The Freedom Park Pretoria, South Africa
Hailed by President Thabo Mbeki as “…the fulcrum of our vision to heal and reconcile our nation …”, The Freedom Park is a 52-hectare site located on Salvokop, situated to the south of the Pretoria CBD
Hailed by President Thabo Mbeki as “…the fulcrum of our vision to heal and reconcile our nation …”, The Freedom Park is a 52-hectare site located on Salvokop, situated to the south of the Pretoria CBD
It was designed by Architektur 109 in Stuttgart. The building complements directly with the School Campus created by architect Günter Behnisch in 1973 – 2003.
We were inspired by the deconstructed form of a tennis ball and translated the shapes and forms of the dissected ball into the buildings. The distinctive curves of the seams are apparent in the roof lines of the buildings.
Modern Architecture A-Z. Hardcover, 2 vol. in a slipcase, 23.8 x 30.5cm (9.4 x 12 in.), 592 pages. “The book provides a splendid record of architecture from the nineteenth century to the present day.”
A Prefab is a mass produced house, constructed in a factory and assembled on site in a few days or weeks. Once regarded as a cheap, easy solution for urgent housing problems, the prefab has evolved to become a synonym for ambitious design and sophisticated detailing solutions.
Planning consent has been obtained by Glenn Howells Architects (GHA) and Severn Trent Water to redevelop the utility company’s existing offices into a new, high quality, low-energy office facility located in Shelton, Shrewsbury.
UK-based concept and competition outfit Desitecture have revealed their latest pro bono project – the design of a much needed elementary school for a remote village in Gambia.
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010, Exhibit, Images, PATTERNS / 3form Design Venice Biennale 2010 Exhibit Lucent Saddles Exhibit, Italy – design by PATTERNS + 3form Advanced Technology Group 17 Aug 2010 Venice Biennale 2010 Exhibit News PATTERNS & 3FORM COLLABORATIVE PROJECT “LUCENT SADDLES” PART OF AUSTRIAN PAVILION EXHIBITION, VENICE BIENNALE 2010 Lucent Saddles VENICE — Blurring … Read more
Zitacuaro Apartments. The biggest challenge to build this housing complex was to get the most out of space in a complicated land. The architect is a mediator between the need for the developer to generate added value and to do the right thing for the final user and the city.
Pascal Arquitectos’ intention is to create a recognizable object, its shape comes from a fish, and the exterior covering reminds of scales. The architects decided not to put the picnic area in the bridge.
Bucky Fuller & Spaceship Earth Exhibition Madrid, Spain: 1st show in Spain on visionary, architect, philosopher, mathematician & cartographer
A megastructure with a socio economic imperative, a peoples’ tower The social imperative – without ownership the disenfranchised poor cannot hope to bequeath a viable inherited financial future to the next generation, their children. This Venezuela tower proposal aims to release land, provides work and acts as a negotiator for an engagement with capital.
Volksbuehne Berlin Installation design by Office for Subversive Architecture: building photos, architect – German architecture images, news
We have a clear vision of what we are dreaming. We dream of making a platform for social interactions. We dream of maximizing the quality of living within every moments of daily life.