A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
The Australian pavilion was designed by Italian Davide Marchetti who won the competition back in July 2008. It’s sited in Venice, Italy with 500 sqm floor area. As described by the architects, the pavilion uses standard and cheap material, and…
An ancient mud brick was detected by satellite as stated by Italian researcher during a conference in Rome, Italy. The mud is located near Peru’s Cahuachi and bas been investigated by the researcher. And it’s believed to be the biggest…
The design of Meridian Tower was proposed by Patel Taylor Architect. This 32-story tower is 122 meter AOD or 41 meter higher than it’s permitted. Beside the main tower, actually the proposal also includes 4 more blocks: 5-story pavilion and…
Designed by TR Hamzah & Yeang, the EDITT Tower will be the next ecological icon in Singapore. EDITT means “Ecological Design In The Tropics”, so I think you can predict what kind of skyscraper it will be. Utilizing 855 square…
James Stockwell’s Leura House was awarded the 2008 Wilkinson Award from Australian Institute of Architects New South Wales. Mr. James adopting Japanese design method ‘discontinuous unity’ that’s popularized by Takamasa Yoshikaza, it means there are more opened-space rather than closed-space…
The design of Icelandic Opera House was chosen from an invited international competition. And the lucky guy at this time is Arkitema and Arkthing architects who won the competition. This cencert hall located in Hamraborg, Kopavogur, Reykjavik, Iceland. It sizes…
After getting massive critics on the previous design, Foster proposed new design for an addition to the Parke-Bernet Gallery on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The design is still under review by the the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) which…
Designed by L-A-V-A (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture), the Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower was unveiled recently as the first project of a series of branded towers. What next, may be Bill Gates Tower or Burj Christano Ronaldo? I hope the…
