Month: February 2019

An international architectural idea competition for the National Concert Hall has been launched. Architects from all over the world are invited to design one of the most important future spaces in the capital city of Lithuania and to submit their proposals to Vilnius City Municipality. The contest expires in June, and it is estimated that the construction of the building should start in 2021. According to initial plans, Vilnius city dwellers and city guests would be invited to the new hall in 2023 on the occasion of celebration of the 700th anniversary of Vilnius city. 

Liz Harris and wife Madalyn Urdal thought they could wait five years to remodel the kitchen in the 1939-built Tudor house they had just bought in Seattle. But it was so dysfunctional, they had to get right to renovating. “There was no counter space, a…

Chances are you’ve heard of Japanese organizing expert Marie Kondo and her bestselling books, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and Spark…

The Vitra Design Museum has announced a new exhibition exploring the work of Pritzker architect Balkrishna Doshi. Titled Architecture for the People, the museum will present the first international retrospective about Balkrishna Doshi outside of Asia. The goal of the exhibition is to open Doshi’s work to a global audience and show how the architect’s work has redefined modern Indian architecture to shape a new generations of architects.

the owner was particularly interested in the ‘hue garden houses’ which blend the calculation of human architecture with the randomness of nature.
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the structures are designed to blend seamlessly into the surrounding landscape by using carefully selected natural materials.
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Aguçadoura House is located in a small allotment in a bathing village with the same name in the north of Portugal. Taking advantage of the unique climatic conditions and soil quality the surroundings are also known for having many greenhouses used for growing vegetables.