All Blog Posts Tagged 'landscape' (37)

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

The simple and stunning Aurland Lookout was the result of a partnership between architects Todd Saunders (Saunders Architecture) and Tommie Wilhelmsen (Arkitekt Tommie…

While I lived in the midwest, there were large water storage towers that, while not particularly attractive added a level of visual interest while traversing the city. These rain collecting skyscrapers act similarly. Their existence gives residents another way to understand their city; the buildings are known for their specific purpose. It doesn't necessarily matter what the purpose is, just that it is…

I must admit upfront that I've never been admitted to a rehabilitation center for physical or mental reasons. I have, however, known quite a few people that have been in need of such facilities. The individual is typically put in a predicament where they are no longer able to function effectively in their natural environment, and so they come to these facilities to regain that ability. This is where the…

This is the 10th pavilion to be designed in the gallery's 40 year history. This temporary structure was designed by Jean Nouvel and is the architects first completed project in the UK. The temporary structure is composed of lightweight materials. The red motif is a stark contrast to its beautiful surrounding landscape. This design is more about the space the building creates in the landscape than the architecture itself. Despite its bold…

Designer: Maria Cristina Tullio, Daniel Dallari, Sandro Polci…

It 's a tough neighborhood Trastevere for those fitted with the design of public spaces, is rich in history to charismatic but contains few monuments to refer to. The neighborhood has always been the borders of ancient and modern history of Rome and only a hundred years the Romans elected the capital's historical center. Among its buildings from various periods ranging from medieval to early 900, there are few areas of sufficient scale to gain the…