Source : afasia/domus Photography: Luca Beel The Royal Museum of Central Africa has been renovated as well as extended in the project carried out by a multidisciplinary team led by Stéphane Beel Architects. The group, which includes Michel Desvigne for landscaping and Arup for the structures,  formed a temporary association for the competition for the redevelopment of the site, launched in 2006 by the building a

Rhinegold, Basel 1924 Fuente: MA Design: Cultural Journal Fotos: Faculty of Arts UBC Adolphe Appia, (1862-1928) was a Swiss architect, stage designer and theorist of stage lighting and décor. His theories and realized works transformed the practice of stage design and he had a great influence on the development of performing arts. His sets and his drawings didn’t look for pictorial realism, their intent was rath

Source: BAST Photography: BAST Construction of fences integrating a semi underground dependency in the bottom of the plot: housing / workshop and utility room. Masonry fence defining a semi-buried outbuilding at the bottom of a plot: room / workshop and cellar cast-in-place concrete casing, high concrete slab floor, galvanized steel half-girder frame, galvanized steel deck and ceiling, wood wool insulation, 37.5

Fuente: E2A Fotografía: E2A The site of Escherpark, a clearly defined block just outside of Zurich’s city-center, lies in the immediate vicinity of numerous cultural institutions and spacious parks. With several schools and recreational areas within walking distance and a physical relationship to the nearby lake, the opportunely situated development is ideal as a residential area. The project for new constructio

Source: KAAN Potography: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG, Sebastian van Damme Robust and elegant, while essentially open in character, ISMO building is distinguished by a harmonic coexistence of nature and scientific research. It unites two architecturally expressed realms, housing theoretical and practical research, into a single entity. While the laboratories are situated along the north-facing side of the building be

| Rafael Martínez Sarrión | 2016 | PFC | ETSAV (Valencia) | Profesores: Salvador J. Sanchís, Clara E. Mejía y Jorge Torres “El verdadero constructor, el arquitecto, puede construirnos los edificios más útiles porque conoce todo lo relativo a los volúmenes. De hecho, puede crear una cajita mágica que contenga todo lo que vuestro corazón pueda desear. Escenarios y actores materializan el momento en el que la cajit

Source: muoto architects Photography: Maxime Delvaux | Holcim Award The project is a public facility, situated on the new campus of Paris-Saclay. The building hosts a mix of activities including indoor and outdoor sports facilities, a restaurant, cafeteria, and various public spaces: a pedestrian square, street terraces, park areas for deliveries, bikes and cars. The building is organised vertically with its dif

Source: studio muoto / afasia Photography: studio muoto / afasia The project responds to the challenge of combining three different programs along Rue Stendhal in Paris : social housing, nursery and emergency centre. The organization of the building allows all three programs to coexist peacefully and take advantage of the unique features of the site such as: privacy, natural lighting in the nursery, independence

Source: architects Henley/ archdaily Photography: architects Henley/  archdaily London’s first co-housing scheme consists of six homes. The architecture supports an “intentional” community and, with it’s shared facilities, heralds radical changes in the urban home. It shows how architecture can respond to a new social need that has arisen through changes in both lifestyles and economics, making home ownership mo

Fuente: Detail-Online, MLRP Fotografía: Jens Lindhe The Woven Bridge is a modern interpretation of a classical steel park pedestrian bridge. With the new Woven Bridge, crossing the lake in Copenhagen Central Park, the possibility of getting close to the water and viewing the park and lake from new perspectives. The bridge is placed at the southern end of the lake and makes for a new shortcut, when crossing throu

Font: Luca Molinari. 2G n. 15. Postwar italian architecture [pag. 20-27] Photography: Francesco Jodice (in color) 2G n. 15. Postwar italian architecture [pag. 20-27] El 24 de marzo de 1944, después del atentado partisano de Via Rasella en Roma contra las tropas alemanas, 335 personas fueron ejecutadas por la SS como represalia. En julio de 1944, el Ayuntamiento de Roma convocó la segunda fase abierta a cuatro gr

| Matthew Kernan | 2016 | Master of Architecture | Queen’s University Belfast | Professors: Andrew Clancy and Colm Moore Through the subtle montage of various elements, this new proposal for economy housing in Aarhus demonstrates a method that we as architects can use to explore the tectonics, spatial language, and the implementation and translation of elements of both classical and past architecture for u

Fuente: Santa & Cole Venta online : La Capell  (por la compra de una Tatu, te llevas de regalo unas pinzas para hielo Tong, que André Ricard diseñó en 1964) El tatu,  o  armadillo,  es  un  simpático  mamífero  provisto  con  un  caparazón  dorsal  que  le  defiende cuando  se  recoge  sobre  sí  mismo.  En  un  vuelo transoceánico,  entre  la  lectura  sobre  la  fauna  argentina  y  la  meditación  sobre 

Fuente: afasia  Texto: arquitectuta viva El estudio de Shingo Masuda y Katsuhisa Otsubo architects ha sido la encargada de llevar a cabo la transformación de una antigua vivienda de dos plantas en un estudio fotográfico. La ventana como elemento arquitectónico redefine aquí el espacio, estableciendo  nuevas relaciones entre los diferentes niveles de la construcción. La intervención está caracterizada por la pres