architecture

Every famed design movement has an interesting story of how it managed to influence architecture and design through the years. Despite their impact, not all movements began with the same principles they managed to ultimately lead with, and Bauhaus...

Sorrel is a progressive extension and alteration to a small cottage on a sloping site in Paddington. The project explores the juxtaposition between historical context and contemporary architecture within a broader subtropical paradigm. In a somewhat...

In 1857 the construction of the first seaside resort on the island of Lido in Venice was opening a stage of splendor for the island when parties, concerts, events were happening. The two major hotels: Grand Hotel des Bains, completed in 1900 and...

Celebrate Bauhaus 100 through the world\'s number one visual storytelling platform, Instagram. An essential tool for designers, Instagram is a constantly growing digital database of market sharing and stimulation. Social media has changed not only...

The new Montreal campus of the multinational company Ericsson has been designed to provide a stimulating and innovative work environment. This large-scale project by Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architects has won an award of excellence during...

Most architects who are parents have thought, at some point, about designing and building toys for their children. Paula Zasnicoff, a partner at Arquitetos Associados, along with designer Andrea Gomes, decided to go for it and created the Bubud...

"It\'s the sun on the belly with a million rays. The rest is nothing. It is only for this reason that Matisse is Matisse - because he carries the sun in his belly. And it is also the reason why, from time to time, something happens, the work...

The total construction scale of the Canal Vanke Centre is about 360,000 square meters, which is the third Vanke Center of Vanke Hangzhou. With five towers behind, this small building of less than 2,000 sq.ms is the most important activator along the...

The renovation of the early 1900\'s apartment situated on the first floor of the ERTLER apartment building, located in the historic city center of Oradea, designed by the architect Mende Valer, characterized by the bi-dimensional decorative fields...

The site of school is located in Hanoi, which is asymmetric and surrounded by lots of tower blocks. The school comprises a kindergarten, primary, and secondary school. It not only has separated playgrounds divided by ages but also a common...

?The Flying Photographer? is the name of the documentary that will showcase Sara Nunes (architectural film director from Building Pictures) following the amazing journey of Fernando Guerra during the period of one year of travel to get the best...

Reforma Latino is a 185-meter high office building on Mexico City’s iconic Reforma Avenue. Its structure consists of steel and concrete frames that are visible on the east and west façades, frame a penthouse and sustain a heliport. The...

There are six different areas in the space. The overall space has a height of 5.3 meters. Designed in different display areas on the basis of a naked blank; one bedroom, one garment area, main cashier, a living room, a dining room and a...

When the work finally comes to an end, the cleaning is done and preparations for the opening are underway, everything looks perfect. Coatings are all in their proper place, shining and with the intended color; wood surfaces are as yet unmarked and...

Danish practice COBE Architects have broken ground on a new mixed-use development along Bremen Harbor in northwest Germany. Titled Europahafenkopf, the project aims to transform the city\'s industrial port to a new city quarter. The design...

The project is located in Geographic Information Town, south of Deqing County, China. It is, specifically, between Tashan No.2 Street and Tashan No.3 Street,and across Quyuan Road. Built on an island on The Phoenix Lake, the grand architecture is a...

This home, overlooking the fairways and surrounds of Sorrento Golf Club was designed for a couple planning to return to Australia after many years overseas. One of the clients grew up in an old Merchant Home on the site and holidayed there during...

The site is located at Pohegaon in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. The client approached us to design a shelter where one could have food and rest for a while. Evolution of this design started with understanding and evaluating various...

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw has been named the 2019 laureate of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture, an award personally approved by Her Majesty The Queen recognizing a lifetime\'s work in architecture. Grimshaw is known particularly for his...

Construction has begun on MVRDV?s ?Downtown One,? a 140-meter-tall mixed-use skyscraper for the Albanian capital city of Tirana. Set to become Albania?s tallest building, the 37-story scheme is defined by its ?relief of cantilevered houses and...

This contemporary model apartment situated in Tianfu, Chengdu, China, was designed in 2017 by Shenzhen Qianxun Decorative Art and Design Co. Photography courtesy of Shenzhen Qianxun Decorative Art And Design Co.

The ArchiWorkshop foundation building was built on Yeonhui-ro, which is parallel to Ansan in Seoul. Most of the area is made up of type-1 residential districts, making it a quiet and comfortable residential area. With the recent acceleration in...

?Chapel? is a family home carved from a derelict religious building.

With an academic background that includes social sciences, curatorship, and architecture, Michelle Mlati\'s trajectory is an interesting one; more so for the way her current work dabbles in these areas simultaneously.  

The intervention is located on an area of 6003 m², on Cerro San Juan, the highest point of the city of San Carlos, which is an urban and landscape landmark. The project seeks to facilitate social, cultural and economic interactions in an abandoned...

Designed in 2013 by Mork Ulnes Architects, this modern cabin is located in Ukiah, California, United States. Description Three locally known land formations can be seen from the site of this project: ?Eagle Rock?, a mountain...

Loft Library is an ingenious conversion of a trussed rafter roof through the insertion of plywood arches to form integrated structure and shelving for a large collection of books.

The archeological site of Troy has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 because of its outstanding universal value as a site that has witnessed various civilizations for over 4000 years and has been a significant influence on the...

Frank Gehry\'s Grand Avenue towers have officially broken ground in downtown Los Angeles. After over a decade in the making, the project was designed from a central retail core into the two terracing towers with a mix of retail, entertainment and...

A breakthrough in cultural public facilities.L?Atelier des Lumières - The lights factory - is the first digital art center in Paris. This multimedia exhibit takes place in an industrial space offering a mesmerizing immersive experience into art and...

80-ONCE Business & Living is a mixed project (residential, office, and commercial spaces) located in the traditional El Nogal neighborhood in the City of Bogotá, with an innovative design made up of 3 volumes with an elegant and...

This school has been designed for the noor e mobin charity organization that is a NGO (non-governmental organization). This is a charity institute that has managed to provide the students with a different educational atmosphere based on the latest...

To celebrate outstanding brick and ceramic building projects from around the world, Wienerberger is inviting architects, architecture critics and journalists alike to enter projects into the Wienerberger Brick Award 2020. Entries are open from 7th...

Preservation and rehabilitation are the driving force of this scheme located in Coimbra’s UNESCO historic district near to São Salvador’s Church. A series of small but delicate interventions transform existing structure through...

Designed in 2017 by AKB Architects, this beautiful two-story boathouse is situated on Tobin?s Island in Muskoka Lakes, Ontario. Description by AKB Architects Set amid a myriad of seasonal cottages, Lake Rosseau Boathouse is a 2...

?Feel nature, grow sensitivity?

In the summer of 2018, Hampshire County Council?s Property Services completed ?The Lookout,? at Lepe Country Park. The project provides a restaurant, visitor information point, staff offices and supporting facilities. It forms part of an ongoing...

M4 House is the result of the rupture of the pure volumes regarding a strict sense of orientation.

3XN has designed a new multipurpose arena on the site of the former Olympic cycling track stadium in Munich?s Olympic Park. The Copenhagen-based firm was awarded the contract with German landscape and urban planning firm LATZ+PARTNER to design an...

Built on a tight 170 sqm plot for a family of four Maison Kochi also functions as studio and office in the South Indian city of Kochi. The west facing building is delineated in 2 volumes, the taller south-west block shading the shorter north-east...

Located in Mexico City, Mexico, this spacious contemporary apartment was designed in 2017 by Archetonic. Description by Archetonic The starting point for the conception of this apartment was the use of the privileged...

The slightly trembling linework, the distinctive crossed corners, the parallel hatching, and the uppercase letters: it is undeniable that architects have developed a style of drawing over time. And though free-hand perspectives are no longer the...

After years of planning, the Norton Museum of Art is re-opening to the public with a new wing and sculpture garden designed by Foster + Partners in collaboration with Boston-based design firm CBT. The new West Wing will completely transform the...

Oromolu Office is a dialogue between old and new, between heritage and new technologies, a reflection on the glass of the history who yearns to be contemporary. 

Every year we see new tools and techniques for better, faster architectural visualization. The last few years have been a particularly exciting time because of advances in real-time rendering applications. When coupled with supporting technology...