New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects will open in June. The museum will provide a permanent house to archaeological treasures from the Acropolis. Top image: main entrance lobby. Photo by Nikos Daniilidis. Above: exterior. Photo by Christian Richters. Glass walls will allow exhibits to be viewed in natural light, as they would have been seen in ancient ti..
Here are new images of architects Herzog & de Meuron’s extension to the Tate Modern art gallery in London, which was recently granted planning permission. More details plus images of the architects earlier design for the extension in our earlier story. The extension will add a new wing and also convert underground tanks (below), previously used to store oil for the former power station, into new..
Architects: x Architekten Location: Oberosterreich, Austria Client: Private Construction: Concrete Constructed Area: 273 sqm Project Year: 2003-2005 Photographs: Max Nirnberger Task: The client has commissioned a residential house with integrated working area. The task was to create a clear separation between the working and living areas via a shared neutral entrance. The house was built on a cl..
Last week, Bustler reported on the winners of the international competition for the new Munch Area in Oslo’s waterfront neighborhood Bjørvika. The proposal “Yin Yang” by New York-based architecture firm REXwon the second prize in this competition (together with the proposal“Girls on the Bridge” by Christ & Gantenbein, Switzerland and LieØyen Arkitekter, Norway). Here’s a closer look at REX’s con..
In 2007, eight designers were asked to submit two designs for an international competition for Zero Energy Housing, on six sites in the middle of Sentul Park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. From sixteen designs six designs were chosen to be constructed. The project is envisaged as one of the the first showcases of Sustainable Zero Energy Housing in the world. The competition brief called for houses t..
Yesterday, Bustler announced that the proposal by SPAN & Zeytinoglu has won the architectural competition for the design of the Austrian Pavilion at the Shanghai EXPO 2010. Here’s another noteworthy entry by Vienna-based studio Architects Collective that made it into the round of finalists. The title of the entry is “Waltz Me!”. Rendering of Architects Collective’s entry for the Austrian Expo Pa..
Just a few minutes ago, Bustler posted the news of Italian architect Alberto Catalano of Teknoarch winning the international competition to design the new House of Arts and Culture in Beirut, Lebanon. Here’s another very exciting entry for this international competition by Portuguese studio Kaputt! that was awarded an Honorable Mention. Kaputt! was founded in Lisbon in 2004 by eight young archit..
On March 25, Singapore unveiled the theme and design of the Singapore Pavilion for World Expo Shanghai 2010. The winning design “Urban Symphony” pays tribute to Singapore symbolizing its harmony of culture, progress and sustainability. Following the call for design submissions last year, Kay Ngee Tan Architects and partners were awarded lead architect for their winning concept. The winning desig..
This house in the mountains, designed by the architect Joan Anguita, brings all the glamour of Los Angeles to Barcelona, Spain. Partially suspended above the terrain, it is the dream home of a young businessman who loves collecting cars and organizing gatherings for his friends. The four-storey structure blends into its environment by means of a transparent glass façade that provides spectacular..
