A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Designed by London-based architect Ross Lovegrove, the Alpine Capsule will be presented at Alta Badia, Italy, in December. This mountain living unit has a diameter of eight metres, and constructed with acrylic and a reflective coating that offers 360 degree…
Russian based architect Alexander Asadov offers deconstructivist concept called ‘Aerohotel’ that can be implemented anywhere in the world from reservoirs to oceans. Covering 200 m wide, the floating Aerohotel hotel supported by three ‘arms’ and mix the function of hotel,…
ALA won ‘honorary mention’ from a competition to design the Sundsvall Theatre in Sweden. The project covering 9000 m2 area and sited at Pictouresque rivershore on the edge of the square block city next to a highway.
The Taipei Performing Arts Center consists of three theatres which are connected each other with a concourse to offers a hybrid experience. The architect described the concourse as a bridging element which acts as circulation for the theaters but also…
The Emerald Plaza is designed by Emergent Architecture. Located in UAE, this plaza is dedicated as urban space that solve the hot environment problem with passive cooling. As described by the architect, this project is a network of three elements…
The design of ‘Italian Pavilion for Shanghai Expo 2010’ shown here is the 3rd prize winner. The architect, BiCuadro Architects, trying to express Italian city: ‘the historic city layered’ by exposing a split casing in a series of plates “stratigraphy”.…
The 1KL can be called as a high-end building as it utilizing fingerprint sensor (as you can find on high-end laptop) to match the resident with his room. Designed by SDA Architects, this high-rise building will stand 155 tall. And…
Designed by Torofu, a Tokyo-based architect, this family house is located in Yokohama, Japan. It has uncommon 3D mass especially on it roof. This one-storey house is constructed with cast concrete. The house being one-storied, we were able to form…
