Silodam Amsterdam: Oude Houthaven

Silodam Amsterdam: Oude Houthaven

The Houthaven (Amsterdam) is a neighborhood of the city of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Literally meaning ‘lumber port’, the Houthaven is a port situated along the IJ river in Amsterdam’s western port

Metz & Co Showroom Amsterdam building

Metz & Co Showroom Amsterdam roof

Rietveld’s architectural contribution for this building was the circular glazed display room or pavilion using a lightweight steel structure; the cupola is fully glazed with a slender steel frame structure, and also the bold letters ‘Metz & Co’ on the roof

Amsterdam canal photos: Dutch buildings

Amsterdam Canal Photos: Dutch Buildings

Amsterdam canal photos – Dutch waterside buildings, Netherlands architecture – building pictures, Holland images, Dutch waterfront architecture

The Ascent, Kentucky, Covington Building

The Ascent Kentucky Building

World renowned architect of The Ascent at Roebling Bridge, Daniel Libeskind, will join Developer William P. Butler and Governor of Kentucky Steve Bashear at the upcoming Grand Opening Ceremony at The Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge.

Saint Cyprien Auditorium, Movie Theater

Trees are often a source of inspiration to me; they are complex structures elaborated from simple rules, growing coherently and continuously in time and space

Eiffel Tower History, Paris, France

Eiffel Tower Paris architecture design

On March 26, 1888, the first floor level was finished, 57.63 metres above the Champ de Mars. The sixteen hydraulic jacks with a power of 800 tonnes each were then removed after the first platform was set exactly level.

Strata Hotel Sesto, Italy: Plasma Studio Building

Located on a steep hillside in the Italian Dolomites, this newly-built hotel was developed as a free-flowing topography–indexed and organized by a series of timber strips–and the serial sequence of apartment units perpendicular to it.

Almere Shop Building, Holland Store: Dutch Retail

Almere Shop Building, Holland, Architect, Netherlands Retail Design, Picture, Project, News Almere Retail Architecture Dutch Retail Development in The Netherlands – design by Geen Punt Architecten 19 Mar 2008 Almere Shop Beating heart of the residential area Date built: 2008 Design: Geen Punt Architecten The centre of a residential area in Almere (NL) contains a … Read more

Inverness Airport Business Park development news

Inverness Airport Business Park Development

A masterplan by Make architects for the largest business park development in the Highlands of Scotland is about to be submitted to The Highland Council for outline planning consent by Inverness Airport Business Park Limited.