Forming Playscapes: What Schools Can Learn from Playgrounds
The Children Activity and Learning Centre by Architecture by 24H > architecture, a dome-like structure which offers different entertainment areas and semi-private, lofted spaces. © Kiattipong...
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Fence constructed from onsite, reclaimed boards, image by author There are a lot of different approaches to making buildings more efficient with finite resources, and some of them have been...
View ArticleASM International World Headquarters Renovation / The Chesler Group and Dimit...
© Jeff Goldberg ESTO The ASM International World Headquarters, originally constructed in 1959, is an architectural composition by two influential designers during the mid-twentieth century: John...
View ArticleHouse In Souto / Nelson Resende
© FG+SG Architects: Nelson Resende Location: Rua de Violetas, 125, Cabomonte, Souto, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal Completion: 2011 Structures: Miguel Pinho, Civil Engineer Infrastructure: Miguel...
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The hot favourite for the annual 16th RIBA Stirling Prize, Hopkins Architects’ 2012 Olympics Velodrome is a hyperbolic structure with an impressive double-curved, ultra light roof covered in red cedar...
View ArticleArchDaily 2011 Building of the Year Awards: The Winners
The year 2011 was a great one for ArchDaily, and all thanks to you. In terms of web traffic, in our network we grew to more than 200,000 daily readers who viewed 350 million pages during 2011. Our...
View ArticleAmareleja Photovoltaic Central / Quadrante Arquitectura
© FG+SG Architecture: Quadrante Arquitectura – JoãoRainha Castro Location: Moura, Portugal Collaborators: João Rainha Castro_Sílvia Morais Promoter/Client: Amper Central Solar, SA / Acciona Solar...
View ArticleCafe 501 / Elliott + Associates Architects
© Scott McDonald Architects: Elliott + Associates Architects Location: Oklahoma City, OK, USA Project Team: Rand Elliott, FAIA; David Ketch, AIA Client: Pete and Sheree Holloway Completed: September...
View ArticleInterview: Stephen Bates on Education, Research and Practice in Architecture
In this interview by Jan Schevers and Esther Schevers, Stephen Bates of Sergison Bates architects discusses how education is tied to exploration and research. As a professor at TU Munich, each...
View ArticleConversion of Mies van der Rohe Gas Station / Les Architectes FABG
© Steve Montpetit Architects: Les Architectes FABG – Éric Gauthier Location: 201 rue Berlioz, Verdun, Québec, Canada Client: Arrondissement de Verdun Design Team: Marc Paradis, Dominique Potvin, Jaime...
View ArticleAD Classics: Muuratsalo Experimental House / Alvar Aalto
© Nico Saieh Soon after the passing of his wife in 1949, Alto began the design for a summer getaway for himself on the western shore of island Muuratsalo, Finland. Through the process of designing the...
View ArticleHarrison Street Residence / Scott Allen Architecture
© Aaron Leitz Architects: Scott Allen Architecture Location: Issaquah, Washington, USA Total Living Area: 4,589 s.f. = 426 sqm Completion Date: October, 2011 General Contractor: Roberts Wygal,...
View ArticleB*Session – The Business of Communication: Social Media and Content Marketing
Courtesy of nycobaNOMA Today’s entrepreneurs are redefining what it means to be visionary in a slow economy. Using every available resource to create new assets, marketing through social media is...
View Article[BUENOS AIRES] New Contemporary Art Museum Competition
Courtesy of AC-CA[AC-CA] recently announced their competition, [BUENOS AIRES] New Contemporary Art Museum, with the aim of a design for a new art museum in the heart of the city. As the capital of...
View ArticleHot Paper / Wamhouse
© Mariusz Warsinski Architects: Wamhouse Location: Tczew, Poland Completion: February 2012 Author: Karina Wiciak Photographs: Mariusz Warsinski (Wamhouse) © Mariusz Warsinski The restaurant design...
View ArticleColumbia Building Intelligence Project Think Tank
Courtesy of GSAPP Taking place at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, the Columbia Building Intelligence Project Think Tank organized by the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning,...
View ArticleFlashback: Edel AG / Antonio Citterio And Partners
© Klaus Frahm Architects: Antonio Citterio And Partners Location: Hamburg, Germany Client: Edel Music AG Project Year: 2002 Project Area: 6,000 sqm Photographs: Klaus Frahm © Klaus Frahm The new...
View ArticleNorth Bay Residence / Touzet Studio
Courtesy of Touzet Studio Architects: Touzet Studio – Carlos Prio-Touzet, Jacqueline Gonzalez Location: Miami Beach, Florida. Date of Completion: December 2008 Building Area: 12,309 sqm Photographers:...
View ArticleFrieze Art Fair New York 2012
Courtesy of SO - IL A carefully selected presentation of over 170 of the world’s leading contemporary art galleries, Frieze Art Fair New York 2012 will take place May 4-7. Employing a distinct...
View ArticleOffice Building in Los Militares Street / Mobil Arquitectos + Cruz & Browne...
© Nicolás Saieh Architects: Mobil Arquitectos + Cruz & Browne Arquitectos Location: Las Condes, Santiago, Chile Client: Inmobiliaria Brotec Constructor: Brotec Icafal Area: 12,100 sqm Year: 2010 –...
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