AD Round Up: Green Roof Part V
© Aitor OrtizA lot of amazing projects are designed now with green roofs. And for our 5th selection, we even have a Building of the Year 2009 by ACXT. Check them all after the break.BTEK – Technology...
View ArticleAD Interviews: Philip Enquist, SOM
Click here to view the embedded video.When I visited Chicago, I had to visit one of the key actors on shaping a city that breaths architecture, from big part of the skyline to the Millenium Park: SOM.I...
View ArticleThe Indicator: A Critic’s Terror and Wonder
© University of Chicago PressBlair Kamin is the Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune. He is the author, most recently, of Terror and Wonder: Architecture in a Tumultuous...
View ArticleA Room for London
Living Architecture + Artangel CompetitionWe’ve been bringing you coverage of the Living Architecture’s vacation houses and now we’re excited to share news that Living Architecture and Artangel are...
View ArticleAD Classics: Stahl House / Pierre Koenig
© James P MillerThe Case Study House Program produced some of the most iconic architectural projects of the 20th Century, but none more iconic than or as famous as the Stahl House, also known as Case...
View ArticleYuwan Restaurant / Nota Design Architects + Engineers
Jian LongThe Yuwan Restaurant is a 5-star contemporary restaurant in Shenyang, China serving western and eastern fusion delicacies. The restaurant consists of a few important primary areas and...
View ArticleHouse in Budakeszi / Tamás Mórocz
© Courtesy of Tamás MóroczArchitect: Tamás Mórocz Location: Budakeszi, Hungary Structural Engineering: Zoltán V. Nagy Mechanical Engineering: György Léderer Electrical Engineering: András Kiss...
View ArticleThe Ecomo Home / Pietro Russo
© Pietro RussoArchitect: Pietro Russo – Ecomo Location: Franschhoek, South Africa Client: Acacia Contractor: Tim Wolf – Ecomo Project year: 2010 Photographs: Pietro Russo© Pietro Russoplan layoutThe...
View ArticleUpdate: Okhta Center / RMJM
Via Okhta CenterAs we reported back in 2009, RMJM‘s proposed Okhta Center was the subject of heated debate as residents of St Peterburg’s wanted nothing to do with the tower which was regarded as a...
View ArticleFreshLatino at Storefront for Art and Architecture
© Pedro BandeiraCurated by Ariadna Cantis, curator of the FreshLatino exhibition at the Instituto Cervantes, in collaboration with Eva Franch.Storefront for Art and Architecture, in collaboration with...
View ArticleNational Museum of Underwater Archaeology / Estudio Vasquez Consuegra
© David FrutosArchitects: Estudio Vasquez Consuegra Location: Cartagena, Spain Project Architect: Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra Technical Architects: Marcos Vázquez Consuegra and Mariano García...
View ArticleButler House / Andrew Maynard Architects
© Kevin HuiNestled within the undulated roofline of one of Fitzroy’s famed MacRobertson warehouses, sits a roof terrace with a difference – complete with canopy and turf. This, the vertical and...
View ArticleVideo: The Brochstein Pavilion at Rice University
Click here to view the embedded video.Last year we featured the Brochstein Pavilion designed by Thomas Phifer & Partners and The Office of James Burnett. Since then, the pavilion has received a...
View ArticleBouldin Residence / Alter Studio
© Paul Bardagjy PhotographyWhen the clients for the Bouldin House, a young couple in the music industry, approached Alter Studio they didn’t have an image in mind, or a site, but knew that they wanted...
View ArticleTel Aviv Port Public Space Regeneration Project / Mayslits Kassif Architects
© Iwan BaanArchitects: Mayslits Kassif Architects Location: Tel Aviv, Israel Project Team: Ganit Mayslits Kassif, Udi Kassif, Oren Ben Avraham, Galila Yavin, Michal Ilan and Maor Roytman Client: Marine...
View ArticleA Doll’s House for Clementine / TDO Architecture
Courtesy of TDO ArchitectureTDO was commissioned by Wallpaper* Magazine to re-approach the design of a doll’s house. They were asked to consider Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye as an inspirational...
View ArticleAD Classics: Frank Lloyd Wright / Ennis House
© Floyd B. BariscaleWhile driving through the Los Angeles area, a look up into the hillside above Griffith Park and you’ll be feasting your eyes with beauty and intrigue of monumental proportion.Near...
View ArticleAlp / Akihisa Hirata
© Toshiyuki YanoArchitects: Akihisa Hirata Location: Kita, Tokyo, Japan Site area: 294,02 sqm Built area: 161,92 sqm Total floor area: 499 sqm Project Year: 2008-2010 Photographs: Toshiyuki Yanodiagram...
View ArticleKindergarten In Selo / Minimart
© Matevz PaternosterArchitect: Minimart Location: Selo, Slovenia Client: Municipality of Ajdovscina Design Team: Nejc Batistic, Spela Ursic Bensa, Martina Lipicer Dremelj Project Area: 260 sqm Project...
View ArticleMasterplan Korça City Centre / Bolles + Wilson
Courtesy of Bolles + WilsonGerman architects Bolles + Wilson shared with us their winning proposal for the Masterplan Korça City Centre Competition in Albania. More images and architect’s description...
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