All Blog Posts Tagged 'architect' (65)

Linked Hybrid Complex in Bejing

Designed by architect Steven Holl, the Linked Hyrid complex encompasses over 220,000 square meters and fuses together buildings on, above, and below ground into a rich, 3-dimensional urban space.

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Added by Springer on June 15, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Gehry's Center for Brain Health

Designed by Frank Gehry, the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health officially opened on 13 July 2009. It is one of the leading centers for mental illness. The jumbled exterior poignantly mirrors the thoughts and memories of individuals struggling with mental health, particularly Alzheimer's Disease. (Larry Ruvo, the… Continue

Added by Springer on June 9, 2010 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

Jean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar

Inspired by the desert rose, the design of the National Museum of Qatar is composed of interlocking disks of varying diameter and curvature. Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel says of his design, “This museum is a modern-day caravanserai [a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey]. From here you leave the desert behind,… Continue

Added by Springer on June 9, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Instant Ruins on the Coast of Spain

Because of possible infractions of Coastal Law, the Relaxation Park in Torrevieja, Spain has been abandoned and is falling into ruin. Designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, three buildings were planned, but only this one was finished in 2006. It was initially supposed to become a spa, but has been ignored for the last several years.…

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Added by Springer on June 8, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Every Architect Needs A Hero

Now that I'm out of school it's easier to reflect on the sometimes painful but useful experiences you have during those formative college years. I remember with fondness one particularly painful lesson I learned while presenting a design project in Buenos Aires. My project had started off well enough, but had stagnated (to say the least) to the mid-point in the semester.…

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Added by Tyson on March 9, 2010 at 10:30pm — 3 Comments