Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts

Sunday, April 1, 2012

...Vo Trong Nghia


  Architect Vo Trong Nghia has won the International Architecture Awards for the Best New Global Design 2011 with his Bamboo Wing project, a vietnamese restaurant in Vinh Phuc, near Hanoi. It's a very impressive building entirely constructed with bamboo, shaped like a bird and surrounded by water.  
  more photos and info on ArchDaily.com  
  photo by Hiroyuki Oki

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

...Juan O'Gorman

  House Studio of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Mexico City, a project by architect Juan O'Gorman, in 1931

Friday, December 9, 2011

...Krzywy Domek


  The Krzywy Domek is an irregularly shaped building in Sopot, Poland. It was designed by Szotynzcy & Zaleski, who were inspired by the fairytale illustrations of Jan Marcin Szancer and Per Dahlberg.
  a nice virtual tour available on Krzywy Domek website  

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

...Liina Transitional Shelter

Courtesy of Aalto University  Program
  The Liina transitional shelter, developed by Aalto University Wood Program is a temporary building to be used in cold climates during crisis situations anywhere around the world. Designed to house a family of five, it can be assembled in six hours by two adults.
to read more: www.archdaily.com  

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

...Cobogós


  cobogós are sort of bricks, first created in Pernambuco, Brazil. They allow light and ventilation, besides a decorative, lace effect. Can be used both in interiors or external areas. I love it!

Monday, August 8, 2011

...Frank Gehry


  This is the Dancing House, in Prague, designed by Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunić. Gehry's best known work is, possibly, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. We can see many of his works in wowcollector.net and arcspace.com