The word ‘antique’ comes to mind while talking of architecture in China. Stone tiled roofs, symmetrical layouts of buildings, wide courtyards, and Feng-Shui, of course. But Beijing’s several displays of…
Hafeez Contractor, an architect, born in India to a Parsi family, received a scholarship to have graduated with his masters from Columbia University. After his apprenticeship with his uncle Khareghat,…
The project occupies the interior of a historical city block where buildings from different identities and periods coexist. There are two industrial buildings and a convent that has been used…
Architecture is the technical cousin of the visual arts and like them, its success is based on the principle of “Compelling Imagery”. While it may be worth a thousand words,…
The Villa in the Dutch countryside near Vught gives a contemporary twist to the local farmstead typology. Traditionally, the Dutch ‘hoeve’ is an ensemble of farmhouses and living quarters loosely…
Flexible building · adaptable to new technologies: The basis for the design of the new building is flexibility. Isomorphic plants: well communicated, diaphanous, with lighting in the perimeter in order…
Heatherwick Studio has unveiled designs for the regeneration of an important site in the heart of historic Prague. The 15 000 sq m site is being redeveloped for Crestyl and…
After 30 years of fast urban growth, Shenzhen has achieved the size of a world-class metropolis. At this point, the city is searching for new models for urban and architectural…
Yantai Chunhui road is located in Laishan District, a place originally surrounded by educational institutions and former light-industries, there are some universities around such as Yantai University, Shandong Technology and…
The sculptural form of the house of concrete, metal and glass was conceived as an art object among private buildings. The house is located on a small plot on a…
Foz Housing is a residential building with 4 apartments spread over 5 floors. Located in Oporto´s Foz do Douro area it has East / West orientation and is inserted in…
The Caffè Fernanda is part of a larger project to redesign the Pinacoteca di Brera and its collection. It is named after Fernanda Wittgens, the gallery’s visionary director, who was…