CANTILEVER CLEVER

CANTILEVER CLEVER

This residential project in Santo Tirso, Portugal, designed by Grau Zero architects, occupies the territory of half sculpture, half architecture with its peculiar cantilevered form. The 'SGLight House' has an interesting lack of windows on the…
11 Mar 10 | Architecture
LANDSCAPE AND JUSTICE

LANDSCAPE AND JUSTICE

After years of accommodation in temporary premises, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has revealed designs for its new permanent headquarters by Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects. The Danish office was selected in a prestigious architect…
08 Mar 10 | Architecture
ORGANIC STRUCTURES

ORGANIC STRUCTURES

International firm Serie Architects have just completed The Tote - a restaurant and bar complex in Mumbai which has also picked up a nomination from the 2010 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards in the international category. A series of disused buildings from…
02 Mar 10 | Architecture

NEWS

LIGHT AND SPACE

Young Dutch architect Ramon Knoester set up his architecture firm WHIM five years ago and has recently completed Vill…
12 Jan 10 | Architecture

RAISE IT UP

Armed with the thinking that if Jumbo Jets can stand on three legs, then so can anything; Japanese architecture offic…
12 Jan 10 | Architecture

BIG BUBBLE

News from across the pond: Washington's Hirshhorn Museum is about to get a stunning new makeover from New York archit…
05 Jan 10 | Architecture

BUMPER BLOCK

Chinese cities are changing at a tremendous pace, and this project by Sako Architects in Beijing not only provides a …
17 Dec 09 | Architecture

WRAPAROUND

This two storey addition by young Irish design practice Ailtireacht has both modernised, and provided multifunctional…
09 Dec 09 | Architecture

OMA'S WYLY DESIGN

This is the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre; OMA's latest project, which takes a intelligently flexible approach to thea…
07 Dec 09 | Architecture
FIT FOR A KING

FIT FOR A KING

At a ceremony held yesterday in the Jordanian capital, His Excellency Omar Maani, the mayor of Amman, announced the new King Abdullah II House of Culture & …
24 Feb 10 | Architecture
MUNCH MUSEUM

MUNCH MUSEUM

Herreros Arquitectos have recently won an international competition for a Norwegian cultural landmark with their design for the Munch Museum and Stenersen Mu…
22 Feb 10 | Architecture
LANDSCAPE AND LEARNING

LANDSCAPE AND LEARNING

Surrounded by breathtaking natural scenery, Borgafjörður College in Borgarnes, Iceland, stands minimal and spare, punctuated by huge windows to let …
08 Feb 10 | Architecture
ROOM WITH A VIEW

ROOM WITH A VIEW

With its bright white walls drenched in Mediterranean sunshine, this project by Teget Architectural Office caught our eye this morning. Perched on the bar…
04 Feb 10 | Architecture
EMPTY CAPTURE

EMPTY CAPTURE

These images come from a series called 'Le Port Autonome de Marseille' shot by French photographer Philippe Piron. Piron's portfolio recently impressed us…
28 Jan 10 | Architecture
PIXELPOORT

PIXELPOORT

Windmills, multiculturalism, traditional green ‘Zaanse’ wooden houses, nature, the harbour and flat Dutch polders: these are some of the impressi…
27 Jan 10 | Architecture