housing tower for Mexio City. Continue Reading →
