Israeli designer Arik Levy will present Osmosis, a collaboration with rapid prototyping company .MGX by Materialise, in Milan later this month. The crystal-inspired pieces will be shown at the Swarovski Crystal Palace exhibition at Via Savona 56 in Zona Tortona, from 22-27 April. Here’s a statement from Levy followed by a press release from .MGX by Materialise: – “Osmosis: Through the membrane o..
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..
Leeser Architecture,an internationally recognized design firm, has won a invitedcompetition for a five-star luxury hotel in the Zayed Bay in Abu Dhabi,UAE. Called the Helix Hotel for itsstaggered floor plates, it rests in the bay, partially floating in thewater and adjacent to the serpentineSheik Zayed Bridge currently under construction by designer Zaha Hadid.With the Helix, LeeserArchitecture ..
Architects: Coll-Barreu Arquitectos - Juan Coll-Barreu & Daniel Gutierrez Zarza Location: Jaca (Huesca), Spain Collaborators: Pablo Castro, Gorka Garcia, Estibaliz Sanz Reyero, Jorge Bilbao Project year: 2004-2005 Construction year: 2005-2008 Constructed area: 18,123 sqm Budget: 24,418,149 EURO (US $32,97M) Structure: Arup Ice Production: Ati Contractor: Vias Photographs: Aleix Bague The City of..
Architects: Zwarts & Jansma Architecten Location: The Hague, The Netherlands Client: City of The Hague, project organisation RandstadRail Project year: 1999-2006 Contractor: combination Ballast-Nedam / De Boer Technical Design: Ingenieursbureau Gemeentewerken Rotterdam and IbDH Den Haag Photographs: 3D Pro, DigiDaan Randstadrail is a project for a new light urban rail network for the area betwee..
xian horticulture expo, courtesy serie architects xian horticulture expo, courtesy serie architects serie architects have just sent images of their 'xian horticulture expo masterplan' that was awarded a 2nd prize in xian china. like the xian city wall, this new structure, named the 'five climates crossing' will mark the centre of the park and simultaneously act as a connector, linking the entran..
The winners of the Valparaiso Cultural Center competition in Chile were just announced. The competition came after a proposal from brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer was rejected. The Cultural Center will be built where the former prison stood for the last 150 years. The winning projects are: 1st Prize - Jonathan Holmes, Martín Labbé, Carolina Portugueis, Osvaldo Spichiger 2nd Prize - Patricio M..
Los Angeles architects Frederick Fisher and Partners have sent in images of Santa Ynez Residence, a family home in California’s Santa Ynez Valley. The home was completed in 2006. Here’s some info from the architects: – SANTA YNEZ RESIDENCE Santa Ynez, California 2006 A 20 acre site in the Santa Ynez Valley of California dominates the landscape with extensive views of the surrounding mountains an..
Architects: JDS Architects Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Design year: 2008 Construction year: 2009 Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Ltd, Inner Mongolia, China Constructed Area: 1,000 sqm aprox A house of 1000 sqm can almost be populated rather than inhabited to the least it can entertain quite a party! We have designed a house around the principle ..