Tag Results
782 posts tagged architecture
Macrocosm
By Christopher Domakis. Huge development areas with lots of massive residential “towers” and enormous separated complexes of buildings, at the scale of a district, represent the current face and (sometimes) surreal scenery of Chinese housing at the edge of a city. On the other hand this also represents the circumstances of the majority of 1,3 Billion citizens of China which is the macrocosm in this context.
Off The Grid
Diogene is a wooden hut, designed for single-person occupancy. Renzo Piano told The Guardian that “one of the most important things is to have happy buildings. It’s like having a family with a lot of children.” If that’s true, then Diogene is both the golden child and the runt in Piano’s family.
How to design a gas station
By Atelier SAD.
Mont Blanc
Refuge du Goûter started life as a hut, which despite its simplicity lasted just six years shy of a century. The existing refuge went up in 1960, but this is “out-dated and far from meeting modern environmental standards”. That’s according to the designers and constructors of a marvellous new building, which will be ready to receive intrepid visitors this summer.
UAE
Matthias Heiderich’s photographs recent photo essay on the United Arab Emirates capitals of Dubai and Abu Dhabi are strikingly pedestrian-free.
The Office
The Exbury Egg will be a temporary, energy efficient self-sustaining work space for artist Stephen Turner in the estuary of the River Beaulieu.
Architectural Comfort
Lang/Baumann, Madrid (Spain). Courtesy Loevenbruck gallery and Urs Meile gallery.
l’Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Amanzi
Villa Amanzi, by architects, Original Vision Studio, is a stunning modern holiday residence located on the West coast of Phuket, Thailand.
Hyllie Water Tower
