Hector Peldoza shared with us this set of pictures of the Sametinget parliament by Stein Halvorsen AS and Christian Sundby architects MNA (1998-2000). The Sámi Parliament building is situated on a ridge above the Karasjok town centre, on a noticeable terrace on the hillside, 35 metres above today’s alluvial plain. Surrounding the building is a landscape comprised of pinetrees and natural vegetat..
Architect: Camilo Restrepo Arquitectos Location: Madellin, Colombia Collaborators: Juliana Montoya, Lucio Luque, Diana Rodriguez, Jorge Buitrago Constructed Area: 700 sqm Contractor: Juan Carlos Tabares, German Zapata, Juan Gonzalo Sanin Project year: 2006 Construction year: 2008 Photographs: Camilo Restrepo 7 considerations for a house on the andes tropic 1. on the placement The house swims thr..
Architects: Dellekamp arquitectos / Derek Dellekamp Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Project leader: Ignacio Mendez Project team: Jachen Schleich, Pedro Sanchez, Paulina Goycolea 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 Concept * A container that holds every..
Wake Up, Freak Out - then Get a Grip from Leo Murray on Vimeo. A short animated film about the feedback loops likely to lead to catastrophic climate change, by Leo Murray. The script, with extensive peer-reviewed references and additional information and links, is available at wakeupfreakout.org/ from vimeo by Leo Murray
Architecture photographer Iwan Baan just shared with us a photo set of the latest Herzog & de Meuron building in Spain, the Espacio de las Artes at Santa Cruz, Tenerife. Another H&dM building for Spain, after the Caixa Forum (Madrid) and the Forum building (Barcelona). With over 20,622 sqm, the building includes a public library, a contemporary art museum, the Photography Centre of the Tenerife ..
St. james`s park is the oldest Royal Park in London. Our brief was to create an environment that would challenge notions of existing park cafe, whilst retaining a sense of British tradition. The disign of the building reinforces the natural environment of eht park and the interior focus is on the food. Inn the park represents a new generation of modern organic English cuisine and the interior is..
Architects: X-Architects Location: Dubai marina, Dubai Program: Leisure home Constructed Area: 220 sqm Photographs: X-Architects X-Architects closely collaborated with Leen Vandaele, interior decorator ar¬chitect and design consultant from Squisito, to create a houseboat that in¬ventively combines the nautical lifestyle of relaxation and enjoyment with crisp architectural tectonics. The fundamen..
Architects: Ezzo - Cesar Machado Moreira Location: Oporto, Portugal Design Team: Fátima Barroso Project year: 2005-2006 Client: Marta Mello Sampayo Structural Engineering: Eng.Lopes de Oliveira Services: Oval Engenharia Photographs: Joao Ferrand The earliest records of the construction of the house at Outeiro Street date back to the last 19th century where the road to Romanticsm started. Built u..
Architects: J. MAYER H. Architects Location: Nordborg, Denmark Client: Danfoss Universe, Nordborg, Denmark Project Team: Juergen Mayer H., Marcus Blum, Thorsten Blatter, Andre Santer, Alessandra Raponi Design Year: 2005-2006 Construction Year: 2006-2007 Constructed Area: Cafeteria_500 sqm / Curiosity Center_1,200 sqm Architect on site: Hallen & Nordby Technical Consultant: Carl Bro Budget: US $3..
Architects: Studio Granda Location: Skagafjörður fjord, Iceland Client: Lilja Pálmadóttir & Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson Structure & Environmental Engineers: Víðsjá Electrical Services: VJÍ Contractor: Trésmiðjan Borg Constructed Area: 294 sqm Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Studio Granda Hof is a country residence in the Skagafjörður fjord, less than 100km from the Arctic Circle. The spectacl..