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Each architecture has various intentions. Some more prominent than others. This project by GMP Architekten is certainly a prominent project, yet it can seem to some as architecturally benign in terms of design. What I mean by this is that the interior…

Often the most interesting designs are not something new, but something old viewed through a new light. A familiar point of reference is often the best way to help others understand architecture.  This information booth for the Slow Food Nation event is a wonderful example…

If you've ever worked in a design studio before, you know that given enough time, it begins to consume you. This is true of almost anything. The mind begins to forget that there's a world outside your obsessions. Designers (myself included) tend to fit this mold. We get passionately…

I can't speak for all architects, but I find myself drawn to the more impractical architecture in the world. Buildings designed less to fill a utilitarian need and more for the sake of self-actualization. I would almost say that this project by Belzberg Architects is…

While I believe the main purpose of a tower is to be tall, I must admit that building facades for these types of structures are in dire need of some imagination and creativity. What makes this facade by Reiser + Umemoto Architecture particularly interesting is that it dispenses with the vertical…

This brilliant museum makes a not-so-subtle point that every architect needs to confront at some point. Sometimes you just need to flip architecture on it's head to make sense of it. While this project by GMP Architekten is the most literal iteration of…

I think there are many out there that think of architecture like a compartment. We hear a lot of this in terms of planning and use, but I would also argue that we think of architecture itself as compartmentalized. Each architecture is a box separated distinctly from…

I had a professor one time that would joke with students running into the classroom at the bell for a pinup that their projects still had wet pixels. It seems as though this project, the Umeå School Of Architecture by Henning Larsen Architects, is more proof…

An athletic stadium is a very peculiar architecture. It's design is aimed at focusing all attention to a single point within the structure. The Berlin Olympic Stadium by GMP Architekten truly makes one feel that the event is the…

I think one of the reasons that many are skeptical about environmental design is because they think its terribly complex and costly. It does take a bit more effort on the front end, but it's definitely not rocket science. This architecture by Guz Architects…

Media is so fully integrated into our lives that it doesn't seem very surprising that it would be featured in architecture as well. This riveting design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro makes you realize how much our everyday activities and…

#10 - The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

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As with many things, the name you give a project will often have a significant impact in both its design and implementation. It will also impact how others view the project. This project by XTEN Architecture is called the Sapphire Gallery. A word like…

This is a project that really exudes the process of architectural design. You can almost feel the xacto knife and chipboard beginnings of this architecture. Although many are turned off by sharp edges and geometries, there is something to be said for architectural…

#3 - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

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I try not to stray too much from the subject of architecture in my blogs. I think architecture is what most of the people who frequent this site are interested in as well as myself. I did, however, feel a desire to talk about the two men in the picture above for a brief moment. I hope the…

I usually try to stray from commenting on architecture this formalistic, but I was fascinated with it on this basis. They got the story backward!  The idea of the Trojan Horse was that it was something expected on the outside, while a surprise was stowed on the inside.…

Any architect worth his/her salt will take into account how a building will be experienced by a variety of users.  This is what intrigued me about this factory redesign by Takashi Yamaguchi & Associates.  The building is a laboratory for testing medical devices,…

This is an interesting little project by J. Mayer H. Architects.  It's in a place I've never been to, created by an architect I've never heard of before today, two things that make it difficult for me to grasp onto the project.  I do, however, find myself inspecting it in detail. …

I would say it's easy to grasp how one would design architecture to house human activities, but very difficult, on the other hand, to design architecture that is built to house images.  I think if you take a look at any given movie theater you'll see…