Featured Blog Posts – December 2010 Archive (39)

The splendid love story begins in 1612, when a Persian princess Arjumand Bano married Shah Jahan (then prince Khurram), the fifth Mughal emperor. Arjumand Bano, who later became known as Mumtaz Mahal (the Chosen of the Palace), was a second wife to the emperor. Both a companion and an advisor, the…

So, you’ve probably figured out by now that if a project is strongly related to trees – or even just leaves – I’ll blog about it. :D

The Tote contains 2,500 square meters consisting…

I'm a sucker for anything tree-house-like, so of course I love "Out on a Limb" by Philadelphia's …

This project by OODA Architecture is a great example of how one should represent architecture. I'm speaking particularly of breaking away from the singular (i.e. beautiful Mary Poppins spring day) way of rendering architecture. A project will inevitably be construed differently depending on the mood of the environment surrounding it. I think it's important to…

What an amazing idea! Water falling off the sky…

Solar City Tower, which will be located on the coast of Rio, is designed by Zurich-based RAFAA Architecture & Design for the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Solar City Tower features a large solar system to generate power during the day and a pumped water…

The city which will only use solar energy will provide energy savings that is equal to 2 billion cost petrol in 25 years.

The 82 % of the city’s energy will be provided by solar energy, 17 % of…

This project is an office tower by Hoz Fontan Arquitectos located in Behobia, Irún just outside San Sebastian in Spain. There are many interesting conversations you could have about this structure. The juxtaposition of the formal components or the perceived transparency of the facade are worth talking about, but I couldn't help but wonder why such structures so often stand alone. If you look at the pictures below,…

House M is located on the slope of Pöstlingberg-Hill in Linz, Austria. the cube is about 12×12m. it was established as far into the north-eastern corner of the site as building codes permit. that two sides have a very hermetic appearance, thus preventing neighbours from looking in. the house opens itself toward the South and West with two all-glass façades. On West side, we can see the Danube valley view. and…

The INTERNATIONAL LAMP LIGHTING SOLUTIONS AWARDS values the creativity, innovation and sustainability of the lighting projects, regardless of the manufacturer or the brand of lights used in the project.



The awards are divided into 4 categories:

1. Architectural Exterior Lighting

Lighting projects for exterior illumination such as: facades, sport facilities,…

Many of us have heard the name: Nanotechnology… What is this Nano? Nanometer is a unit of measure that is one billionth of the meter. So this technology works with the very very small pieces of material. The concept of nanotechnology was first pronounced as a theory by Nobel winner physicist Richard Feyman. In his speech titled “There Is More Space Down At The Bottom” in 1959, he said…

This post is for those that are struggling with how to make sense of the architectural process. I often see students struggle in the design studio with developing a concept with which to understand their own work. I think if I were to generalize their frustrations it would revolve around the why of architecture. We know the basic reasons of why we need architecture in terms of temporal…