A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Project description by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer: The 1849 Separate Prison is chilling evidence of the 19th century’s moral phobias and experimental initiatives. Based on Quaker principles of penitence brought about by silence and control, it was a strict machine to…
Description from the architects (Baumschlager Eberle Lochau): The construction of the port in Fußach is an undertaking that disdains any picturesque posturing. The clear geometrical structures contrast starkly with the natural environment. Since the year 2000 the port building has…
Description from the architects (OAB): The Hotel Mandarin in Barcelona is the result of a long journey in which only the shared perseverance of “client and architect” can explain five years of work. At the start of summer 2004 we…
Description from Pei Cobb Freed & Partners: The new Heart Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Center will greatly expand the functional capacity of the Cardiology Department. The new building is an intervention in the existing hospital complex and serves to express…
Description from the architects (ISSHO Architects): A two-generation family house in Tokyo suburbia. While allowing each family unit to have its own independent usage, they share the common circulation space which still allows fluid connectivity of space and function. The…
Project description from Metropolitan Workshop: A Centre for Memory and Reconciliation Metropolitan Workshop has won a closed competition for the new Museum of Conflict in Tripoli, Libya. The museum will house permanent and special exhibitions providing a unique platform to…
The landscape architects at MSP designed the square to be the main attraction of the newly renovated Dublin riverfront; with the completion this month of architect Daniel Libeskind’s Grand Canal Theater on the its southern perimeter, the plaza is now…
Fabric scraps from the denim today could be insulating the walls in the new classrooms tomorrow. Utilizing denim as one of the recycled materials, the Gen7 modular classroom environments features a high amount of recycled and recyclable materials, low- and…
