Source: archipicture | The Architecture of Peter Celsing. Wilfried Wang. Pb. Internos Books. Designed and built by Peter Celsing, the Kulturhuset is located on Sergels Torg in Stockholm, one of the busiest squares in the Swedish capital. This complex was conceived as a “cultural oasis” in the new business and commercial center. In this area of the city, from the 1950s to the early 1970s, the old structure and archite

Source: divisare / archdaily Photographs: Iñaki Bergera / Kathia Shieh Eero Saarinen is one of the most respected architects of the 20th Century, often regarded as a master of his craft.  Known for his dynamic and fluid forms, his design for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s chapel takes on a different typology than his previous works.  Completed in 1955, the MIT Chapel is a simple cylindrical volume that h

Source: archipicture. | The Architecture of Peter Celsing. Wilfried Wang. Pb. Internos Books. The St. Thomas Church, designed by Peter Celsing, is located in Vällingby, a newly built modernist suburb of Stockholm. The surrounding area is characterized by the presence of advertisements, a shopping center and the bustle of and to the subway station. In this environment, saturated with visual and acoustic stimuli, St To

Source: Per Kirkeby, The Art of Building. Lars Morell Photography: Jens Lindhe Text: Interview to Per Kirkeby (Book:  Per Kirkeby, The Art of Building. Lars Morell) PK: My wife, Vibeke, rebuilt our farm on Laso. The old stable used to be dark and unpleasant, so she removed everything and made the house transparent. Outside, we sit in the former dunghill, which is the only place with sufficient shelter for us to be ab

Source: Døgen/ Pierre Zoelly: Elements of an architect’s language/ Peter Hächler book Photography: © Andreas Fuhrimann & Gabrielle Hächler/ Peter Hächler book The idea of structure mimicking nature. Pierre Zoelly ’s house for the sculptor Peter Hächler is one of several projects designed by the architect referencing naturally occurring forms. A concrete “tree” sits at the core of the house, the branches extending

Fuente: Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura Fotografía: Este edificio de 18 apartamentos, que forma parte de la urbanización “La Manzanera”, supuso un prototipo experimental para la aplicación de una metodología para la teoría de una “ciudad jardín en el espacio” desarrollada por el equipo, y debe ser interpretado como uno de los muchos elementos de interconexión. El castillo fue el punto de referencia del edificio

Source: International Clock Museum Photography: Georg Stärk El Museo Internacional de Relojería, una obra de arquitectura contemporánea. “Es el primer ejercicio integral en Europa de arquitectura troglodita contemporánea”; así se explican los arquitectos del Museo Internacional de Relojería, el suizo Pierre Zoelly y Georges-J. Haefeli. Construido del 1972 al 1974, su obra ocupa un volumen subterráneo de 20,000 m3, ex