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Category: Architecture, Culture, Selected Tags: Concrete, Italy, Minimalism, Pavilion, Religious architecture, Tamassociati
Italian architect Studio Tamassociati has designed a minimal architectural prayer and meditation pavilion located in Khartoum, Popular Republic of Sudan. The pavilion is consisted of two white cubes which are attached to each other, and floating on a large water pool that used to create a spiritual separation between inside and outside. The cubes are [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Selected Tags: BIG, Competition, Features, Iconic architecture, Lattice screen, Mexico, Museum, Perforated, Rojkind Arquitectos, Skin, South American architecture
Copenhagen architects BIG and Mexico practice Michel Rojkind architect have won cultural competition in Mexico. The New Tamayo Museum will sit on steep hillside with large cross-shaped roof-top platform overlooking Mexico city. + Project description provided by architect, BIG New Tamayo Museum overlooking Mexico City – BIG and Michel Rojkind win cultural competition in Mexico. [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Master Plan, Selected Tags: Competition, ESD design, Europen architecture, Herreros Arquitectos, Museum, Spain, Waterfront architecture
Spanish architect Herreros has been awarded First Prize of the competition for the Munch Area in Oslo, Norway. The design was inspired by Edvard Munch’s statement I am more interested in the line, its rise and fall, than in color. + Text below provided by architect, Herreros Arquitectos introduction DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBILITIES The competition for [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture Tags: Cladding, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Europen architecture, Italy, Landscape architecture, Museum, Steel, Theater
Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au always give a very good impression to me in every design, this time, the new Art Museum Strongoli in Calabria, by Coop Himmelb(l)au, is the third project in Italy. The art museum is situated on the top of the ‘Motta Grande’ hill overlooking the city, featuring a very long cantilever terrace offering [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Residential, Selected Tags: China architecture, Concert Hall, Features, Iconic architecture, Perforated, Skin, Theater, Yazdani Studio
Located in the southwestern part of Inner Mongolia, in Ordos City, the Kaokaoshina New District is an emerging art and cultural district organized by Ai Wei Wei. Kaokaoshina is positioned to be a thriving tourist destination, in anticipation, the development calls for a series of villas for people to live and visit to experience this [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Selected Tags: Convention center, Features, Folding architecture, India architecture, Yazdani Studio
An International Convention Centre proposal by Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design in Bangalore, India. The feature of this project is how the architect transformed India’s traditional industry – silk weaving into architecture and created a series of spatial sequences in this project.
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Interior Tags: Contemporary architecture, Glass, Museum, Theater, USA architecture, Yazdani Studio
A LA practice Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design has won the Museum of Tolerance renovation and expansion. The key components of the renovation include: exhibit spaces, two theaters, a children’s multi-functional learning center and multi-purpose rooms for approximately 34,450 sq ft of improvements for the Museum.
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Selected Tags: China architecture, Competition, Contemporary architecture, ESD design, Features, Iconic architecture, Skyscrapers, Theater, Visiondivision
A young Sweden based architecture firm Visiondivision believes in strong concepts and constantly re-investigating their role as architects by always pushing the limits of their field of work and the strategies of their design. Tornado, is an entry for an opera competition in Taiwan which was a collaboration with Markus Wagner, a member of Svensk [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Mixed Use Tags: Aquarium, Europen architecture, Fluid form, Iconic architecture, Performing Arts Center, Waterfront architecture, White, Zaha Hadid
Regium Waterfront project designed by London practice Zaha Hadid Architects for the Municipality of Reggio Calabria in southern Italy. The project composed of 3 separated elements that will house a museum of Mediterranean history and performing art center, serving a gathering place for all ages.
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Category: Architecture, Culture Tags: China architecture, Contemporary vernacular, Courtyard architecture, Lattice screen, Wood
The Vanke (one of China based developer) Sales Pavilion designed by CL3 architects, based on the principle of Chinese Courtyard house with an entry court, front garden, main pavilion, side pavilion with support facilities and back garden that leads to show units.
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Selected Tags: Biselli + Katchborian, Competition, Contemporary architecture, Features, South American architecture
Brazil based Biselli + Katchborian architects has designed a Information Center of the new Petrochimical Complex of Rio de Janeiro – COMPERJ – PETROBRAS, located in Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. + PROJECT MEMORIAL History and Geography equally contributes to the construction of the extraordinary beauty of the site. The Geography through different geologic accidents [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture Tags: Japanese architecture, Minimalism
A clean facade and composition for photography studio in Tokyo, Japan, designed by Jun Aoki & associates. There are 3 rental photo studios where two in the basement, one on the ground. Ground floor accommodates the car parking lots for studio users. The ceiling grid with fluorescent light allows ever-changing appearance of the space during [...]
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