Search Results for 'Contemporary'

In Cambodia, a Contemporary Home in a Pastoral Setting

As a young Cambodian architect in the 1960s, Borath Ros never imagined it would take nearly half a century before he would see his tropical dream house come to fruition. Nor could he have predicted that his son and daughter would help him [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Contemporary Architecture with Mid-Century Modern Furniture

If you love contemporary architecture and mid-century modern furniture then the "Dupli Casa" stunning hillside home in Germany just outside Ludwigsburg may capture your heart and sense of style. The architect firm of J.Mayer H [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

Contemporary Gallery-Style Wrap House in Melbourne Suburb

Urban design is something of an attraction in this quiet Melbourne, Australia, suburb. The Wrap House by award-winning BKK Architects is a contemporary concept for housing, constructed of a series of solid blocks on a steel frame, wrappe [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Modern, contemporary art/architecture - live museum or acces...

Last May, ICOM Malta organised a workshop entitled 'Collections at risk: Safeguarding our cultural heritage' at the Museum of Archaeology in Valletta. This was a collaborative programme between ICOM Malta and the International Committee on [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Is Contemporary Architecture a PR Panacea for Autocrats? Wes...

The recent Beijing Olympics has highlighted a crisis in contemporary Western architecture and some of us are worried. Earlier this year, Thomas Micchelli penned an insightful essay in the Rail entitled “Monumental Squalor,” whic [...]