A new branch of the Swedish Museum of Modern Art in Malmö. Public opening on December 26th 2009. Moderna Museet Malmö is the first branch of the main museum in Stockholm. The former Electricity Station dating from 1900 and once the Rooseum gallery, has been refurbished to meet international museum standards. Seen from the exterior a new extension marks the arrival of the new museum. The extensio..
Location: Rua da Velosa, 121, Carreço, Viana do Castelo, Portugal Preliminary Design: 2000; Final Design: 2001 Construction: 2002-2005 Architecture: Nuno Grande (1966) and Pedro Gadanho (1968) Collaborators: Rita Cantante, Cristina Silva, Mariana Martins, Matilde Seabra Engineering: NEWTON, Consultores de Engenharia, LDA (Structural); ENGILIMA, Projectistas e Consultores, LDA (Water and Sewage N..
Architects: Morrison Seifert Murphy Location: Dallas, Texas, USA Architect in Charge: Lionel Morrison, FAIA Project year: 2007 Constructed Area: 250 sqm Engineering: David Bowick, Blackwell Engineering Construction: Kropf Industries, Penfold Construction Photographs: Morrison Seifert Murphy This was the first house completed in new Dallas neighborhood devoted entirely to Modernism. As our client..
Architects: at103 / Julio Amezcua + Francisco Pardo Location: Queretaro, Mexico Project Team: Jorge Vazquez, Arturo Peniche Constructed Area: 400 sqm Project year: 2005 Construction year: 2006 Photographs: Rafael Gamo The proposal responds to an specific program for a 4 members family. The design is developed out of an existing foundation, from which it was necessary to define clarity on the vol..
Architects Standardarchitecture-Zhaoyang Studio have completed a visitors centre next to a river in Tibet. The building was constructed using local vernacular techniques and brightly coloured pigments from local minerals have been painted directly onto the stone walls of the interior. Called Niyang River Visitor Center, the building contains a ticket office, changing room and bathroom. Photograp..
The Dan Pearlman creative agency, created a holistic dreamland for young patients with psychiatric issues at the ‘Evangelisches Konigin Elisabeth Krankenhaus’ Hospital, in Berlin, Germany. The patients of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the ‘Evangelisches Konigin Elisabeth Krankenhaus’ Hospital (KEH) in Berlin will never feel alone again. In addition to doctors and nurses th..
A Guarda is located at the south western tip of Galicia with the Mino River separating it from its historic “enemy” Portugal. A Guarda’s economy was foundered on fishing and although today it enjoys a more varied economy the town’s fishing heritage still remains important and so does their port! Madrid based architectural office Artectura and Eduardo Zamarro, painter were assigned to give a new ..
Dutch architects UNStudio last week unveiled designs for a temporary pavilion for Millennium Park in Chicago. The structure, along with a second designed by Zaha Hadid, will be erected in the park from 19 June to 31 October. Update 16/04/09: see our story on Zaha’s pavilion here. The pavilions will celebrate the centenary of 1909 Plan of Chicago, also known as the Burnham Plan, which set out way..
Arquitecto: Danilo Matoso, Paulo Trajano Ubicación: Condominio Vila Alpina - Minas Gerais, Brasil Ingeniería estructural: José María Machado Cliente: Edimundo Bicalho de Melo Superficie: 1,065mt2 Supeficie construida: 704mt2 Año: 1998 Año de construcción: 1999 - 2003 Fotografía: Daniel Mansur Esta casa esta ubicada en un sector privado en las cercanías de Belo Horizonte, Brasil. Las condiciones ..
Architects: Buscando la Aurora - Carlos Coronel + Héctor de la Peña Location: Malinalco, Mexico Project Year: 2007-2008 Site Area: 1,000 sqm Constructed Area: 400 sqm Photographs: Buscando la Aurora In the middle of a gorgeous GolfClub in Malinalco-Mexico, it is possible to discover a quiet composition of geometric “objects” with white estuco an mexican-teja roof cover. Those geometric “objects”..
