La sede del Parlamento Escocés es una obra póstuma del catalán Enric Miralles supervisada y concluida por Benedetta Tagliabue, esposa de Enric, a cargo del estudio. En 1998 el estudio de Miralles, EMBT Arquitectes Associats, asociado con el estudio local RMJM, había ganado este concurso compitiendo en la final con Rafael Viñoly Architects (New York), Michael Wilford and Partners (London), Richar..
Trinity River Audubon Center Dallas, TX 2008 The site for the new Great Trinity Forest Audubon Center is located at the meeting point between the Blackland Prairie and Cross Timbers regions in southwestern Dallas. The restored 100 acre Deepwoods site was once one of the largest illegal dumps in Texas and now serves as a gateway to the Great Trinity Forest, the largest urban forest in the United ..
National Palace Museum Southern Branch Chiayi County, Taiwan 2010 Through natural biomes, evoking diverse pan-Asian landscapes, the Museum comes into view: a base of ancient stream-washed Taroko marble, rising low and long out of watery mists...a slow ascending gallery spiral ? an artifact of inscripted, weathered bronze embracing a mythic garden as the glass and cypress Jade Mountain dissolves ..
The following images and text are courtesy FS + SG | Fotografia de Arquitectura for Paulo David's Centro das Artes | Casa das Mudas on Portugal's Madeira island. The text below is excerpted from photographer Fernando Guerra's essay, "A Short Stay" in Centro das Artes | Casa das Mudas. Click on images at left for larger color views. To have the opportunity to photograph one of the most recognized..
More fresh portuguese architecture, thanks to photographer Joao Morgado for sharing this with us! Aires Mateus is an office that has been working on minaml projects, blending the new with the old in a subtle way. More pictures after the jump.
David Chipperfield Architects have completed the Liangzhu Culture Museum at Hangzhou, China. The museum, which will house a collection of archaeological findings from the Liangzhu period, is part of a new garden town called Liangzhu Cultural Village. The museum is composed of four parallel bar-shaped volumes, clad in Iranian travertine. The following is from David Chipperfield Architects: – Lian..
Architect Zaha Hadid has created a series of installations for a two-venue show in New York, curated by Kenny Schachter. According to Schachter, each installation is derived from architectural projects Hadid has been working on. Masterplan (top image and above) was originally part of her citywide plan for the Asian side of Istanbul, while the Opera House desk (below) uses a relief from a wall of..
A university faculty building in Milan by Irish practice Grafton Architects has been named World Building of the Year at the inaugural World Architecture Festival, held in Barcelona last week. Luigi Bocconi University was praised as a “magical subterranean realm” by judges including Robert Stern, Richard Burdett and Cecil Balmond. Here’s a statement from the World Architecture Festival, followed..
rojkind arquitectos - La nueva construcción para el Museo del Chocolate elevada sobre el jardín alberga un área de recepción, un teatro que prepara a los jóvenes visitantes para el viaje al mundo del chocolate, el pasaje hacia el túnel existente que circula sobre las áreas de producción en el interior de la fábrica y la tienda de chocolates y afines, al final de recorrido. Rojo por fuera y blanc..
Design Miami temporary structure by Aranda\Lasch DESIGN MIAMI/ UNVEILS FURTHER DETAILS ON NEW TEMPORARY STRUCTURE For the first time, Design Miami/, the pre-eminent international fair for limited edition design, has commissioned a new temporary structure to house the main body of the show. Created by emerging award-winning New York architectural practice, Aranda/Lasch, the 43,000 ft2 (4,000 m2) ..
