Construction has begun on the Shard, a skyscraper that will be the tallest building in Western Europe and will provide amazing views of London. Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (who was also responsible for the California Academy of Sciences), the Shard was inspired by towering church … [Read more...]
Kokoon Hammock :Your Personal Floating Sanctuary
Royal Botania offers a sensual and relaxing place to suspend your self above the earth and relax away from the rest of the world. The "Kokoon" shelters you from the surrounding hectic distractions to be alone or with someone special for some really valuable time. Royal Botania has a simply awesome … [Read more...]
BIG – National Library in Astana, Kazakhstan
Architect: BIG Client: Kazakhstan Presidential Office Collaborators: ARUP AGU Size: 33.000 M2 Location: Astana, Kazakhstan Partner-in-Charge: Bjarke Ingels Project Leader: Thomas Christoffersen Team: Amy Campbell, Jakob Henke, Johan Cool, Jonas Barre, Daniel Sundlin BIG was recently … [Read more...]
Infinium Sun Car Races Ahead
In a converted warehouse on the outskirts of Ann Arbor (Michigan’s other city), swarms of brilliant students harness conceptual, terrestrial and solar power for unusually racy, million-dollar road trips. Enter the Infinium 2009 solar car. Strips of photovoltaic panels (the space-age, … [Read more...]
Peace Bridge by Santiago Calatrava
Santiago Caltrava’s design for a new $24.5 million foot and bike bridge for the city of Calgary, Canada has just been unveiled. This new bridge, named the Peace Bridge, will span the Bow River and accommodate 5,000 bikers and walkers daily, allowing for swift foot-powered exit and entry into the … [Read more...]
New Orleans Design – Mammoth Pyramidal Arcology
by Yuka Yoneda Arcology may sound like a made up word - probably because it is. A hybrid of architecture and ecology, it is essentially a mega city which packs a ginormous population into one hyperstructure - think Death Star, Zion in The Matrix or the Anthill of Antz fame. Now, a real-life a … [Read more...]
British Pavillion for Shanghai 2010 Expo
Simply beautiful design. The Pavilion of Ideas, designed by Heatherwick Studio, beat five other short-listed designs, including plans put forward by the creators of the London Eye - the largest Ferris wheel in the world - to becomes the winner. The pavilion looks like a box with thousands of … [Read more...]
Utopian Alan Voo House | Neil M. Denari Architects
Architects: Neil M. Denari Architects Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Project Team: Neil Denari and Duks Koschitz with Joe Willendra Program: 2,000 sf conversion of residence Client: Eric Alan and Rhonda Voo Budget: US $700,000 Project year: 2007 Photographs: Benny Chan of Fotoworks The … [Read more...]
Bridge From Recycled Grids / Aristide Antonas
Courtesy of Aristide Antonas Once again, our friend Architect Aristide Antonas surprises us with a wonderful project, this time in London. The design is really interesting but also the way he work the infographics, all in black and with, very sober and austere. Hope you enjoy as much as I did … [Read more...]
Pima County Behavioral Health Pavilion and Crisis Response Center
Cannon Design shared with us their latest mental health center for Pima County. The project creates a “holistic healing campus” to serve various facets of behavioral medicine. By integrating the architectural design with the raw beauty of the Sonora Desert, the project “balances the challenges of … [Read more...]
GREEN GLOBE: Plans for Israel’s New Eco-Hub Revealed
Israeli-based architect Zvika Tamari of TeaM Architects recently proposed a conceptual plan for the burgeoning city of Modiin in Israel that takes the form of an incredible grass-roofed eco-dome. Situated at the center of the city and surrounded by a series of green spaces, the Globe Ecological Hub … [Read more...]
House in Saijo / Probably a Design Office
If this make you think about pit dwelling, then yes, you are right, this is inspired by that type of dwelling, and yes, it is transformed to fit a contemporary space in Saijo, Japan. These are the comments of the architect: "When I create , I always think that I want to find the charm of the … [Read more...]
Concepts and Proposals
SkyCottage / archimania SkyCottage is a progressive home whose design is informed by the view of the Mississippi River, embraces the challenges of a tight site, and enhances the community fabric of one of the earliest examples of New Urbanism. Architect: archimania Location: Memphis, … [Read more...]
Architecture – Proposal
designboom - Taipei TPAC - taipei performing art center by NL architects image courtesy NL architects The Chestnut Residence by Dan Heinfeld Let the Louvre Commence! Louvre Abu Dhabi, UAE. Trojan House - Melbourne Tunnel House Floating house inspired by nature Herzog & de … [Read more...]
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