The Pentagonal House / Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio
© Shinichi WatanabeThe Pentagonal House designed by Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio is conceived as a house that maximizes site usage and the space within the structure, while keeping true to the...
View ArticleTea House / David Jameson Architect
© Paul Warchol PhotographyThe Tea House is nestled within a leafy backyard of a suburban home. Constructed of bronze and glass, the new structure references the form of a Japanese lantern and functions...
View ArticleThe Indicator: Interview: Witold Rybczynski
Photo by Michael CooperWitold Rybczynski, author of fifteen books and over 300 articles, is one of the most prolific and engaging writers on architecture and the urban milieu. He is the Martin and...
View ArticleAD Round Up: Most tweeted articles of 2010
© Roy ZipsteinYesterday, we featured our most commented articles for 2010. Today, following with our end of year Round Ups, we bring you our most tweeted articles of 2010. Being one of the most...
View ArticleNian’s Residence / Chen Tien Chu
Courtesy of Chen Tien ChuThe Nian’s Residence is located in a residential area in Taichung’s west district, an area integrated with arts and culture such as the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, the...
View ArticleLandscape Loop / JAJA Architects
Harbor Stage © JAJACopenhagen-based JAJA Architects recently placed above 40 Scandinavian firms with their proposal, Landscape Loop, for Norway to receive a shared first prize for an idea competition....
View ArticleFire Station Rijswijk / Jeanne Dekkers Architectuur
© Daria Scagliola, Stein BrakkeeArchitects: Jeanne Dekkers Architectuur Location: Rijswijk, The Netherlands Client: City Council of Rijswijk Project area: 3,400 sqm Photographs: Daria Scagliola, Stein...
View ArticleTrois-Rivières Amphitheatre / Open Form
Courtesy Open FormCanadian design team Open Form has shared with us their recent competition entry for the new Trois-Rivières Amphitheatre. Additional images and a description from the architects...
View ArticleKaohsiung Port and Cruise Service Center Competition proposal / Malone Chang...
Courtesy of Malone Chang + Yu-lin Chen ArchitectsOur latest proposal for the Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Service Center International Competition proposal comes from Malone Chang + Yu-lin Chen Architects...
View ArticleSmetanina Street / Aleksandar Savikin
© Aleksandar SavikinThe building is located in the elite and very quiet part of Belgrade (Dedinje), known as the most beautiful and greenest part of town with both recently built and pre-war villas....
View ArticleQuattro Corti Business Centre / Piuarch
© Andrea MartiradonnaArchitects: Piuarch Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia Client: Artem Shakhnazarov – Galaxy.LLC Project area: 20,000 sqm Project year: 2006 – 2010 Photographs: Andrea Martiradonna©...
View Article“Ready. Steady. Go.” / Sandra Janser and Elisabeth Koller
© ochoresottoSandra Janser and Elisabeth Koller won first prize in the design competition: Design Month Graz 2010 project, “Ready. Steady. Go.” that called for a catalyst for the resettlement of the...
View ArticleLight Screen Installation
Courtesy of Gray ArchitectureThe Light Screen is a site specific installation located in a walnut grove at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park in Indianapolis. The proposed project was a finalist in the...
View ArticleThe Indicator: Book Review: Walter Benjamin and Architecture
“][Walter Benjamin c. 1926. Photo, Germaine KrullHere is something to consider: September 25, 1940. Portbou, Spain. Walter Benjamin, aged 48, is found dead in his hotel room. He had been fleeing the...
View ArticleAD Round Up: Religious Architecture Part V
Millions around the world will celebrate Christmas today. So we decided to feature our fifth selection of religious architecture, with five amazing churches from Croatia, New Zealand, Chile, and...
View ArticleBergen Fire station / Stein Halvorsen Sivilarkitekter
© Kim MüllerArchitects: STEIN HALVORSEN AS sivilarkitekter MNAL Location: Bergen, Norway Project area: 8,000 sqm Project year: 2007 Photographs: Kim Müller© Kim MüllerThere are three important factors...
View ArticlePRAXIS 9
We featured a review of PRAXIS’ eighth issue, and within the next few weeks, we’d like to bring you up to speed with their most recent publications. Today, we’ll take a look at their ninth issue which...
View ArticleM11 House / a21 studio
© a21 studioArchitects: a21 studio Location: Thu Duc district, Hochiminh city, Vietnam Project area: 117 sqm Project year: 2008 – 2009 Photographs: a21 studio © a21 studiomodelM11 house is located in a...
View ArticleØstfold Airport Region Master Plan / FUTUREPROOF
Courtesy of FUTUREPROOFFUTUREPROOF, a dynamic architecture firm that combines design, communication and strategy, was commissioned in September 2010 by Østfold Fylkeskommune to design a master plan for...
View ArticleVideolecture: Industrial Complex Conversion by Josef Pleskot
Click here to view the embedded video.Czech leading architect Josef Pleskot gives a videolecture on a unique project of a huge industrial complex conversion (European Heritage monument).The video is...
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