Architechnophilia

LATEST ARTICLES ( 521 )

• House of the Week 113: Goulding Summerhouse

  

  Originally designed by Scott Tallon Walker Architects for Sir Basil Goulding in 1971 - 1973 the summerhouse is located on a manicured garden site in... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• New Work ::: Metropol Parasol

  

  © J. MAYER H. Architects photo © David Franck photo © Fernando Alda photo © Fernando Aldadesigned by architect J. Mayer H is part of the redevelopment of Plaza... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• 10 Rules for a Sustainable Architecture in Jamaica

  

  Architects have a large responsibility to design sustainable solutions for the built environment that are responsive to the social, economic and environmental... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 16 May 2011

  

  [Caribbean architecture] is not only about addressing climatic issues, but about expressing the vibrancy of the people through colour and textureAbiola... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• ADA 2011 Architecture Dissertation Award

  AWR is inviting students from around the world to take part in a competition for graduate theses on sustainable architecture and design innovation. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• RIP - Jackson Bunside

  

  Celebrated architect, artist and cultural icon Jackson Burnside passed away on the 11th May 2011 at the age of 62.A staunch advocate of Bahamian and Caribbean... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE

• on the Boards: Museu Luiz Gonzaga

  

  Museu Luiz Gonzaga designed by architects Francisco Fanucci and Marcelo Carvalho Ferraz Brasil Arquitetura is one of 6 museums to be built throughout the countr... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week 113: Casa Em Guarujá

  

  The 1,300m2 vacation home in Sao Paulo, Brazil was designed by architects Bernardes + Jacobsen. The entry to the house has a discrete façade, that is low,... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 9 May 2011

  

  bring them all together [...] show that painting, sculpture, architecture and design are all oneWalter Gropiusurban physic garden | Critical Regionalist... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• I Recently Received This Link from the Poltrona Frau Grou...

  I recently received this link from the Poltrona Frau Group for their new iPad app that allows you to customize, navigate, imagine and visualize any of their 3... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• on the Boards: Comic & Animation Museum

  

  Netherlands based architecture practice MVRDV have recently been awarded first place in the competition to design the Comic and Animation Museum in Hangzhou,... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Abel Building Solutions Caribbean Construction Awards

  The purpose of the Abel Building Solutions Caribbean Construction Awards is to both recognise the merit of our regional industry and encourage the pursuit of... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 2 May 2011

  

  Architecture is an act of love, not a stage set. It is the power of invention, of creation which allows man to give the best that is in him to bring joy to... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• on the Boards: Hamu Mukasa Library

  

  The Hamu Mukasa Library in Mukono, Uganda designed by architects Perkins Will, is a part of new urban master plan for the Uganda Christian University... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• New Work ::: Soumaya Museum

  

  The recently opened Museo Soumaya designed by FREE (Fernando Romero EnterprisE) is located in a former industrial zone. The avant-garde morphology and typology... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• House of the Week 112: Wall House

  

  Located in Auroville, India the residence is designed by award winning architect, researcher and writer Anupama Kundoo. The design aims for a holistic experienc... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• New Work ::: Sra Pou Vocational School, Cambodia

  

  The vocational training centre and community building in the village of Sra Pou in Cambodia was designed by Finnish architects Rudanko + Kankkunen. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Landscape ::: Las Negras Waterfront

  

  the Las Negras Waterfront in Cabo de Gata Natural Park, Almería, Spain designed by architect Jesús Torres García. The recently completed waterfront project is... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Blog Wunderlust : 25 April 2011

  

  The joy of architecture is sometimes limited to the details John Leonard (Nicholas Hare Architects)Tigerman Sees Red (and Topaz) | NO RULES, GREAT SPOT | L.A. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE

• Happy Earth Day

  

  Blessed Earth Day to everyone! Live holistically, make a pledgehere's some easy Earth Day pledges we can all do5. bring your mug for coffee, and your own... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE