Various Architects' project "Yorkshire Diamond" was a finalist in the open international competition for a mobile pavilion for Yorkshire Forward. The Yorkshire Diamond Pavilion is a unique and iconic venue that is designed to represent Yorkshire Forward at events around Yorkshire and Humber or further abroad. The project is an attraction in itself with a striking exterior in the form of inflatab..
Tower Liverpool, UK, EcoLogicStudio and FCB studios. The concept of a double skin has beenexpanded taking as inspiration the sharkskin system; as for the shark, a secondlayer of micro fins protrudes from thesmooth skin to manipulate the flow locally,allowing for a differentiated optimalresponse.In our design solution a system of largewooden fins have been shaped andmanipulated to allow specific ..
Concept Cornell’s College of AAP is currently confined to linear, compartmentalized corridor buildings that limit the potential for connection or collegiality within and among different departments and programs. The departments of AAP are essentially isolated in four separate buildings. The Art Department is housed in Tjaden Hall and the Foundry, the Planning Department occupies Sibley West, whi..
Architects: Jasmax Location: Auckland, New Zealand Client: IAG New Zealand Building Owner: M6 Investments Project Area: 9,250 sqm Project Completed: 2008-2009 Photographer: Jasmax Introduction The NZI Centre is a commercial office building located in Auckland’s CBD. It is an integrated design, with the architectural and interior/workplace elements both designed by Jasmax alongside one another, b..
Architects: Suppose Design Office Location: Kure city, Hirosihima, Japan Program: Clinic Site area: 228.74 sqm Building area: 172.50 sqm Total floor area: 498.33 sqm Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano from Nacasa&Partners Inc. from archdaily
Danish architects MAPT have won first prize in a competition to design a cafe in the Anker Brygge harbour in Oslo, Norway. The building has 7 wooden columns that branch out to support the roof. The curved external walls are clad in timber boards that overhang the glazing. Another seating area on the roof terrace can be accessed by an internal staircase. The project, designed in collaboration wit..
Giorgio Borruso Design of Marina Del Rey, California, designed the new airy and fluid headquarters for Milano’s Fornari SpA (Fornari Group). Located in the Navigli section of Milan, the 35,000 square-foot building was converted from the historic porcelain workshop of the centuries-old Richard Ginori brand. The Fornari family’s road to fashion fame started in the mid 1940s from footwear manufactu..
Architects: Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor Location: Oslo, Norway Design Period: 2002-2004 Construction period: 2003-2004 Client: Aspelin Ramm / Norwegian Design and Architecture Centre Project Architects: Jan Olav Jensen (pl), Børre Skodvin, Siri Moseng, Torunn Golberg, AnneLise Bjerkan, Kaja Poulsen, Torstein Koch, Thomas Liu Landscape Architect: In´By Static Consultant: Hanes & Instanes AS B..
Dorobanti tower, a new project by Zaha Hadid Architects in Bucharest moves away from the works we have been seen lately, with a very expressive structure. The 200m tall iconic tower will be located in the heart of the capital city of Romania, at junction of Calea Dorobanti and St. Mihail Eminescu, with over 100,000 sqm for mixed-use development which include a 5-star hotel (with restaurants and ..
The A.L.X. office (Architect Label Xain) creates architecture that speaks for itself. There is no symbolism, no hidden meaning no process that you have to go through to connect with their works. The whole concept is understood with a glance. A pure example of this interpretation is the ‘Sorte’ project. A four-story residence with a lower ground level, which was completed on June 2008 in Shibuya,..
