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Friday 22 March, 2013

Video: Skyhouse / David Hotson Architect

Click here to view the embedded video. Skyhouse is a house in the sky, a residential penthouse located at the summit of one of the earliest surviving skyscrapers in New York City and situated within the incomparable vertical cityscape of Lower Manhattan. The project involved the construction of a set of unique living spaces inside a decorative penthouse [...]





Thursday 18 October, 2012

Busan Opera House Winning Proposal / Snøhetta

Snøhetta was recently selected as the winner of the Busan Opera House Competition in South Korea with their ‘Unpacking the Box’ concept. Their proposal is conceived not as frozen music but rather as an instrument, upon which we can play. This instrument is neither a white cube nor a black box, empty devoid of expression; [...]


Wednesday 17 October, 2012

Haus am Weinberg by UNStudio

The steps of an adjacent vineyard inspired Dutch architects UNStudio to generate the inclining profile of this house in Stuttgart (+ slideshow).


Friday 27 April, 2012

Datong Art Museum by Foster + Partners

Construction has started on an art museum with four overlapping peaks that Foster + Partners have designed for Datong, China.


Thursday 26 April, 2012

Datong Art Museum design revealed by Foster + Partners

© Foster + Partners Construction is underway for the new Datong Art Museum in China, designed by Foster + Partners. Referred to as China’s ‘Museum of the 21st Century’, the 32,000-square-meter venue will be one of four major new buildings within Datong New City’s cultural plaza. The museum will open in 2013 and represent China [...]


Saturday 26 February, 2011

Pisopiso / Atelier Ryo Abe Works

© Atelier Ryo Abe Works Architects Atelier Ryo Abe Works shared with us this project that consists on a house for a young couple with two small children. According to the architects, the clients requested a lot of shelf space to display their many collectables.