A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Project description by Powerhouse Company: A typical burgundy farmhouse, set on a large terrain needs extension that will about double the house. The extension is designed as a spiral connecting the more public to the more private rooms of the…
Project description by ATKINS: Conceptually, the design of Tianjin Seashore Airport‘s new passenger terminal building borrows from the physical form a bird as the inspiration for the design. A symmetrical plan faces the axial airport boulevard, adopting a portico that…
Project description by General Architecture (GA): The competition brief was to design a covered market at the old harbour in the center of Bergen. The location is close to Bryggen, which is listed as an UNESCO world heritage. GA proposed…
Project description by Cre8architecture: Le Mannequin stands in Omotesando Street – a new landmark on this iconic promenade. The alabaster facade draped in a black concrete robe unveils itself to its audience – invites the visitor to cross a bottom…
Project description by KPF: The Hai He River, which flows through Tianjin into the Pacific Ocean, has long made Beijing’s port city a critical center of trade and commerce in Northern China. Over time, Tianjin has become one of the…
Press Release: Architectural Partners in Japan Become the 2010 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates Los Angeles, CA—Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, partners in the architectural firm, SANAA, have been chosen as the 2010 Laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The formal…
Press Release: M&T Bank opened its newest branch at Southgate Plaza in West Seneca, the first branch built with a contemporary new design serving as a model for future branch construction and renovation. The office was constructed to Leadership in…
Press Release: The Eisenhower Memorial Commission has unanimously selected the preferred design concept created by world-renowned architect Frank O. Gehry. The Eisenhower Memorial will be the first presidential memorial of the 21st century, and only the seventh in U.S. history.…
