The corrugated cardboard chair the otto, originally designed back in 1968 is being re-issued by German design retailer pulpo, is making a comeback as a light, durable, and sustainable option.
May 30, 2007
otto
The corrugated cardboard chair the otto, originally designed back in 1968 is being re-issued by German design retailer pulpo, is making a comeback as a light, durable, and sustainable option.
May 28, 2007
These seasonal habits are constructed from a single piece of laminated paperboard. The units are sturdy enough to handle wind and rain as well are insulated and require no special skills or tools to assemble. Originally intended for use as temporary housing the open-air version is more suited as a lawn tent.
via Time Magazine's 2002 best inventions
Global Green breaks ground on a development to include five single family houses, a multi-family center, and a community center. The project has gained media attention worldwide as its sponsored by actor/activist Brad Pitt.
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, Colorado by architect David Adjaye. The musuem will likely on completion, be the only LEED certified musuem in the US, using 40% less energy that typical buildings and sprouting a roof garden by artist Kim Dickey and landscape architect Karla Dakin
May 27, 2007
Seoul Performing Arts Centre by Emergent Architecture is dedicated to researching issues of structure, tectonics, and materiality through built work
May 26, 2007
"I've never really developed a style"
"I always approached architecture as a work of art, and human fulfillment was my key concern," article on architect Mario Ciampi
May 23, 2007
clash of the starchitects?
clash of the starchitects? Foster and Koolhaas knock heads over similar designs in the desert
May 21, 2007
CSA End of Year Show
Photos from the 2007 End of Year Show at the Caribbean School of Architecture (University of Technology, Jamaica)
May 20, 2007
2007 International Architecture Awards
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts announce the 2007 International Architecture Awards for distinguished buildings and urban planning projects. The program was launched by the Museum in 2005 as a way in which to honor and celebrate the most outstanding architecture designed and built throughout the world.
Awarded works by architects Sean Godsell, Richard Rogers Partnership, Atelier Hitoshi Abe, Miralles Tagliabue among others
Awarded works by architects Sean Godsell, Richard Rogers Partnership, Atelier Hitoshi Abe, Miralles Tagliabue among others
May 17, 2007
new link added to the sidebar
architectural videos :: a rich sample of mostly youtube videos on architecturally related topics
architectural videos :: a rich sample of mostly youtube videos on architecturally related topics
CIMG1433
sorry for the lack of posts...just returned to work!
image of the therapy unit under construction in Montserrat
image of the therapy unit under construction in Montserrat
May 14, 2007
Gerber Architects proposal for a self-sufficient office tower in Riyadh, Dubai and Bahrain that produces 100% of its own electricity supply. That is the report via Treehugger. The building's shape helps to reduce the need for air conditioning, as well the concept is to utilise solar and wind to generate the electricity needed for the 68 story tower.
May 12, 2007
UME Magazine the international architecture magazine is now also online and downloads are free.
"The site is easy to read and easy to navigate - like a magazine with iPod graphics"
architectural training
Spoon Spaces reports on career options for those with architectural training.
Architectural Critic, Architectural Photographer, Architectural Programmer, Architectural Renderer, Building Envelope Scientist, Builder Inspector, CAD Coordinator, Campus Planner, Carpenter, Cartographer, Computer Presentation Designer, Computer Systems Analyst, Conservator, Construction Inspector, Construction Manager, Contractor , Corporate Consultant, Design/Build Team Manager, Developer, Document Designer, Environmental Planner, Furniture Designer, Graphic Designer, Heritage Planner, Illustrator, Industrial Designer, Interior Designer, Landscape Architect, Market Researcher, Model Maker, Municipal Architect, Museum Curator, Printmaker, Professor, Property Assessor, Publisher, Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Project Manager, Researcher, Set Designer, Structural Engineer, Technical Writer, TV/Film Producer, or Urban Planner
It is definately a liberal list but helpful all the same.
Architectural Critic, Architectural Photographer, Architectural Programmer, Architectural Renderer, Building Envelope Scientist, Builder Inspector, CAD Coordinator, Campus Planner, Carpenter, Cartographer, Computer Presentation Designer, Computer Systems Analyst, Conservator, Construction Inspector, Construction Manager, Contractor , Corporate Consultant, Design/Build Team Manager, Developer, Document Designer, Environmental Planner, Furniture Designer, Graphic Designer, Heritage Planner, Illustrator, Industrial Designer, Interior Designer, Landscape Architect, Market Researcher, Model Maker, Municipal Architect, Museum Curator, Printmaker, Professor, Property Assessor, Publisher, Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Project Manager, Researcher, Set Designer, Structural Engineer, Technical Writer, TV/Film Producer, or Urban Planner
It is definately a liberal list but helpful all the same.
May 11, 2007
Canada's grand scheme to green the harbour at the Don River, Toronto by Michael Van Valkenburgh (New York), Behnisch Architects (Los Angeles) and Ken Greenberg (Toronto)
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UNStudio recreates themselves recalling previous projects like the tea house & the mobius house
Villa NM
Villa NM
May 10, 2007
sunset retreat
A private retreat by Ontario based Taylor Smyth Architects was designed with a single requirement for the occupants to be able to lie in bed and watch the sunset - hence the name. The project consists of a single room with built-in components including the bed and a storage wall on either side. The floor of the cabin extends to the outside towards the lake to become an outdoor deck with a shower.
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Nouvel & Foster
Louvre Abu Dhabi by Jean Nouvel
Foster proposal for the Masder Initiative - an urban development in Abu Dhabi intended to be the world’s first “zero carbon, zero waste” city.
What's with the funny light? Two projects in the desert - one by Foster the other by Jean Nouvel. Both renders with a rather eerie ambient lighting effect. Perhaps they are telling us something about the light in Abu Dhabi
May 8, 2007
11 boxes
A house design around and constructed with the use of prefabricated frames. 11 boxes by Keiji Ashizawa Design Office
May 6, 2007
Poustinia
A retreat centre set into and over a hillside bounded by a mature woodland & river designed by Bates Maher Architects
May 4, 2007
The boutique hotel chain Alt, are to build accommodations for the green yet chic traveler. The new hotel designed by Lemay Michaud AD are to utilise geothermal heating and cooling, energy efficient lighting and heat recovery from exhaust air and laundry water.
May 2, 2007
Caribbean Civic Architecture
6th FCAA Biennial of Caribbean Architecture, Curacao
30th September to 3rd October 2007
conference theme Caribbean Civic Architecture
Civic Architecture refers to buildings that are necessary for exercising the tasks of the government such as parliament buildings or court buildings and prisons however also refers to buildings that are financed by the government like schools, libraries or hospitals. Since the public interest prevails within civic architecture its role is mostly social. It can be used to strengthen the identity of the people, the state or the city and can be a catalyst for the private sector.
30th September to 3rd October 2007
conference theme Caribbean Civic Architecture
Civic Architecture refers to buildings that are necessary for exercising the tasks of the government such as parliament buildings or court buildings and prisons however also refers to buildings that are financed by the government like schools, libraries or hospitals. Since the public interest prevails within civic architecture its role is mostly social. It can be used to strengthen the identity of the people, the state or the city and can be a catalyst for the private sector.
House kn, a private residence in a Japanese suburb is carved from a large ‘box’ that fills the entire site | sliced to create a void | framing the garden, the sky, and beyond. By Kochi Architects Studio
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May 1, 2007
Architecture as Art
The dangerous lifespan of plutonium, compared to the duration of human endeavor, approaches eternity. Signs, gates, locks will crumble to dust while this metal's glow is still young.
ravaged by the terrifying Minotaur, the Oracle told them to build a maze which would keep the monster from escaping, and Daedalus built a maze to contain him.
The proposal contains the plutonium in the center of a colossal maze, constructed of cast concrete walls thrusting hundreds of feet into the sky. It is built over generations, so that no one can remember where its true center lies. It becomes impenetrable because of its vastness. In this way it always forbids, menaces, and in so protects.
Competition entry for a Plutonium Storage Facility by Architect Aaron McDonald
