The United States is abundant with monuments dedicated to historical figures, events, and philosophies. From Mount Rushmore to the Statue of Liberty, the symbolism behind such monuments often outweighs the expense and practicalities behind their construction.
A wave of hotels have opened, or been recently revamped across England. From an upscale roadside diner in Oxfordshire, to a listed Georgian manor in Hampshire, here are six of the best. Heckfield Place, Hampshire, by Spratley & Partners Occupying a Grade II-listed Georgian mansion in rural Hampshire, Heckfield Place has been designed to offer
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Contemporary addition to Newnham’s architectural heritage that features intricate brickwork and warm, uplifting spaces. In 2014 Walters & Cohen won an invited competition to design new accommodation for Newnham College, one of the 31 colleges of the University of Cambridge.
Studio Fuksas has won the competition to revitalize the Fontvieille site along the port of Monaco, France. The project is designed to provides answers to major commercial, urban, architectural and ecological issues. The idea draws inspiration from the water and the green slopes of the Mediterranean hills. The new project aims to create a vertical park that links the city to the sea.
UNStudio has revealed their masterplan for the ‘brainport smart district’ (BSD), which is currently being developed in helmond’s brandevoort district in the netherlands. envisioned as a unique dutch initiative for future urban living, the scheme proposes a flexible grid system that can be developed according to the needs of the residents, as opposed to a fixed […]
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Tidal Arc House by Woods Bagot has an arcing limestone facade with full-height openings looking out towards the sea on the coast of Victoria, Australia. Australian firm Woods Bagot designed the two-storey home on the peninsula of coastal town Flinders, 50 miles south of Melbourne. The architecture studio decided to make a dramatic departure from the
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Mr Sun is meant to be a Sushi Bar built in the heart of São Paulo (Brazil), in one of the most metropolitan areas: the rua Augusta.
Located in the heart of Denmark, this peaceful and welcoming home with an informal, contemporary character sits perfectly in its rural surroundings. The project has several nuclei: a main building and two barns has been arrange to evoke an old farm. The other imperative that formed the concept was to retain and acknowledge the simple shape of the original buildings – three long, abstract volumes, with a gable roof. Formally, the simple, iconic, traditional building is referenced, but with the added contemporary approach of the study of form without showing traditional elements or ornamentation. The facade encapsulates this concept: gutters and chimneys are concealed, wood wraps around each volume.
The task of this project was to organize the work of several business units under one roof and encourage collaboration between them. As a result, now on the area of 180 square meters comfortably coexist an architectural studio, a lecture hall for 80 seats, a design gallery and modern co-working space. Despite its multifunctionality, this creative space works perfectly as a single “organism” and anytime can be easily transformed from one unit to another.
Photography by Alan Tansey Artist Rob Ley has created ‘Field Lines’, a large art installation at O’Hare Airport Transit Hub in Chicago, that’s designed to evoke the flow of a steady breeze in a field. Photography by Alan Tansey The permanent sculpture has been constructed from over 4,000 pieces of formed powder coated aluminium, spans […]
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