Opportunities resulting from climate change are often overlooked as these changes are seen as problematic. However, it is my intention to explore how severe weather conditions can be taken advantage of to provide new opportunities for inhabiting these resourceful landscapes in the future, thus helping our larger cities to prosper.
Architect: Flavio Castro. No frontiers between the connected environments grouped by function are the major feature of the Pernambuco house. The architect drew 4 virtual axes perpendicular to the street to organize the distribution of internal and external environments.
Devereux Architects becomes PM Devereux. This architecture practice continues to offer architectural design, but now also provides a range of specialist multi-disciplinary engineering and project management services across the Healthcare, Education and Science & Technology sectors
Design: Studio Daniel Libeskind. The building, by this world-famous architect of Polish Jewish descent, is designed to honour and commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and recognize Canadian survivors. The Monument will be located within the historic LeBreton Flats in Ottawa, symbolically located across from the Canadian War Museum.
Design: Bates Masi Architects. The waterfront site overlooks layers of wetlands to an estuary, the bay, and the ocean. The client required an existing structure to be doubled in size. The existing structure consists of glulam post-and-beam construction connected with steel plates.
Design: CplusC Architectural Workshop in the Sydney harbour-side suburb of Castlecrag, a cellular and inward-looking mid-20th century brick bungalow has undergone a complete transformation to an open, light filled contemporary family home that embraces the ideals of Walter Burley Griffin’s design legacy for Castlecrag “Building for Nature”.
Benoy is honoured to announce that Westgate, Singapore and EAST Hotel, Beijing have both collected 2014 Asia Pacific Property Awards at a gala ceremony hosted in Kuala Lumpur on 9 May
The original structure was exposed and the materials are shown with sincerity. The concrete, glass and steel combine a sober color palette and contrast with some pieces that give identity to the flexible space.
Design: Fabio Bolognesi. In Italy, the Turin Transport Group (GTT) has undertaken an important renovation project, in conjunction with the infrastructure management body Infratrasporti.To, to restore several railway buildings within the province of Turin. This sensitive project involved the removal of asbestos fibre cement roofing in six regional stations.
Design: Paul Jones, Architect: Winner of the 2014 Master Builders Association Southwest Home of the Year and six other awards for construction excellence, this beautiful home was designed by renowned architect Paul Jones and Zorzi South,and stands tall on top of the dune, right on the beach at Eagle Bay.
Design: (fer) studio. The Kim Residence project is an extensive interior and exterior remodel, and a 900 SF expansion of an existing 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom single-story ranch-style home from the 1950’s.
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Triumph Architectural Treehouse Award Competition. 1st Place – Tree Hopper. The design shows a high level of creativity with its wonderfully executed futuristic aesthetics. It also presents a nice balance of Bio mimicry and commentary on the modern lifestyle.
Design: Snøhetta: Opening of National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion. On May 15, 2014, President Obama will be present for the dedication of the National September 11 Memorial Museum & Pavilion at the World Trade Center site