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• U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011

  

  WaterShed - University of Maryland The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 challenges 20 collegiate teams from around the world to design, build,... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• On the Boards: Extension to Hotel Baptiste

  

  The proposal for an extension to Hotel Baptiste school by architects 5+1AA. The design takes cues from the landscape, partly buried partly exposed to reduce... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week 122: Casa HG

  

  Designed by Guadalajara based architect Ricardo Agraz for a family of six in Zapopan, Mexico the 434m2 house is spread onto three levels with an open floor... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• New Work ::: Uluwatu Villas

  

  The flagship of the Alila Hotels Bali, Indoesnia the Uluwatu Villas designed by Singaporean firm WOHA (Wong Mun Summ Richard Hassell) is the promise of luxury... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 22nd August 2011

  

  Architecture is a fuzzy amalgamation of ancient knowledge and contemporary practice, an awkward way to look at the world and an inadequate medium to operate on... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Reviving Earth Architecture in the Jordan Valley

  UNESCO is supporting the use of existing and yet untapped opportunities in Jordan Valley, Palestine by providing the local population with up-to-date know-how... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• On the Boards: Apple HQ

  

  The new headquarters for Apple designed by acclaimed British architectural practice Foster + Partners. The proposed Office, Research and Development Building... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week 121: K3 House

  

  Designed by architect Bruce Stafford, the K3 House in Vaucluse, Sydney Australia is a balanced combination of glass, stone, wood and concrete. Large sliding... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 15th August 2011

  

  we want to create a clear, organic architecture, whose inner logic will be radiant and naked, unencumbered by lying facades and trickeries Walter Gropius The Te... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• First Drafts: Architect Ricardo Porro

  In 1961 he was commissioned to by Castro to built a national academy of the arts, then exiled before he could complete the project, and finally invited back,... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Great Spaces - Season Premiere

  This is the first official trailer for the upcoming season premiere of Great Spaces. The season focuses on and illustrates the architecture and art across a... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• On the Boards: 837 Washington Street

  

  The office and retail building is designed by Morris Adjmi Architects known for their ability to create architecture composed of clear contemporary forms that... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week 120: Useche Residence

  

  The house of architect Pedro Useche is located in the wealthy district of Morumbi - one of the highest points in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Construction of... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• New Work ::: Capela De Santa Ana

  

  Designed by Póvoa de Varzim based practice e|348 Arquitectura the chapel in Sousanil, Portugal is a physical testament honoring Santa Ana. Located on a... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Blog Wunderlust : 8th August 2011

  

  The present-day monopoly of the architect has to do with the fact that there is no real theory, but merely a set of pseudo-theoriesä in other words, observation... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Softshelter

  Canadian design firm molo has created a system of uniform, lightweight kraft paper walls that can be unpacked, expanded and magnetically joined end-to-end to... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 1st August 2011

  

  Always design a thing by considering it in its larger context - a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan. Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• The Beauty of Design

  : a short artistic documentary directed by Brandon "Frank" O'Larey following the work and aspirations of two Seattle architects, Kevin Eckert and Andrew van... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week 119: Containers of Hope

  

  Images ©Benjamin Garcia SaxeLocated outside San Jose, Costa Rica this 100 sqm residential project was the result of a close collaboration between the architect... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 25th July 2011

  

  Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning. There should not be a single ornament put upon great civic... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE