June 2011 Blog Posts (17)

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. This playful design by Aranguren & Gallegos Architects is a reminder that a key component to architecture is fun. I've had the chance to work with many different people in many different places and circumstances,…

On June 9th, the fourth edition of the 2011 Lamp Lighting Solutions Awards ceremony was held at the 

signature auditorium, Petit Palau del Palau de la Música Catalana.

The event, presided by Mr. Ignasi Cusidó, CEO of LAMP, and conducted by journalist Marta Casagolda, (TV3), also included the "Lighting Design" presentation given by the prestigious French Concepteur Lumière, Roger Narboni. 

The gala, in the showpiece and…

Gregorius Building

Nieuwegracht 21

Utrecht

When the owners of a Bed & Breakfast located in Utrecht's classic Gregorious building wished to build a kitchen of minimal design yet with maximum effect, MEME design was asked to see it happen.

The aesthetic and usability of the NUUUN brand was exactly what architect Gerrit Vos (Workshop of Wonder Studios) had been looking for to implement his idea of a modern kitchen that would shed new light on a…

I once spoke with a landscape photographer and he pointed out that one problem his students have is that they try to capture too much of the expanse of the landscape. So much that they essentially capture none of it. This came as quite a surprise to me since a landscape is so large…

The Bahá’í Temple for South America is designed by…

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I love passages. They open up a world of possibilities to the imagination. This project by Martha Schwartz Partners takes me someplace I haven't been for a while. This is mainly because architects are obsessed with creating a destination.…

In the summer of 2009, British television personality James May enlisted Barnaby…

Currently under construction, the 632 meter high Shanghai Tower is located in the center of the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, and is adjacent to the Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai…

Where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet in Winnipeg, Canada, winter skating trails are formed.  With temperatures that can drop to 30 or 40 degrees below freezing, exacerbated by winds that can make it feel like it’s 50 below, a skating outing on the trails can be brutal. …

In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia sits the Pod Exhibition Pavilion designed by the Rome-based…

Scheduled for completion at the end of this year, the Arganzuela Footbridge is the largest of a series of bridges that connect the two sides of the Manzanares Park, which is divided by the Manzanares River in Madrid, Spain.  Designed by Paris-based…

This elegant proposal was submitted by Alsop Design for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.  The city invited firms to design an iconic visitor attraction on the bank of the Huangpu…

I don't know that I've ever been someplace as beautiful as Portugal. As such, it deserves a beautiful monument to celebrate its rich culture. This project by Amanda Levete Architects is an architecture that creates a public place to soak in the surrounding beauty and…

Contertainer gets its name from an amalgam of the two words “container” and “entertainer.”  Located in Batu,…

Scheduled to begin operating at the end of this year, The Cube will be an imposing addition to Dubai Sports City.  Situated twenty minutes from the Dubai…

Proposed by the firm Popularchitecture, the…