A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Designed by Frank Gehry, the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008 is under construction. This landmark is mentioned to be the first example of Frank Gehry’s spectacular architecture in London. Frank Gehry said: “The Pavilion is designed as a wooden timber structure…
Have you’ve heard an idiom ‘home sweet home’? I think everybody know about it. And we also know that the most crucial aspect to achieve the mentioned idiom is not the home interior, of course. But I think the home…
Designed by Jean Nouvel, the Tour Signal comprises 71-storey, consists of five different uses including office (50,000 sqm), hotel 39,000 sqm), residential (33,000 sqm), Public facilities (8,000 sqm) and retail spaces (10,000 sqm). This tower will be located at La…
Zaha Hadid proposed an interesting design for the new School of Design tower on the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The tower utilizing glass and steel and expected to be completed in 2011. Mainly made up of dark…
The headquarters building for Ernst & Young is just completed and known as Foster+Partners’s first tower in Amsterdam. The building has 24-storey and approached through a water-court. And one of its facade is fully glazed to get as much natural…
Located at Copenhegen, the Elephant House is mentioned as the first zoological building designed by Foster+Partners. The building is constructed with a warm terracotta-coloured concrete and lightweight glazed domes to offers natural light and openness. Spencer de Grey, Senior Executive…
Various images of contemporary architectures in Japan currently being displayed in London during an exhibition of work by British architectural photographer Edmund Sumner. The exibihition which entitled ‘Outside the Box – Images of contemporary Japanese architecture‘ is held by Daiwa…
Offering unique and luxury amenities such as a rooftop terrace, a fitness center and spa in the sky, the luxury W Hotel and Residences designed by Dutch architect Ben van Berkell of UNStudio. The building mixing the use of hotels…
