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Certain to catch your attention, the Sarpi Border Checkpoint is situated at the Georgian border to Turkey at the edge of the Black Sea.  Completed in 2011 and designed by German firm J. Mayer H.…

One of the hardest things to accomplish in the design process is to limit design elements. It's often surprising how fast the design can get far too busy and out of control. This project by L&A Design Group is a good example of what you might do…

As an architect, space is often a luxury we can't afford. We are asked to make do with little. It may seem confining at times, but I've often found myself grateful for these types of constraints. I would term this the dilemma as that of Life, the Universe and Everything. There must be a point of focus…

Located near the top of a hill, the small Tanglewood House commands the verdant landscape.  Unlike other homes in surrounding Berkshire Hills, it is covered in a skin of industrial materials, with commercial glazing and corrugated anodized aluminum siding.  It is…

Construction is now complete on ArcelorMittal Orbit, the gargantuan tower created for the London 2012 Olympics.  Sponsored by steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, Orbit is the design of London-based artist…

When you find a place of peace and tranquility, my initial instinct would be to leave it alone. Although this isn't an exciting prospect from an architectural point of view, I think architectural interventions can have a detrimental effect on some of these places. This…

Japanese practice Tezuka Architects aims to tear down the boundaries between internal and external – between built and natural environments – with their project…

In order to understand any project takes a bit of self introspection. Since architecture is a somewhat subjective art, you can't expect someone to understand it if that person can't also internalize it. One of the first thinks I look to when I observe a project is the title. A title…

The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, designed by Dutch firm Neutelings Riedijk Architects, consists of five levels above…

In commemoration of 100 years since the sinking of the Titanic ocean liner, Titanic Belfast is designed to become the cultural lynch pin of the new Titanic Quarter, transforming Queen's Island into an…

Ooze Architects created the Villa Rotterdam II from an existing home that had been incrementally added to over previous decades.  The goal was to keep the “soul” of the existing home, while still transforming it…

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1 House in Łódź, Poland caught my attention for two reasons.  First, Polish architecture firm Moomoo Architects made it entirely of a plastic insulating material called…

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Palm’s House by AIA/LA firm of the year Daly Genik is a skilled renovation of a standard lot with a main house, courtyard, and detached garage in Venice, California.  The clients are a young couple who wanted accommodations built for parents to visit…

Interior 3D Rendering for Chengdu Contemporary Arts Center.…

It is said that the tallest building in China is Shanghai Tower. The total height is 632m. Wuhan has started to build the third tallest building in the wolrd. In China, there is no tallest, only taller. Let's see the tallest buildings in big cities in China.

Shenzhen: Shun Hing Square, the height is 383.95m

Hongkong: Two International Finance Centre, 88 stories, 420m high

Changsha: Hunan International Finance Centre, 50 stories, 200m high

Taipei: 101 building, 508m high,…