Architechnophilia

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• Blog Wunderlust : 19th March 2012

  

  Architecture, however complex and subtle it may be in its more sophisticated forms, can begin with something as simple as sitting on a sand-dune looking out to... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week : Villa Shoestring

  

  Located on Gibbs Beach, on the West Coast of Barbados this single-family beach house is framed by the vegetation on site and the sea. The residence designed by... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Farnsworth Exhibition Centre

  With the repeated flooding problems at the Mies van der Rohe designed Farnsworth House, concerns arose damaged original artefacts as well for additional... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• On the Boards : Student Housing, TU Delft

  

  Amsterdam based practice Studioninedots with HVDN has recently won an invited competition to design a student housing facility for TU Delft Campus in the... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 12th March 2012

  The only way to make truly sustainable architecture is to connect our buildings to nature - not insulate them from it!Rachel Armstrong Historic Building Lies... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Free Lecture

  

  A free lecture of the building the Cathedral’s Chancel in 1848-53 by Dr. James Robertson. The lecture includes part of a BBC documentary featuring the... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• New Work ::: Wetland Folly

  

  This otherworldly outdoor dining pavilion (sighted on Remodelista) was designed by South African-trained, New Zealand-based Lance and Nicky Herbst of Herbst... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2012 ARCHITECTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 5th March 2012

  "Fashion is architecture. It's a matter of proportions" Coco Chanel Engineer Calls Chicago's Aqua Tower "Architectural Pornography" | Snow Drawings | Norihiko... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week 133: Cove Way

  

  Located on Sentosa Island in Singapore the residence named by its siting along Cove Way, was designed by architects Bedmar Shi. Two thick, heavy and rough... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 27th February 2012

  

  If we would lay a new foundation for urban life, we must understand the historic nature of the cityLewis Mumford Urville: An Autistic Savant’s Remarkable... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• On the Boards : Balneary Centre

  

  Located amongst the natural salty springs in Persani Village, Romania is the Balneary Centre designed by architects ArchVision Studio. The community was desirou... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week 132: Casa Paredes Tres Ocho

  

  Designed by Mexican Architect Hernandez Silva, Casa Parades Tres Ocho in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Mexico. The two-story tropical moderne residence attempts to... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 20th February 2012

  

  The purpose of good design is to ornament existence, not to substitute for it George NelsonNorma Merrick Sklarek dies; pioneering African American architect |... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• On the Boards: Reuse of an Anti-Ship WWII Emplacement

  

  A competition entry by architectural practice Vector 17, for the masterplan of a natural protected area around a former Second World War anti-ship emplacement o... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• On the Boards : Dalian Library & Media Centre

  

  The competition entry for the Dalian Library Media Centre was conceived by 10 Design to be a transformative environment that pulls visitors into a unique... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 13th February 2012

  

  A building can be designed to satisfy 'by the month' with the regularity of a provider. Or it can give satisfaction 'by the moment,' with the thrill of a... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE

• On the Boards: San Jose Convention Centre

  

  A $120 m expansion and renovation to the McEnery Convention Centre located in San Jose, California originally opened in 1989. The renovation was designed by... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• On the Boards: Aberdeen Gardens

  

  images courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro Landscape Architects OLIN design with Diller Scofidio + Renfro and KeppieDesign have won an international design... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 6th February 2012

  

  And perhaps architecture has always wanted to be a theatre of memoriesUmberto EcoThink Outside the Cube: Why the Office Isn't the Best Workspace | ‘Every year,... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE

• The Metropol Parasol, Seville

  This film explores how the Metropol Parasol, one of the largest wooden structures in the world, affects the people who live and work around it, as well as the... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE