A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
Description from Moarqs: This project consists of housing designated for rent by a civil partnership (CCDH), which has commissioned the project with the aim of investing their resources in return for a monthly income, paid for by the operation of…
Detailed information from the architect (Rene van Zuuk Architekten) The Architecture Centre Amsterdam (ARCAM) needed a significantly larger accommodation. Therefore a wonderful location close to the Oosterdok was allocated to this promotional institute. In the vicinity of renzo Piano’s New…
Detailed information from the architects (arkhefield): The new gateway to Brisbane is an active hub of cultural and social activity enhanced by large public spaces fl anked by mixed use buildings providing restaurants, markets, cinemas, function spaces, commercial spaces and…
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…
