As we already published the Aurland Look out project by Todd Saunders & Tommie Wilhelmsen, we are featuring now the public toilets included on that amazing wooden platform. From the Look out text: “The architecture of the public toilet is opposite of the lookout. While the lookout is light looking the pubic toilet is black painted concrete that is more heavy and solid in appearance. The building..
Here is a full set of images of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, designed by architect I.M. Pei, which officially opened yesterday (Monday). Here is some info from the museum: – MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART OPENS DECEMBER 1 IN QATAR IN ICONIC I.M. PEI-DESIGNED LANDMARK BUILDING Inaugural Exhibition Celebrates Cultural Diversity and Complexity of Islamic Art Doha, QATAR, November 22, 2008 – The..
Melbourne architectural and urban design practice Lyons have completed a new research centre at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. The hexagonal-shaped building is wrapped with “digitally designed pre-cast concrete panels”. The Hedley Bull Centre for World Politics was completed in August. Photography: Dianna Snape and Trevor Mein. The following is from Lyons Architects: ..
Petrópolis, en el estado de Rio de Janeiro, era el lugar de veraneo de la familia imperial. A sólo 60 kilómetros al norte de la segunda capital de Brasil, Petrópolis se eleva 830 metros sobre la Bahia de Guanabara, a la vera del camino que en 1720 se convirtió en la nueva ruta entre Rio y Minas Gerais. La fuerte impronta histórica, que otorga a Petrópolis el mote de Ciudad Imperial, contrasta co..
Architect: Quim Larrea y Katherine Bedwell Location: Barcelona, Spain Project Year: 2008 Technical Architect: Emili Manrique Client: Rembed Structural Engineering: Marc Gual Site Area: 1,717 sqm Constructed Area: 312 sqm Photographs: Rafael Vargas, K. Bedwell The site is located nearby a natural park 20 miles NW of Barcelona. It is a magical place, surrounded by pine trees, oaks, and holm oaks a..
Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects Location: Dusager, Aarhus N, Denmark Client: NRGi a.m.b.a. Ingeneering: Consult - Consulting Engineers Contractor: H. Hoffmann & Sønner Project Year: 2005 Construction Year: 2006-2007 Constructed Area: 5,067 sqm Photographs: SHL NRGi’s new corporate headquarters is situated in an area marked by a number of freestanding buildings. NRGi stands out from i..
Architects: Lavin Arquitectos - Alejandro Lavín della Ventura, Francisco Miguel Lavín della Ventura Location: T.M. Los Silos, Isla de Tenerife, España Collaborator: Alfredo Vilagut Capriles Client: Cabildo Insular de Tenerife Contractor: CLECE S.A. Competition Year: 2002 Construction Year: 2005 Area: Construction: 310.26 sqm, Landscaping: 143.10 sqm Rigger: Isabel Nichaldas Nazco Graphic Design:..
La parcela es rural, con huertos, senderos cercados con rústicos muros de piedra y casas dispersas, desordenadas. Es una pendiente escarpada de cara al sur sobre el valle surcado por un arroyo desde el que se yergue la montaña que remata la vista. Es en rampa en la parte superior y escalonada en la inferior. En la zona intermedia hay un tanque de riego y un nogal. “The house develops in an intim..
1. ABOUT Concrete Canvas Shelters are rapidly deployable hardened shelters that require only water and air for construction. The 16m2 variant can be deployed by 2 people without any training in under 40 minutes and is ready to use in only 12 hours. The key to CCS is the use of inflation to create a surface that is optimised for compressive loading. This allows thin walled concrete structures to ..
Architects: Graça Correia e Roberto Ragazzi Location: Lousado, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal Site Area: 3,013 sqm Constructed Area: 355 sqm Promotor: Joaquim Agostinho Carneiro da Costa e Sá Collaborators: Ana Neto Vieira, Susana Silva, Telmo Gomes, Katharina Wiederman, Pedro Gama Structure and foundation engineering: GOP Hydraulic Services: GOP Technical Facilities Engineering: GET Coordinat..
