The Butterfly Reframes Vertical Living in Vancouver
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Mosque of the Late Abdulkhaliq Gargash, Dubai / Dabbagh Architects
Dabbagh Architects, led by Principal Architect and Founder, Sumaya Dabbagh, completes the Mosque of the Late Mohamed Abdulkhaliq Gargash (Dubai, UAE), a contemporary place of worship that is quietly masterful in its use of form, materiality, and controlled natural light…
Solar Powered Eco Cremation / Margot Krasojević Architects
Designed by Margot Krasojević Architects, the proposed eco cremation is located in Los Angeles, and taking inspiration from the piers, boardwalks and the dynamic coastline, the design attempts to create and reflect a dialogue with the experimental and progressive vibe…
Bahá’í Temple of South America / by Hariri Pontarini Architects
At the heart of this building there is a belief and an aspiration: that even now, in the fractured 21st-century, we can respond to a human yearning to come together, to connect to one another, and to something that moves…
Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies / by MYAA
The Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS), is located on the Education City Campus, Doha. The scheme provides world class teaching and faculty space and the Education City campus mosque. QFIS is based on the Islamic ‘Kulliyya’ or ‘place where…
Mahmud Qabadu Mosque / by Philippe Barriere Collective
Hybrid Architecture for Religious Facility (high low- tech design and construction) The mosque has been designed to become a religious and urban landmark playing a central role within the rural community. It is positioned at the center of the two-major…
Waterside Buddist Shrine, Tangshan, Hebei, China / by ARCHSTUDIO
This is a place for Buddhist mediation, thinking and contemplation， as well as a place satisfying the needs of daily life. The building is located in the forest by the riverside. Along the river, here is a mound, behind which…
Nativity Church Competition / by Pascal Arquitectos
Design considerations Our intention is to create a recognizable object, its shape comes from a fish, and the exterior covering reminds of scales. We decided not to put the picnic area in the bridge, it is nicer to have a…
