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• New Work: Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park

  

  The Four Freedoms Park memorial for Franklin D. Roosevelt was designed by the late Louis Kahn, 38 years after he originally designed it. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust: 29th October 2012

  

  In many ways the problems in architecture are reflections of other things in the capitalist society. It’s becoming increasingly clear that in many ways we are... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• The International Federation of Landscape Architects Congress 2013

  

  Never has the discipline of landscape architecture been more relevant than in this age of momentous global change, where current approaches to management of... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Cheap Home Decor Ideas

  Is your home in need of an upgrade? On a budget? Don’t worry, here are eights tips on easy fixes that won’t cost a ton of money. Add an accent color to the room. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• On the Boards: Leblon Offices

  

  Courtesy Richard Meier Partners A high-end, 10-story building located in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro designed by Architects Richard Meier Parnters. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• New Work: Wold Performing Arts Centre

  

  images (c)Robert Benson Photography The 750-seat 26,500 ft2 Wold Performing Arts Centre in Boca Raton, Florida was designed by Newman Architects. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust: 22nd October 2012

  

  The only way to make truly sustainable architectures is to connect our buildings to nature - not insulate them from it! Rachel Armstrong Is This A Joke? Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• 72 Hour Urban Action

  On July 2012, Stuttgart was taken over by 120 creative people, working in 10 international teams. With only three days and nights to design and build... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week 154: Lucerne

  

  photos (c) Emily Andrews & Ernie ShacklesThe Lucerne residence designed by Daniel Marshall Architects is located in Auckland, New Zealand and affords... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Affordable Housing Architectural Design Challenge

  The National Housing Trust is hosting a competition to conceptualize an affordable home not exceeding J$ 3.2 million. Guidelines for the entries state that... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust: 15th October 2012

  

  Good architecture is like a piece of beautifully composed music crystallized in space that elevates our spirits beyond the limitation of time. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• On the Boards: Lyric Theatre Belfast

  

  In an attempt to present something differently, these are the pre-construction and presentation images of the now complete Lyric Theatre in Belfast designed by... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust: 8th October 2012

  

  I hardly dared, in view of your serious employments, to publish my writings and long considered ideas on architecture, for fear of subjecting myself to your... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• FCAA 2012 Biennale and Congress Design Competition

  The Winners of the FCAA 2012 Biennale and Congress Design Competition, are as follows: Small Buildings under 10,000 ft2 – built Edwin Quiles-Rodriguez (Puerto... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week 101: Wood Box House

  

  © Sjahrial Iqbal/ Griya AsriThe 334 m2 Wood Box house Designed by Indra Tata Adilaras is located on a narrow lot in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. The home is... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust: 1st October 2012

  

  The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel. Piet Mondrian Future looks precarious for young architects or will it? Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week 148: M11 House

  

  Photos by: Hiroyuki Oki The M11 house was designed by a21 studio and is located in the suburbs of the Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• New Work ::: Stedelijk Museum Addition

  

  (c)John Lewis Marshall The new 9,000m2 addition to the historic Stedelijk Museum, affectionately referred to as the Bath Tub presents 90,000 objects dating... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust: 24th September 2012

  

  The purpose of architecture is to build meaning, so get close to the meaning and build Aldo van Eyck Phillip Johnson's Turning Point, Cleveland, OH (c)... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week - Retrospective

  This is the third retrospective of the House of Week category. You can find the first covering numbers 1-49, and the second covering numbers 50-100. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE