Search Results for 'Architects'

The Photographer Who Made Architects Famous

Ezra Stoller probably wouldn't care about this question, but let's indulge it anyways: What makes a "beautiful" photograph? To a degree, a lot depends on the subject, right? Would Ansel Adams have been half as famou [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2013 | Comments : 0

Architects Versus “Sculptor” Architects

A conversation with a fellow Architect (you know who you are) led to the discussion of the separation of Architects who practice (everyday, ordinary) Architecture versus those elite who practice “Sculpture” Architecture. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

KKE Architects win AJ Retrofit Award for The Riverside

The Riverside, a higher educational building designed by KKE Architects for the University of Worcester, has won the Higher Education Building category of the AJ Retrofit Awards 2012. The awards, created by the Architects’ Jour [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Jones Sonter Architects won SPUN & Timber Design Awards for ...

Gonzalo Gonzalez of Jones Sonter Architects has been awarded a Commendation for the Education & Sporting Facility (Great Hall & Aquatic Centre) at Knox Grammar School. The award was presented at the SPUN Architectural Awards by Penelope S [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

Stedelijk Museum, designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects, Am...

Stedelijk contemporary art museum reopened in Amsterdam this week after a major renovation and expansion, and a near nine-year closure. Dubbed 'the Bathtub' by locals, it seems ideally shaped to carry on the popular tradition of n [...]

Posted On : Sep, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

American Institute of Architects home tour

The idea of modern architecture often conjures images of brutally angular and cold houses. Not so in the Bay Area, where contemporary design is about creating true living spaces that are connected to the people who live in them and the na [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Learning From Lagos: Contemporary Architects Harvest the Slu...

A few days ago, architecture and design magazine eVolo published a conceptual proposal called "Favela Cloud," a formal scheme to redevelop the Brazilian slums of Santa Marta. Renderings for the master thesis project by Aalborg U [...]

Posted On : Jun, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

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, 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

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

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

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...

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 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 [...]