Search Results for 'Architecture'

Outlandish architecture

This is what happens when you stack a dozen houses on top of each other and call it architecture. Believe it or not, this crazy building is part of the corporate campus of Vitra, a German furniture company. The Vitra complex is full of s [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

The pleasures and pitfalls of modern architecture

The Telegraph's Simon Heffer says, "architects should please the public, not spite them", in reference to recent projects by Daniel Libeskind and Zaha Hadid. On Libeskind's extension to the Dresden Military History [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

architectural expo in italy by 2010 on Architecture

Silvestre, along with Francesco Iodice and Giuseppe Iodice from Iodice Architetti worked with Giampaolo Imbrighi, Teresa Crescenzi, Antonello De Bonis, and Cosimo Dominelli in the design of the pavillion. The project proposes a building [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Wood Home Architecture for Next Generation

Planned to contain four generations of family nearby under a single roof, this house addition revolves around the dynamic tension of past and future an overlap reflected in the layered floor plans, intersecting layouts and combinati [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Green architecture on the grow

Built within a centurion sweet chestnut tree, perche dans la Peche is a unique twist on green architecture and design. The owners, couple Claire Stickland and Ivan Payonne, wanted to build something that would be in harmony with the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Victorian Building Architecture Oamaru Otago New Zealand

The Victorian architecture on the historic building which is home to the Opera House in Oamaru, Otago on the South Island of New Zealand, dates back to 1907. Built from Oamaru "Whitestone", the building is two stories high [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

U.S. architecture index up slightly in December

A leading indicator of U.S. nonresidential construction spending rose slightly in December, but remains at a depressed level as limited credit continues to hamper building plans, an architects' trade group said on Wednesday. The Architectu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

The Beautiful Side of Modern Residential Architecture

Australia has some wonderful natural landscape and the Cape Shank House by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects is a fine example of a modern home that has adapted well to its environment. This angular dwelling features a great view from a s [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Modern home architecture for Single family house

House Uc is a residence designed for a couple in their 30s and their daughter. It is located in the quiet residential area of Tokyo standing on a small and narrow site of irregular shape – a result of the recent trend of dividing prop [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Modern Architecture, Berlin

Tempodrom, a very special event location in Berlin. Inside of it’s that big arena up to 3,500 guests can join different kinds of events like awards, TV-productions, shows, concerts, spectaculars, exhibitions and sport events. This [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

The Sea City Concept Architecture by Jacque Fresco

The best of the amazing architecture concept future designs by Jacque Fresco. This is sea a sea city, amazing for this idea. The architecture concept unrealized because of some reason such as money or no company did not think to build an [...]

Posted On : Dec, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

The Past Decade in Architecture and Design - Lots of Flux

Over at Mediaite, Mark Lamster has an insightful post on how the world’s architecture landscape has fundamentally changed in the last ten years. Any discussion of this topic usually starts with the U.S., a former infrastructure leade [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Influence of Islam and the Mughal Architecture

With the advent of Islam, the erstwhile Indian architecture was slightly adapted to allow the traditions of the new religion, but it remained strongly Indian at its heart and character. Arches and domes began to be used and the mosque or ma [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Bronx Architecture - Guide to the Architecture of the Bronx

Bronx Architecture is an online guide to the architecture of the borough developed by Lehman College Art Gallery/CUNY. Designed as a companion to "Public Art in the Bronx," the Web site features over 75 buildings, background on a [...]