ReTHINKING ReSOURCES
Forty percent of the world´s energy is used by buildings. More than fifty percent of the greenhouse gases come from buildings and the construction industry….
Architecture
Wow, they look like Beatles from way up here…
Liverpudlians (people from Liverpool, England) have stepped away from their industrial based origins and have more to be proud about than simply being the birthplace…
63.02° of Separation
Japanese architects never cease to amaze me. They are constantly given the challenge of turning a very limited space into something functional and appealing at…
Alternate Dimensions Down Under
Is it a bottle in front of me, or a frontal lobotomy? Anyway you look at this mind blowing wonder of math and the space-time…
Suburban Tipi
Can’t afford that add on for your music, game, entertainment, pool, bar, kid home from college room? The Suburban Tipi may be the answer. Inspired…
Post Apocalyptic Pulpit for the Pious
Deep in the heart of Lorraine, France stands the Church Saint Eucaire de METZ. This church is home to one of the most extraordinary collections…
DeCon Post Modernism meets Gaudi in Singapore
Institutions of higher learning are not generally associated with any form of modern architecture. Aside from a few notables like Art Center School of Design…
Chapel of La Estancia
The wedding chapel isn’t a building type with a great architectural pedigree; it’s usually a cue for syrupy swags and allusions aplenty to classical temples…
The New Hamburg Science Center and Aquarium Design
The Office for Metropolitan Art (OMA) has just revealed their final design for the New Hamburg Science Center and Aquarium. The structure, which will be…
A Modern Expansion to a Museum
The new expansion to the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California is almost complete. Architect Daniel Libeskind’s design is based on two symbolic Hebrew…
A Modern Tweak to an Age Old Structure
I remember as a child, I used to love going to the library. Checking out books was a fun Saturday afternoon memory. Now, in the…
L’arbre de Flonville
Samuel Wilkinson in collaboration with Swiss designers Oloom created the L’arbre de Flonville. This design is in the form of a metal tree, created to…