A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
“Controlled Collapsing” is a project recently sumbitted to the 2012 EVOLO SCKYSCRAPER COMPETITION. Established in 2006, the annual Competition recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the use of new technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations, along with…
SHORT STORY Inspired by the graphic design story by Studio Lava for THNK, concrete designed a series of multifunctional furniture to contribute to the identity of the new creative business school. Following THNK’s philosophy, “that it is never about ‘i’…
Young Georgian practice Architects of Invention has completed its first building in Tbilisi, the stunning Prosecutor’s Office. The firm submitted a proposal as part of an invited competition for a new build to the north west of the city, just…
One of the most important publishing groups internationally needed to change offices to meet its needs for space. We made the most of the move to also make a much-needed culture change. Its offices had no identity and did not…
Urban Planning This shopping centre is located in a spacious historic building (1885) on a historic spot in the heart of Antwerp, close to the Groenplaats and the Eiermarkt. This originally luxurious and, for the 19th century, innovative design for…
Nun’s Island is part of the Hochelaga archipelago located immediately southwest of Montreal. It’s urbanization followed the opening of the Champlain bridge in 1962 under an ambitious master plan carried out by Metropolitan Structures, a real estate giant who had…
To be confronted with a building site in the shadow of the “Sagrada Familia“ a key work of the Catalan master Antoni GaudÃ, is an unique opportunity in the life of an architect. We were perfectly aware that the particular…
We all occasionally fantasize about our dream home, but few of us ever manage to make it a reality. And how does the architect himself live? In this case, the private home of architect Hans van Heeswijk led to a…
