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THE ZAMBIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS: Village Concept Playing Part In Modern Housing

THE ZAMBIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS: Village Concept Playing ...

IN his book ‘Icupo Nobuyantashi’ (Marriage and development) the late Mr Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe argues that a family is the foundation of a nation, especially one that has many broken or unstable families and may face challenges [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Ontario Association of Architects awards honour design, innovation

Ontario Association of Architects awards honour design, inno...

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has honoured the best in architectural design and innovation in its 2012 awards program. In the design excellence category, 15 new projects were recognized. Submissions were judged on a variety [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Modern Architecture by Kovac Architects

Modern Architecture by Kovac Architects

The minimalistic and modern designed three wall house by Kovac Architects is located in Los Angeles, California.

Posted On : Apr, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Earthquake destroys architects' legacy

Earthquake destroys architects' legacy

Warren and Mahoney brought a brave new look to Christchurch, writes Kim Triegaardt. The February earthquake cut a swath of destruction across Christchurch, its deadly scythe destroying a lifetime's work by a duo regarded as among New [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Peter Pennoyer Architects: A Modern Classic

Peter Pennoyer Architects: A Modern Classic

One of the most exciting books to land on my lap this Fall is Peter Pennoyer Architects' new monograph.  If you have ever entertained the thought that Classicism is stodgy or  plain played out, this gorgeously illustrated to [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Ignatov Architects design of Contemporary Home Tree in Varna, Bulgaria

Ignatov Architects design of Contemporary Home Tree in Varna...

The existing trees inspire the idea of the large home tree. The building aims to assimilate the aspects of nature with the design of architecture. Three parts, the garden, the cantilevered structure and the energy exchanger make the house [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Foreclosed Homeowners Inspire Architects to Float Housing Ideas

Foreclosed Homeowners Inspire Architects to Float Housing Id...

Amid a housing market profoundly altered by stagnant incomes, declining wealth and Wall Street folly, the Museum of Modern Art displays a waterfall cascading down an atrium in a high-rise apartment. It’s a moment of refreshing whims [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

Classic Architecture Brick Kiln House Design by SPASM Design Architects

Classic Architecture Brick Kiln House Design by SPASM Design...

Classic Architecture Brick Kiln House Design by SPASM Design Architects, in Alibaug, Maharashtra, India. Inspired by local rabbit backing bricks on a lot of green, architects imagine a home that is based on this form occupied almost primi [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2012 | Comments : 0

The buildings are alive: in biology, designers and architects seek answers

The buildings are alive: in biology, designers and architect...

When a shimmering, 600-foot glass tower was erected in London in 2004, it replaced a building that had been destroyed by a terrorist bombing. Yet the inspiration for the tower’s unique, missile-like design was not militaristic: it w [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

GKV Architects Completes Commonwealth Bank of Australia's NY...

Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architects, PC (GKV), a New York-based architecture firm, has completed a new space for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's New York headquarters, located at 599 Lexington Ave. The renovation of the 22,000 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Bad Boy Architects & China's New Face

Bad Boy Architects & China's New Face

They are an unmistakable part of the urban cityscapes. But is China a playground for international architects or an abused testing ground for bad design? Liu Yujie examines the landscape and finds out if these new buildings are towering l [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Landscape Architects Descend On Hartford's Bushnell Plaza Wi...

As downtown workers line up at food carts and bustle around the Old State House at lunchtime on a summer day, just down Main Street at Bushnell Plaza there is rarely a reason to stop. A large, concrete wall runs along the sidewalk for doz [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Wartime Architects: Creating Amid Chaos

Wartime Architects: Creating Amid Chaos

The history of architecture during World War II is barely talked about. We all know Albert Speer, the man who slavishly carried out Hitler’s megalomaniacal architectural fantasies; some know about Mies van der Rohe’s exile in [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Functional architectural dream: Pryor House by Bates Masi + Architects

Functional architectural dream: Pryor House by Bates Masi + ...

Bates Masi + Architects have designed a wonderful modern residence that they have named Pryor House. Located in Montauk, New York, the home sits atop a hill. Built for a couple and their two young boys, the residence encompasses all the c [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

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