Compact living:: Keret House by Jakub Szczęsny
Designed by a Polish architect Jakub Szczęsny in a gap between two buildings, Keret House is considered the narrowest house in the world. Inside,…
Architecture
Little Factory by Florentijn Hofman
Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman is famous for extraordinary large-scale sculptures that he usually creates with a healthy amount of humour. This time, he…
Marina Lofts in Fort Lauderdale by BIG
BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) and Cymbal Development transform a portion of Fort Lauderdale’s New River front into a vibrant addition for the local…
Phoenix Observation Tower by BIG
Copenhagen and New York based architecture studio Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has designed a 420 ft tall mixed-use observation tower to serve as…
House in Tavira by Vitor Vilhena
A Portugal-based architecture studio Vitor Vilhena Architects has designed a new house in South of Portugal, Algarve, Tavira. Here the ocean peeks, while…
Armadillo House by Formwerkz Architects
A Singaporean architecture studio Formwerkz Architects has designed a remarkable house in Singapour. Here is the text by Formwerkz Architects that describes the…
Hamburg-Harburg Technical University by gmp Architekten
Barely two years after the groundbreaking ceremony, Hamburg-Harburg Technical University will be inaugurating its new main building tomorrow, on time for the scheduled…
Tongjiang Primary School by Rural Urban Framework
Joshua Bolchover and John Lin, who form a Chinese architectural practice Rural Urban Framework, have designed a new school building for Tongjiang Primary…
Compact living:: ‘Shelter ByGG’ by Gabriela Gomes
Combining sculpture, architecture and design, a Portuguese designer Gabriela Gomes has created a compact habitable module that has been titled Shelter ByGG. The…
A House For All Seasons by John Lin
Over the last 30 years the mass migration of rural villagers has not only enabled the growth of Chinese cities but has had…
Cultural centre MÉCA by BIG & FREAKS freearchitects
Team BIG + FREAKS freearchitects, dUCKS scéno, Khephren Ingénierie, VPEAS, ALTO Ingénierie, Vincent Hedont, PBNL, Mryk & Moriceau, Ph.A wins the competition to…
Wall mounted Jaguar in Dutch Mountain house
What would you do with your old car? People usually sell them or send for recycling. Not in Netherlands! They hang Jaguars on…
‘The Tower of Babylon’ – international student competition
The international student competition The Tower of Babylon was initiated by ETH Zurich in 2011. Within the competition, the student teams from different countries…
ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion 2011
In summer 2011 the Institute for Computational Design (ICD) and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE), together with students at…
Easter Sculpture Museum by EXIT ARCHITECTS
The Easter Sculpture Museum project was the result of an ideas competition organized by the Hell?n Municipality. The rules of the competition considered…
Cross # Towers in Seoul, Korea by BIG
BIG’s residential towers in the Yongsan International Business District revitalize the Han riverfront into a new commercial and residential center for the citizens…
The Trianel GmbH Corporate Center in Aachen by gmp Architekten
First prize in Aachen: the jury of the competition for the Corporate Center of the Trianel municipal utilities network has selected the submission…
BIG contributes to Vancouver skyline
The 490-foot-tall Beach and Howe mixed-use tower by BIG + Westbank + Dialog + Cobalt + PFS + Buro Happold + Glotman Simpson…