+ This guest post is by Bentley Meeker, Celebrity Lighting Expert I may not have designed much in the way of light fixtures (coming soon though) but I do know a thing or two about lighting and our environments. While a lot of emphasis is put on chandeliers, sconces, floor lamps and the like, far [...]
SAVE THE DATE 9-10 JUNE 2011 RIVERSIDE MUSEUM GLASGOW SCOTLAND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW WITH ZAHA HADID In Greater Govan & Glasgow Harbour, UK, the new Riverside Museum by Zaha Hadid architects will replace the Museum of Transport previousy located at the Kelvin Hall. The project started on site in 2007. By late September 2008 the steel skeleton [...]
Recently completed by Australian architectural practice PHOOEY Architects, this new double storey four bedroom house rests in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. All the public and private spaces have a variety of long views oriented towards the scenic parkland. Depending on the rooms location and aperture, the parkland is captured in a different light. Sunlight [...]
Brisbane Airport Corporation working in association with City Lab is pleased to announce BNE: Making Connections: An architecture and urban design competition for Brisbane Airport that is open to all registered Australian architects. If you are interested in entering, please join Andrew and BAC General Property Manager Renaye Peters for the competition briefing, followed by [...]
Narrative in Practice 2011 – Design Symposium 14 creatives explore how they use narrative in their work In London, The symposium draws together a diverse array of practitioners from various disciplines such as architecture, exhibition design, public engagement and participation and interaction design. The speakers will discuss the role narrative plays in their everyday creative [...]
Boundary House by BKK architects is a private house in Melbourne Vic, Australia, the placement of the existing residence on the site presented a series of rather awkward residual spaces. The brief was to increase the size of the residence and retain a sense of landscape. Orientation of the residence meant that the existing kitchen [...]
Entering this home begins with the decision to leave the city. The recurring ritual that plays out in the journey to the holiday home is integral to the conception of this house: the car and its contained interior; the stop off for provisions in the last town before arrival; getting out and unchaining the entry [...]
Designed by Australian firm BKK architects, this project has been undertaken for a couple and their children of varying ages. It includes alterations to an existing Edwardian House and a new separate studio to the rear of the site. The house is designed so that the spaces within and around the house will be adaptable [...]
The patio as he hart of the railway network Just next to Utrecht Central Station you find ‘De Inktpot’ (the Inkwell), the largest brick building in the Netherlands. More than just a colloquialism or nickname, ‘De Inktpot’ has become a term of endearment for the building. The building is of an imposing size, but with [...]
The Number House by Mitsutomo Matsunami Architect & Associates is the residential project which is comprising of 4 houses located in Hozumidai, Osaka, Japan. This is a mass-produced type ready-built house often developed on a large scale, and as such, has the advantage of producing entire housing of rows. In many cases, as the appearance [...]
molo at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York Javits Center, stand 1204 14 – 17 May, 2011 This year, molo will present cork peg in ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) . cork peg can be used to hang hobo lantern and bag and is also perfect for hanging jackets and sweaters or small tools [...]
For forty years Crassevig have been offering beautiful furniture and real quality. Today Crassevig’s products are among the finest in the world. Initially specialized in solid wood steam bending, over time they have completely diversified with the aim to play an important part in the world of design. The first designer item was the “Johan” [...]
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PALAZZO DEL LAVORO (Palace of Labour) \ Alberto Apostoli
Italian Architect Alberto Apostoli signs the renovation of a building in which colors and details of the facade redefine the volume through a geometrical but refined language. The project starts from a building renovation from the 60’s that was partially wrecked by the terrible earthquake that seriously damaged the old town of L’Aquila (the heart [...]
Private Colege in Oporto \ OVAL – Avelino Oliveira
Photographer João Morgado shared with us his recently photography of the Private Colege in Oporto designed by OVAL – Avelino Oliveira. A group of buildings for the new facilities of the College Cebes (secondary school), which is situated in Foz do Douro, in the municipality of Porto. The project proposes a building that is based [...]
Sejong Art Center Winning Proposal / designcamp moonpark dmp
Sejong Art Center (hereafter SAC) is designed for various performing arts such as musical, ballet, dancing and etc. There are two theaters, a main theater with more than 800 seats and a medium sized theater with 300 seats, and a film theater with 250 seats and art gallery in SAC. It is located in the [...]
