House Mosi – Johannesburg Residence

House Mosi

Architectural firm, Nico van der Meulen Architects commissioned to design this home according to the owner’s specifications. The brief to the architect was to create a single-storey home with an urban feel.

Willamette Falls Riverwalk Oregon

Willamette Falls Riverwalk

New riverwalk and sequence of waterfront outlooks in Oregon designed by Architects Snøhetta will restore public access to North America’s second largest waterfall for the first time in over 150 years.

Heydar Aliyev Centre Baku Building, Zaha Hadid

Heydar Aliyev Centre Building interior by architect Zaha Hadid | www.e-architect.com

Design: Zaha Hadid Architects featured in today’s Google Doodle – the design of this intriguing building is a departure from the rigid and often monumental architecture of the former Soviet Union that is so prevalent in Baku. Instead, the building aspires to express the sensibilities and diversity of Azeri culture.

Alai Apartments by the Mayan Riviera

Alai Apartments

Design: Zaha Hadid Architects. Designed in response to its natural surroundings, Alai marries ecological considerations, engaging design and a reinterpretation of local architectural tradition.

XXX Times Square with Love in New York

XXX Times Square with Love

Design: J.MAYER.H und Partner, Architekten. Originally inspired by the “X”-like intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue that forms Times Square, the loungers are the first specially-commissioned ongoing street furniture for the new Times Square plazas.

Times Square New York Buildings

Times Square Street Furniture New York City | www.e-architect.com

Transformation of Times Square from a congested crossroads—one most New Yorkers avoided—into a pedestrian-friendly public plaza, in a $55 m project, by Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta.

Campus MIL Viaduct in Montreal building

Campus MIL Viaduct in Montreal, Quebec

Architects: civiliti . The east guardrail is treated in a more static but no less dramatic way. At night, the upper structure appears to float above its sculptural base, every detail emphasized by lighting.

St Patrick’s Island Bridge Calgary, Alberta

St Patrick’s Island Bridge Calgary | www.e-architect.com

The redesign of St Patrick’s Island is the centerpiece of an ambitious redevelopment strategy for Calgary’s East Village. Charged with transforming a neglected urban island into an engaging park, we drew on the ecological history of the island for inspiration to increase its biodiversity and create a “living island.”

Barangaroo South Waterfront Development

Barangaroo South Waterfront Development

Architects: Grant Associates. Grant Associates’ designs for two-hectares of public realm at Barangaroo South revealed, as next phase of Sydney’s landmark waterfront development is submitted to planners.

Blurring Boxes in Brooklyn

Blurring Boxes

Design: Architensions. The design for a renovation and additions to a townhouse in Brooklyn is generated from the idea of fusing the interior space with the outdoor landscape through the creation of ground-up pavilions with specific experiential qualities.

Kew Garden’s Walkway London – Photos

Kew Garden's Tree Top Walkway London

Kew Garden’s Tree Top Walkway, RBG London, Rhizotron, Photo, Architect, English Design Kew Tree Top Walkway Rhizotron London, England, UK – design by Marks Barfield Architects 26 Mar 2010 Kew tree top walkway & rhizotron 2008 Design: Marks Barfield Architects image : Marks Barfield Architects Kew Garden’s Tree Top Walkway opened on 24th May 2008 … Read more

Tuscan Architectural Award, Italy

Parco Centrale Prato

Architectural Award organised by Regional Council for Tuscany, Florence and Pisa Orders of Architects and the National Building Contractors’ Association (ANCE) to promote architectural excellence and its culture.

Chicago Urban River Edges Ideas Lab

Chicago Riverwalk

Chicago Urban River Edges Ideas Lab: architectural firms Ross Barney Architects, David Adjaye, James Corner Field Operations, Studio Gang, Perkins & Will and SOM among participants.

Watergarden Project in Atasehir District Istanbul

Watergarden Project in Atasehir District of Istanbul

Design: GVDS – Gorkem Volkan Design Studio, Architects. This retail project is distinguished from stereotypical shopping malls with its innovative concept of a recreational center focusing only on gastronomy and entertainment.