Efficient generation and delivery of power is a critical component of contemporary urban infrastructure, and was a prime driver in EnergyAustralia’s brief for replacement of the City North 33/11kV zone substation in order to meet electrical load requirements for the City of Sydney’s future growth.
Between Inner City and Inner Harbour – From Traffic Space to Living Space in the Ruhr Metropolis “Wetterumschwung in Duisburg”. Students from TU Dortmund University design a traffic concept for the Duisburg city centre.
Strelka, a new postgraduate school in Moscow for Media, Architecture and Design, is teaming up with OMA at the 12TH International Architecture Exhibition – directed by Kazuyo Sejima
DDB Office. An extensive restoration and revitalization project was undertaken to allow the advertising agency group ‘Medina Turgul DDB’ to move into a salt repository they had rented.
Limited to 200 numbered copies, delivered in a clamshell box and each signed by the architect, this Art Edition features a special cover custom-made by Zaha Hadid, a cast and high gloss polished black acrylic plate inspired by the design of the new MAXXI in Rome.
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.