July 2011 Blog Posts (22)

I know I’ve already blogged about David Garcia Studio this week, but when I saw this beautiful playground, my “inner child” fell in love.  And what better way to begin the last weekend in July than with a reminder of…

The Esch footbridge brings a direct connection to the heart of the city of Luxembourg and its green space, the Park of Galgenberg.  Finished in 2009, the…

This dwelling is not for the claustrophobic!  Ermitage is innovative architecture, an art installation, and a retreat created for Israeli writer Etgar…

Located at the end of the unspoiled Valsertal valley, 1,250 meters up into the Swiss Alps, Villa Vals peaks out from the face of the mountainside near the thermal baths of Vals. …

The Archive Series, by the experimental architectural platform…

Icon Hotel Hong Kong: a vertical garden by Patrick Blanc

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If taking a nature-loving trip to the “Magic Village” of Tepoztlan, Morelos, located just the other side of the mountain range south of Mexico City sounds like fun to you, TuboHotel is the place for you.  Designed by…

We are giving away a free sexy Solitaire pendant each week until the summer is over!!!!

Visit here and enter to win:…

And now, another non-traditional skyscraper design for your viewing pleasure . . .

The aptly named…

First shown to the public in September of 2008, this skyscraper concept by Belgium-based firm Kinetura is – rather appropriately – named…

This intense and dramatic concept for a Revolutionary Opera Theater in Vienna is the work of blogger and artist Tang Fei.  The flamboyant theater…

Water Building Resort is a concept by…

Make Architects designed this ecologically-minded home in close collaboration CABE, the local Bolton Council, and the home’s owner, Manchester United star Gary…

I remember a professor of mine said once that "If we didn't have buildings, we'd still have Architecture!" I was much too young then to understand the breadth and gravity of her comment, but I have since reflected on it and try to envision a world with no…

The Glass Centre of the Flemish Centre for Modern Art sits in the heart of Lommel,…

In the construction industry of the 21st century , one of the most intriguing elements of design is Green Architecture. There is much ado the world over about building developments  that are green and sustainable.  The world we live in today calls for architects in the construction industry to be relevant to the issues that we are facing as regards our physical environment and our societies in general. Architects therefore…

This brightly colored piece of landscape architecture is titled WHATAMI, and is designed by the Rome-based firm…

This is for all of you book-lovers out there!

The Shelf-Pod is a private residence and library located in Osaka, Japan.  Created by…