Archive for the ‘Urban Design’ Category

UNStudio | Observation Tower,’De Onlanden’

UNStudio | Observation Tower,’De Onlanden’

UNStudio’s design for an Observation Tower for ‘De Onlanden’ presented to Natuurmonumenten On September 22nd the design for an observation tower for the nature...

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Francis Landscapes | From the Top

Francis Landscapes | From the Top

With one main visual axis commencing from the house, flowing through the pool, and trickling on to the breathtaking horizon, this project is a submission to nature’s...

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Choi Ropiha Fighera | Port Botany Lookout

Choi Ropiha Fighera | Port Botany Lookout

The Millstream Lookout is located at the western end of the foreshore beach park at Port Botany. The concept makes use of an engineering rock groyne by manipulating...

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Neutelings Riedijk Architecten | Culenova New City

Neutelings Riedijk Architecten | Culenova New City

The Culenova New City site in Bratislava forms a pivoting point in the urban development of the Bratislava region. At its edges, different urban conditions and...

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Nuvist Architecture and Design | In Remembrance of The Sinan Great Mosque Design

Nuvist Architecture and Design | In Remembrance of The Sinan Great Mosque Design

The mosques are not very unique buildings in terms of for usage, community relations or reflections of traditional and modern trends. They are significant for sanctity,...

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Atelier Peter Kis | Japanese Garden

Atelier Peter Kis | Japanese Garden

The hill of the Japanese Garden was created from the debris of the Zoo and its surroundings after World War II. Initially there was an open air stage here, which...

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Claude Cormier Architectes Paysagistes | Pink Balls

Claude Cormier Architectes Paysagistes | Pink Balls

What better than 170,000 pink balls suspended high in the air to enliven Montreal’s Sainte-Catherine Street East as it transforms for the summer into a pedestrian...

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bgstudio | Pasarela del Postiguet

bgstudio | Pasarela del Postiguet

Alicante is a city that grew overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. “Pasarela del Postiguet” is an essential element that connects its urban center with...

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Parallel Lab | Up Side Down Bangkok

Parallel Lab | Up Side Down Bangkok

Bangkok is a city in constant evolution and needs to search out solutions to improve its inter- connectivity. For this reason, elevated expressways skim through...

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Quixotic Architecture | Chopin 2010

Quixotic Architecture | Chopin 2010

2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Fyderyk Chopin. Although many events and concerts will be organized – not only in his Polish homeland but...

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La maison de l’architecture du Québec | Exposition: Réinventons la ruelle !

La maison de l’architecture du Québec | Exposition: Réinventons la ruelle !

From May 27th to December 20th, 2011 The 500km of alleys that criss-cross Montréal’s neighbourhoods are up for the conquering. Increasingly, it is...

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C+S Associati | Sant’Erasmo

C+S Associati | Sant’Erasmo

Located in the Nortehrn Lagoon Park north of Venice, on the southeastern edge of Sant’Erasmo island, the new water filtration plant is part of the general...

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Saunders Architecture | Solberg Tower & Rest Area

Saunders Architecture | Solberg Tower & Rest Area

Sarpsborg is a green, flat and calm piece of South Norway and a traditional stopover for travellers on the route to and from Sweden. In 2004, the Norwegian Highway...

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Ciclostile Architettura | Ecole del Rusco

Ciclostile Architettura | Ecole del Rusco

For the fourth edition of Ecole del Rusco: the exhibition about art and recycling in Bologna, was set up an artistic and sensory journey through the squares of...

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Atelier Oslo and AWP | Lanternen

Atelier Oslo and AWP | Lanternen

When Sandnes and Stavanger were chosen as cultural capitals of Europe 2008, a group of competitions named Norwegian Wood was launched to promote contemporary,...

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5468796 Architecture | OMS Stage

5468796 Architecture | OMS Stage

“The Cube” is an open-air performance venue set against the backdrop of historic warehouses in Winnipeg’s Exchange District. The design commission...

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Ants of the Prairie | Bat Tower

Ants of the Prairie | Bat Tower

BAT TOWER is the first built prototype in the “Pest Architecture” project series, exploring strategies for increasing public awareness of bats as a critical...

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Claude Cormier Architectes Paysagistes Inc. + Groupe Cardinal Hardy | Square Dorchester

Claude Cormier Architectes Paysagistes Inc. + Groupe Cardinal Hardy | Square Dorchester

Open to the public on June 23rd 2010, Dorchester Square’s restoration and enhancement is guided by a deep appreciation of its evolution, reflecting nearly 300...

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HASSELL | Millennium Parklands

HASSELL | Millennium Parklands

Olympic legacy: Our challenge was to design a 450 hectare park on a former industrial site. The park – originally named Millennium Parklands and now known as...

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Avanto Architects / Ville Hara and Anu Puustinen | Kupla – Helsinki Zoo Lookout Tower

Avanto Architects / Ville Hara and Anu Puustinen | Kupla – Helsinki Zoo Lookout Tower

Korkeasaari Zoo (Helsinki) and Wood Focus Finland organised an architectural competition for the students of architecture at Helsinki University of Technology,...

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