2010 Zombie Apocalypse Safe House Competition
2010 Zombie Safe House CompetitionFew design competitions ever focus on truly traumatic life experiences, the kind of situations that force men, women and children into their primal survival...
View ArticleArt House / De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop
© Roberto de LeonDe Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop were challenged with the residential interior renovation of an existing 1970 4,200 sqf home. The owners, a young couple interested in...
View ArticleAD Recommends: Best of the Week
© Nelson KonWith Christmas and New Year’s, many of you may have missed some of the great posts que featured last week. Check our small selection of the best after the break.BR House / Marcio Kogan In...
View ArticleVideo: eCloud Sculpture at San Jose International Airport
Click here to view the embedded video.Taking inspiration from the behavior and volume of an idealized cloud, Dan Goods, Nik Hafermaas, and Aaron Koblin created eCloud an interactive sculpture for the...
View ArticleAD Classics: Angkor Wat
©Essential ArchitectureA major symbol of Cambodia itself, Angkor Wat is one of the oldest temples in the world that still functions as the significant religious center it was built to be. Constructed...
View ArticleHow much do architects earn per hour?
I was asking myself this question a few minutes ago, so went online to do some quick research and Googled “How much do architects earn per hour?”.The first search result was Answers.com (pictured...
View ArticleSemi-finished House In Surabaya / noMADen studio
© Muhammad Chotob Wibowo & MADcahyoArchitects: noMADen studio Location: Surabaya, Indonesia Project area: 280 sqm Project year: 2008 – 2009 Photographs: Muhammad Chotob Wibowo & MADcahyo ©...
View ArticleAD Interviews: Peter Bohlin / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Click here to view the embedded video.During the AIA Convention we had the opportunity to talk with Peter Bohlin (FAIA), founding principal of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and one of the most renowned...
View ArticleThe Rechter House / Pitsou Kedem Architects
© Amit GeronArchitects: Pitsou Kedem Architects Location: Tel Aviv, Israel Original building design: Zeev Rechter, 1959 Design: Pitsou Kedem Design team architects: Pitsou Kedem, Raz Melamed Plot size:...
View Article10-Day Architectural Workshop in Dubrovnik, AA Visiting School Mittelmeerland
Courtesy of Architectural AssociationThe Architectural Ass0ciation (AA) visiting school Mittelmeerland, a program of AA’s School of Architecture, is seeking architecture students and young...
View ArticleMoving Homeostatic Facade Preventing Solar Heat Gain
This prototype system, Homeostatic Facade, is the latest in green building design. The line maze like facade consists of material that flexes and bends as an artificial muscle fighting solar heat gain...
View Article2011 8th OISTAT Theatre Architecture Competition
The OISTAT Theatre Architecture Competition (TAC) is an international ideas competition, aimed at students and emerging practitioners, which is organised every four years by the Architecture Commission...
View ArticleSoutheastern Glass Building / Sanders Pace Architecture
© David Smith PhotographyThe Southeastern Glass Building is a mixed-use development in Knoxville, Tennessee. Designed by Sanders Pace Architecture the project is situated at a gateway intersection...
View ArticleAD Classics: Cathedral of Brasilia / Oscar Niemeyer
©Wikimedia CommonsHaving such a significant history, it can be expected that the architecture of Brasilia reflects the richness and prominence of the culture as a planned city. The church bears much...
View ArticleFiladelfia Corporate Suites / Bunker Arquitectura
© Héctor Armando Herrera & Fabiola MenchelliArchitects: BNKR Arquitectura Location: Mexico City, Mexico Project leader: Diana Arroyo Project Team: Diana Arroyo, Ximena Muhlia, Ana Salcillo, Andrea...
View ArticleNew General Hospital in Bermuda / Swanke Hayden Connell Architects
Courtesy of Swanke Hayden Connell ArchitectsSwanke Hayden Connell Architects (SHCA) has unveiled images of the new acute care building that will be constructed on the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital...
View ArticleNew Harmony Grotto: A reinterpretation of Frederick Kielser’s Grotto for...
© Andrew VranaNew Harmony Grotto, by METALAB Architecture + Fabrication, is a reinterpretation of avant garde architect Frederick Kielser’s Grotto for Meditation. With the growing genre of...
View ArticleRestoration Services Centre / Montgomery Sisam Architects
© Tom ArbanArchitects: Montgomery Sisam Architects Location: Toronto, Canada Principal in Charge: Santiago Kunzle Project Manager: Geordon Green Collaborator: Leslie Parker Project area: 12,000 sq. ft....
View ArticleIn Progress: Building In Sofia / Aedes Studio
© Aedes StudioArchitects: Aedes Studio / Plamen Bratkov Location: Shar Planina St, Sofia, Bulgaria Project Year: 2010-2011 Photographs: Aedes Studio© Aedes StudioThe concept of the building has two...
View ArticleA101 Urban Block Competition Winners / CIE and SVESMI
Courtesy of CIE and SVESMIThe joint ventures of Frits van Dongen, Patrick Koschuch and Jason Lee of CIE and Alexander Sverdlov of SVESMI produced two winning projects and an honorable mention from the...
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