World Architecture News – June 2008: Buildings across the Globe, Images, New Property Design

Global Architecture News June 2008

Architectural Design Developments in Jun 2008 – World Built Environment

Global Architecture News – June 2008

World Architectural Highlights in Jun 2008
This is the e-architect archive page for Architecture News June 2008.

Miralles Tagliabue EMBT : Recent Projects

The Twins : 24H architecture

Seoul store, South Korea added
Architect: Mass Studies

photograph © Yong-Kwan Kim
Seoul store
This proposal is an attempt to incorporate as much nature as possible into the building within the constraints of a low-elevation, high-density urban environment of limited space (378m2). The building defines its relationship between natural/artificial and interior/exterior as an amalgamation, rather than a confrontation.

Portsmouth Stadium : Herzog & de Meuron
The club‘s ultimate aim remains a new 40-45,000-seater stadium at Horsea Island near Port Solent, along with a multi-purpose arena and residential and retail developments to help support and fund the project.

Casa del Masso : Marco Castelletti

Giselbrecht + Partner : Recent Projects

Dubai Opera House : Zaha Hadid Architects

Wabi Sabi house, Texas, USA
Architect: OKSA
Wabi Sabi house
Wabi Sabi is a Japanese expression that implies the restrained expression of the humble and the simple. Set in a traditional residential neighborhood of Houston, close to Rice University and near the cultural center of the city, the 3-bedroom, 3-‘ baths, 3750 square-foot wooden house, combines the beauty of natural materials and simple modern forms.

Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo added : Heneghan Peng Architects

Arizona Houses : Michael P. Johnson Design Studios

Giant’s Causeway Building : Heneghan Peng Architects

Neues Museum Berlin : David Chipperfield Architects

Football Stadium Maribor : Ofis Arhitekti

Art Museum of Yue Minjun : Studio Pei-Zhu

Vivaldi Tower : Foster + Partners

Staten Island Police : Rafael Vinoly Architects

Peninsula Shanghai Hotel : BBG-BBGM

London Installation : Foster + Partners

Elephant House : Foster + Partners

Royal Academy of Arts : David Chipperfield Architects