A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Description from the architect / Hidetaka Shirako architect and associates (Google translate from Japanese to English): Meguro-lined street located in the corner of a foreign car showrooms, auto sales dealer’s repair shop is. On the road toward the site of…
Detailed information from the architects (arkhefield): The new gateway to Brisbane is an active hub of cultural and social activity enhanced by large public spaces fl anked by mixed use buildings providing restaurants, markets, cinemas, function spaces, commercial spaces and…
Project description by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer: The 1849 Separate Prison is chilling evidence of the 19th century’s moral phobias and experimental initiatives. Based on Quaker principles of penitence brought about by silence and control, it was a strict machine to…
Description from the architects (Baumschlager Eberle Lochau): The construction of the port in Fußach is an undertaking that disdains any picturesque posturing. The clear geometrical structures contrast starkly with the natural environment. Since the year 2000 the port building has…
Fabric scraps from the denim today could be insulating the walls in the new classrooms tomorrow. Utilizing denim as one of the recycled materials, the Gen7 modular classroom environments features a high amount of recycled and recyclable materials, low- and…
Proposed by Jian Yuan & Xu Yang, the Vertical Confluence awarded a special mention in the 2010 eVolo skyscraper competition. In fact they we have continued working on this project after the competition. So now they want to share with…
Project description by 4of7 Architecture: Change of use and refurbishment of the existing building on Belgrade riverfront is our first project complete. It was derelict when we started and our client wanted ‘cloud-like’ impression form the new interior. We thought…
Project description by OFIS: Housing complex is located in more quiet, southern part of the plot and is gathered in a form of a nest – living mount of apartments, stuck one above another. The form makes a perfect shape…
