A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Designed by Herzog and de Meuron, the 56 Leonard apartment complex mentioned as “houses stacked in the sky”. It’s located in Tribeca and its completion expected due in 2010. The complex will house 145 residences in 57-story of highrise building.
Going green is good for everyone, and nowadays a great architecture must be green. Talking about green architecture, the key point is energy resource, that’s why solar-solution system becomes popular. Beside all the benefit of going green, the solar solution…
The Superstar Project is an idea to make a Mobile China Town, a town that moveable around the world just like a monster. MAD office, Beijing based architects, plans to show off this project during the next Venice Biennale of…
Wow, I was thinking it’s one of professional projects by Zaha Hadid. But it’s not, The Asemic Scapes is a diploma project by Sarah Schneider, a student of University of Applied Arts in Vienna. As described by her, this project…
Designed by ADD+ Arquitectura, the Garden House 0.96 has spent US $627,000 for completion since 2003. It’s located in Igualada, Spain and covering 200 sqm of constructed area. As you can seen in the picture, its roof has a mini…
Designed by Rafael Viñoly, the Museum of Modern Arab Art is dedicated for Sheikh Hassan Bin Mohammed Al-Thani who has great collection ranging from articles, quranic manuscript, and abstract painting. Covering 33,000 sqm, the exterior of the museum blends into…
Located in the Swiss Alps, the Monte Rosa-Hut was designed with sustainability in mind. Its surface filled with photovoltaic panels and a spiral-shaped glass band to collect energy from the sun. In splendid isolation, on the edge of a glacier…
As you guessed, the Capital Hill Residence’s design coming from the well known Zaha Hadid Architects. Located in Barvikha Forest, Russia, this building currently under construction and will be completed in 2010.
