Helsinki Seafarers’ Centre is a Haven in an Industrial Landscape

Commercial sailors arriving in Helsinki, Finland find a comfortable and inviting facility to welcome… [more]

Helsinki Seafarers’ Centre is a Haven in an Industrial Landscape Helsinki Seafarers’ Centre is a Haven in an Industrial Landscape

Yorkshire Renaissance Pavilion

Various Architects' project "Yorkshire Diamond" was a finalist in the open international competition… [more]

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Beautiful German Pavillion Made From 1300 Shipping Pallets

Back in 2005, Matthias Loebermann built a beautiful temporary pavilion out of reclaimed shipping pallets… [more]

Beautiful German Pavillion Made From 1300 Shipping Pallets Beautiful German Pavillion Made From 1300 Shipping Pallets

Green-Roofed Landsbanki Office Connects the City of Reykjavik

New York-based WORK Architecture Company has unveiled a design for Landsbanki Bank Headquarters that… [more]

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BURNHAM PAVILION by Zaha Hadid

Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid Architects is a temporary pavilion to house multimedia installation.… [more]

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Erdos Museum by MAD Architects

MAD Architects have created a Museum for the Municipal Government of Erdos in China.… [more]

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VTB Arena Park by Erick van Egeraat

Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won a competition to redevelop the Dynamo Moscow Stadium and surrounding… [more]

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Helsinki Seafarers’ Centre is a Haven in an Industrial Landscape

by DD, September 3rd, 2010, viewed 109 time(s)
Posted in Architecture, Interiors

Commercial sailors arriving in Helsinki, Finland find a comfortable and inviting facility to welcome them and offer a respite from long stretches of time at sea. The Helsinki Seafarers’ Centre designed by ARK-House Architects is an alluring and contemporary building that offers a warm and inviting counterpoint to the surrounding steel warehouses and stacks of shipping containers. more »»

Foster + Partners Unveils Beautiful Bank With Undulating Roof

by DD, September 2nd, 2010, viewed 150 time(s)
Posted in Architecture, Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners has just unveiled yet another competition-winning design – this time for a beautiful bank headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. more »»

Yorkshire Renaissance Pavilion

by DD, September 1st, 2010, viewed 154 time(s)
Posted in Architecture

Various Architects’ project “Yorkshire Diamond” was a finalist in the open international competition for a mobile pavilion for Yorkshire Forward. more »»

French Engineers Design a Pedal-Powered Submarine

by DD, September 1st, 2010, viewed 107 time(s)
Posted in Green, Industrial, Transportation

First there was the bicycle, then the pedalo boat, then the pedal-powered aircraft — and now, thanks to a team of French engineers, the world has the pedal-powered submarine. more »»

Beautiful German Pavillion Made From 1300 Shipping Pallets

by DD, August 31st, 2010, viewed 206 time(s)
Posted in Architecture, Green

Back in 2005, Matthias Loebermann built a beautiful temporary pavilion out of reclaimed shipping pallets for the Nordic Alpine Skiing World Championship in Oberstdorf, Germany. more »»

Green-Roofed Landsbanki Office Connects the City of Reykjavik

by DD, August 30th, 2010, viewed 151 time(s)
Posted in Architecture, Green

New York-based WORK Architecture Company has unveiled a design for Landsbanki Bank Headquarters that consists of a series of green-roofed steps rising up from a ground-level city park. more »»

Sustainable Super-Tower for Seoul by SOM

by DD, August 29th, 2010, viewed 212 time(s)
Posted in Architecture, Green

Not all corporate firms are apathetic when it comes to integrating sustainable design. Architectural powerhouse SOM recently revealed a new landmark tower designed by their resident architect Mustafa Abadan for the city of Seoul, Korea. more »»

West Kowloon Cultural District by Rocco Design Architects

by DD, August 28th, 2010, viewed 322 time(s)
Posted in Architecture

Hong Kong firm Rocco Design Architects are competing with OMA and Foster + Partners to create a master plan for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. more »»

UNStudio designs art collector’s loft in New York

by DD, August 27th, 2010, viewed 180 time(s)
Posted in Interiors, UNStudio

UNStudio designs art collector’s loft in New York
UNStudio’s recently completed design for an existing loft located in Greenwich Village in Manhattan explores the interaction between a gallery and living space. more »»

World Habitat Awards 2010

by DD, August 27th, 2010, viewed 172 time(s)
Posted in Architecture, Competitions

The World Habitat Awards were established in 1985 by the Building and Social Housing Foundation as part of its contribution to the United Nations International Year of Shelter for the Homeless. more »»

BIG Wins Best Green Roof in Scandinavia Award with 8 House

by DD, August 26th, 2010, viewed 244 time(s)
Posted in Architecture, BIG, Green

Completing its trilogy of housing projects in Oerestad with the same client, BIG + green roof contractor Veg Tech receives the award for 8 House’s 1,700 sq m sloping green roof. more »»

Research laboratory in Groningen by UNStudio

by DD, August 25th, 2010, viewed 209 time(s)
Posted in Architecture, UNStudio

UNStudio has designed a deceptively simple envelope constructed from flat, vertical aluminum slats, which, in places, are twisted outwards in bowed forms. more »»