Raulino Silva’s setting out of Silva Escura House was conditioned by the shape of the land in Maia, northern Portugal. Despite the site being very long, becomes narrower on the opposite side of the street. At the southern limit, it was necessary to lean the house against the neighbour’s construction, to rectify the wall
Designed by architect Raulino Silva, Leça do Balio II House is located in a plot of about 2400 sqm, in the Chantre allotment, near the entrance of the city of Maia, North Portugal, for those arriving from the South by Via Norte main road
Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), the new Chengdu Science Fiction Museum has opened by hosting the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and Hugo Awards, the first time the events have been held in China
Giò Forma Studio present Design Space AlUla, a focal point for showcasing AlUla’s wide ranging design initiatives in Saudi Arabia, strengthening the region’s legacy across the cultural sphere as a catalyst for creative inspiration and design.
Construction continues apace on the Foster + Partners designed Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The design embodies a strong sense of place, drawing inspiration from one of the oldest civilisations on earth, inspired by its vernacular forms
Designed by Eerkes Architects Hale Hapuna is a 5,377-square-foot retreat focused on enhancing family interactions and connections to the land and seascape of Kauai’s South shore on Hawaii
Designed by Twobytwo Architecture Studio, Columbia River Valley Lookout is nestled away in the Kootenay mountain range, this compact ski cabin aims at connecting family members to each other and to the unbound natural landscape that surrounds it in BC, Canada
Designed by DS Architecture, Polwarth Terrace House in the heart of the Merchiston & Greenhill conservation area in Edinburgh’s west end. The house sits parallel to the Union Canal with each property facing the street and sitting across the natural slope that leads down towards the water
Architect Ieoh Ming Pei dies aged 102. The Chinese American architect was born in Guangzhou, best known as architect of The Louvre’s crystal pyramid in Paris, winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1983.
Sydney architects firms – New South Wales architecture studios, major contemporary Australian design offices – architecture studios & engineers: NSW design practices details
Beirut architecture tours – source a Lebanon architecture guide to visit buildings by Zaha Hadid Architects, Foster + Partners, KPF, etc., Beirut walking tours by e-architect – find Lebanese walking guides: Middle East architectural trips + building walks Lebanon
James Stirling Michael Wilford, Architects: architecture, England, UK: 20th C English buildings, Gowan, Germany, Cambridge, Staatsgalerie building, JSMWA.
Largest water-themed attraction in the Middle East: Atlantis, The Palm is flagship resort on The Palm Jumeirah, first resort to open its doors on Dubai‘s revolutionary island , UAE.: 1,539 rooms
