All Blog Posts Tagged 'pavilion' (15)

Golden Moon Pavilion

The Golden Moon is a temporary architectural structure built for the 2012 Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Wonderland. The pavilion by local firm LEAD explores the…

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Added by Springer on April 16, 2013 at 10:30am — No Comments

Freya's Cabin and Robin's Hut

“Freya and Robin” is a project by London’s own Studio Weave for two shelters on the banks of Kielder Water in…

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Added by Springer on January 28, 2013 at 5:27pm — No Comments

The unique shape of the Endesa Pavilion is all determined by the angle and orientation of the sun during the course of a year. The façade is formed by a series of modules that are positioned to optimize the surrounding solar…

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Added by Springer on September 7, 2012 at 3:11pm — 1 Comment

Tverrfjellhytta

Natural, cultural, and mythical landscapes form the basis for the architectural idea behind Tverrfjellhytta, an observation and information pavilion on the outskirts of Dovrefjell National Park in…

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Added by Springer on March 29, 2012 at 11:15am — No Comments

Mirror House

The middle of this playground in Copenhagen used to be marred by a sad, anonymous, graffiti-covered structure. Now, however, MLRP Architects have transformed it into Mirror House, an inviting…

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Added by Springer on January 16, 2012 at 12:02pm — No Comments

Family House at the Empordà

This beautiful home was constructed in 1975 by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill out of the ruins of an old country house. While the interior is a bit dated, the…

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Added by Springer on August 3, 2011 at 4:21pm — No Comments

Winnipeg Skating Shelters

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. …

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Added by Springer on June 11, 2011 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

The Pod Exhibition Pavilion

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

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Added by Springer on June 10, 2011 at 10:20am — 2 Comments

Leaf House

There is something I find so exquisitely graceful about trees and leaves. I’m drawn to them, and I’m drawn to everything that resembles them. Leaf House is a pavilion for a private residence in northern Sydney, Australia. A design by the London-based firm…

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Added by Springer on January 31, 2011 at 8:30am — 4 Comments

Packed

Packed is a pavilion constructed of cardboard that was shown in the exhibition "3D paperArt" in Shanghai, as part of the World Expo 2010. It was designed and produced by Michele Leidi, Min-Chieh Chen and Dominik Zausinger with the help of…

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Added by Springer on January 5, 2011 at 12:55am — 2 Comments

The Shanghai Expo's Megastructure

The scintillating Shanghai Expo 2010 just ended at the beginning of this month. However, since I was stuck here in the states during its run, I'd like to take the time to explore more of the structures featured there.

This Megastructure was the landmark pavilion for the Expo and was designed by… Continue

Added by Springer on November 16, 2010 at 1:57pm — 1 Comment

UAE Pavilion Shanghai Expo 2010

Another beautiful pavilion designed for the Shanghai Expo 2010 is the UAE Pavilion by Foster + Partners. As one of the largest pavilions, it encloses 3,000 square meters and has a capacity of 450. Its form is inspired… Continue

Added by Springer on October 28, 2010 at 6:45pm — No Comments

Pavilion 21 MINI Opera Space

Constructed this year in Munich, Germany, the Pavilion 21 MINI Opera Space was designed for experimental performances held by the Bavarian State Opera. Created by Coop Himmelb(l)au, it seats 300 - or holds 700 for standing spectators - and is dis-mountable, transportable, and re-mountable. To abstract music into spatial… Continue

Added by Springer on September 27, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

South Pond Pavilion

At Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo stands the South Pond Pavilion by Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects. From a concrete-edged nineteenth century urban pond fed by tap water, the boardwalk and two pavilions create an exhibit about pond life and natural habitat.

A new boardwalk…

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Added by Springer on September 24, 2010 at 9:09pm — No Comments

Woods of Net

In a national forest in Japan lies Woods of Net, a permanent pavilion designed by husband and wife architects Takaharu and Yui Tezuka. It is made up of 589 unique pieces of timber and are fastened together solely by dowel pins and wedges. It was designed for… Continue

Added by Springer on June 10, 2010 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment