Temple Har Shalom Combines Art, Architecture, Judaism and Skiing
Put together a world-renown Japanese ceramic artist, a world-class German architect, 35 acres of pristine land in the mountains of Utah, a quest for spirituality, and the result is probably not what you would expect. After 14 years of rented office space converted into sanctuaries and classrooms, the Jewish community of Park City, Utah has opened the doors to its first synagogue, Temple Har …
The Middle East Centre of St. Antony’s College by Zaha Hadid Architects
The Middle East Centre of St. Antony’s College is the University of Oxford’s centre for interdisciplinary study of the Modern Middle East. The centre was founded in 1957 and it is focused on research on humanities and social sciences with a wide reference to the Arab World and its geographic adjacencies. The Centre research core is a specialized library and substantial paper and photographic …
Pacific Canada Pavilion of the Vancouver Aquarium
The Pacific Canada Pavilion addition has become the “living room” of the Vancouver Aquarium and the Marine Science Centre by weaving previously existing and disparate buildings into a thoughtful harmony. It not only provides a place for visitors to pause and orient themselves to the different exhibition areas, but also grounds the institution through a celebration of Pacific Canada’s …
Torre Mare Nostrum by Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue
This building is designed by the prestigious architect from Barcelona Enric Miralles and by Benedetta Tagliabue, who won the call for ideas for the Gas Natural Group’s new head office. The proposal by the EMBT studio is characterised by a spectacular 20-storey glass tower which, given its sinuous, modern architecture has already become a landmark on the skyline of Barcelona. A horizontal …
Tec House Raffle 167, a luxury house by GLR Arquitectos
Since 50 years ago, the Technological Institute and Superior Studies of Monterrey, (ITESM), has been making this traditional raffle of a luxury house, in order to reunite to bottoms for scholarships and new buildings in its University Campus. At the moment Tec raffle makes four raffles every year, with houses furnished and decorated with superior value to the 2 million dollars each one. …
Contemporary Crystal Brick house, Japan
The major request from the client is the space both for two family should be sunny and bright like the various crystals which gathered by the client as their hobby. We had intended to make architecture which wall is made of glass blocks which works as the structure itself considering the request from the client from the beginning. We collaborated with structural engineers, manufacturing …
Vagg Residence Interior Design by Matt Gibson
This project involved the sub-division and renovation of a semi-detached Victorian bluestone cottage with an individual heritage listing. The client purchased this property with pre-existing Planning & Building permits to sub-divide the site and construct two 2 storey precast- concrete dwellings over 2 property Titles. The existing site contained a 19th century derelict bluestone fronted …
Michael Schumacher Tower
The Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower, the first in a series of seven towers to be built worldwide. A unique branding concept envisioned by Joachim Swensson, founder of branding specialists PNYG:COMPANY, the building represents branded architecture’s next step. “The Tower marks a departure from traditional architectural thinking”, state the architects Chris Bosse and Tobias …
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