the treehouses remind me of the Baba Yaga stories.
the Norwegian Defense Ministry looks just brutal. maybe that's the point. if so, well done.
that Svalbard Science Center is probably very attractive when surrounded by snow. I admire the thought in designing to protect from the elements.
that "M" house... the rubble wall has great colours; i like that part.
so.....this building, built in the Netherlands on an old wharf, at first glance i pointed a finger and rolled my eyes..."Bauhaus", i sneered. but, like many of my snap judgements about architecture, i should have looked before leaping to the conclusion.
click through to theh eikonographia page for more and larger pics. i this effort.
Karin Widnäs's studio designed by Finnish architect Tuomo Siitonen. The house is on a hill in Fiskars, overlooking the Degersjö lake. The massive beams are made from spruce that fell in storms...
The Leaf chapel sits within the grounds of the Risonare hotel resort in Kobuchizawa, a refreshingly green setting with beautiful views to the southern Japanese Alps, Yatsugatuke peaks and Mt.Fuji.
Transforming Tate Modern, aimed at establishing the full potential of the entire Tate Modern site and surrounding areas, has been developed by a design team led by architects Herzog & de Meuron.
the saying "life is a rollerocoaster" gets a new meaning.
also
obligatory motion sicknes pills as a part of daily diet
plus all the quarrles "i only get the shade! i'm never in the sun!"
i figure they wont as they are in effectively recesses. the main flow of wind will buffet and eddy across the face of the building and work like one of those air curtains you get just inside shops - there aint no wind getting through to feed the turbines
Nice shelter by architectural student Andres Miguel Lillo Coria. Located in the Region of Maule's Andes Mountains, it is in pine and is assembled in a way to allow the visitor to view the beautiful landscape. looks like it would benefit from a higher standard of workmanship on the build, though
Not sure if this was posted or not...but its badass Kind of cool too, as my girlfriends parents have a house there~ i would love to visit and to see this...
Thousands of optical glass fibres form a matrix and run parallel to each other between the two main surfaces of each block. The proportion of the fibres is very small (4%) compared to the total volume of the blocks. Moreover, these fibres mingle in the concrete because of their insignificant size, and they become a structural component as a kind of modest aggregate. Therefore, the surface of the blocks remains homogeneous concrete. In theory, a wall structure built from light-transmitting concrete can be several meters thick, because the fibres work without almost any loss in light up until 20 meters. Load-bearing structures can be also built of these blocks, since glass fibres do not have a negative effect on the well-known high compressive strength value of concrete. The blocks can be produced in various sizes and with embedded heat-isolation.
i was wondering about building a matrix of glassfibres in a block mould, and positioning them so that the image is reversed on the other side of the wall. that would be cool.
That CNN article...Rising 141 floors with a mass of surrounding cranes and girders, it has no ... steel yet.
I did add (will be) to my original comment, still not sure about this 'contextual' ...they have been working on it for 5 years...and regardless if it is done or not i would still love to see it, as i have never seen any structure this high...darling!(?)
EDIT: the article i pulled was from 2007 i think they have progressed a bit...
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the Norwegian Defense Ministry looks just brutal. maybe that's the point. if so, well done.
that Svalbard Science Center is probably very attractive when surrounded by snow. I admire the thought in designing to protect from the elements.
that "M" house... the rubble wall has great colours; i like that part.
so.....this building, built in the Netherlands on an old wharf, at first glance i pointed a finger and rolled my eyes..."Bauhaus", i sneered. but, like many of my snap judgements about architecture, i should have looked before leaping to the conclusion.
click through to theh eikonographia page for more and larger pics. i this effort.
shipping container playground by Phooey Architects
Wood House design by Jonas Retamal in Chiloe, South Chile - seriously, check out the other images of this place.
Karin Widnäs's studio designed by Finnish architect Tuomo Siitonen. The house is on a hill in Fiskars, overlooking the Degersjö lake. The massive beams are made from spruce that fell in storms...
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Budget: US $28,000,000(?!?!?!)
The Leaf chapel sits within the grounds of the Risonare hotel resort in Kobuchizawa, a refreshingly green setting with beautiful views to the southern Japanese Alps, Yatsugatuke peaks and Mt.Fuji.
Transforming Tate Modern, aimed at establishing the full potential of the entire Tate Modern site and surrounding areas, has been developed by a design team led by architects Herzog & de Meuron.
also
obligatory motion sicknes pills as a part of daily diet
plus all the quarrles "i only get the shade! i'm never in the sun!"
umm...yeah, deep.
imo it's bloody ugly, the only upside is the wind turbine. There isn't a new button in microstation "make building dynamic" is there?
and those wind turbines so wont work
the building.. total whee factor 9/10. voice command had better have a "speed up!" mode.
total belief factor 0.5/10
can you imagine how much they got for drawing up the concepts? 10/10
M-Hall, Japan by Norihiko Dan
Fudomae Apartment by ISSHO
that's a major bit of wiring outside there, eh?
there we go, no need to spend hours airbrushing it out of the photo now
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art / Steven Holl Architects
woven steel bands of the Kunsthaus Art House Extension / ssm Architekten
i think of this as an example of compromise between the design team and the implementation team. *nod*
light transmitting concrete in the form of a widely applicable new building material
Nice shelter by architectural student Andres Miguel Lillo Coria. Located in the Region of Maule's Andes Mountains, it is in pine and is assembled in a way to allow the visitor to view the beautiful landscape.
looks like it would benefit from a higher standard of workmanship on the build, though
Kind of cool too, as my girlfriends parents have a house there~ i would love to visit and to see this...
Dubai is building this crazy ass big skyscraper
or upside down, even.
Pity they're not in the UK, they would be an ideal sales target for us.
i would still love to see it, as i have never seen any structure this high...darling!(?)
EDIT: the article i pulled was from 2007 i think they have progressed a bit...
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I guess this could live in the infographic thread too
(it is hott, i have to agree)