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Sustainable ‘City Tower’ gives a facelift to Rotterdam

Naresh Chauhan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:37:26 +0000

Modern architecture is great in more than one way. Contemporary buildings boasting unique construction not only give a facelift to a city or place, but also meet most of their water and energy requirements by harnessing the natural...

The majestic King Abdulaziz Center for Knowledge and Culture by Snøhetta

Asmita — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:10:47 +0000

In celebration of Saudi Aramco Oil Company’s 75th Anniversary, the King Abdulaziz Center for Knowledge and Culture seeks to be a breathtaking tribute to the founder of the modern state of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz. Located on Dammam...

The very refreshing Project Orange undertaken by Fosters and Partners

Somya — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:22:08 +0000

An orange symbolizes a lot of things; the citrus color, a tempting fruit, refreshing juice on the breakfast table and the peel for an unbeatable skin. Add to that list one more interpretation when I say that orange is a symbol of opulence in...

Sliced-up Liverpool by Richard Wilson

Asmita — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:26:04 +0000

One of the most influential artist/sculptors of the 21st century, Richard Wilson, has always been interested in the relationship between architectural spaces and the changes that can be applied to them either by people’s interaction or by the...

Density Fields from Oyler Wu Collaborative

Asmita — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:10:06 +0000

Designed by Sci-Arc professors Dwayne Oyler and Jenny Wu of Oyler Wu Collaborative with engineering support from Bruce Danziger of ARUP, Density Fields is an extreme cantilever built from aluminum and polypropylene rope. The piece refuses to...

The Maison Tropicale from Jean Prouvé

Asmita — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:13:50 +0000

With free spaces becoming rarer and rarer in our cities spacesaving architecture is the only salvation we can hope for. And innovative designer Jean Prouvé put his version of the concept out for the public to see at the Tate Modern design museum...

“Ripping” architecture by MAD

Asmita — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:24:48 +0000

No this is not a still from some upcoming doomsday movie. It’s actually a computer-generate image of what the headquarters of AI Rostamani in Dubai will look like when architects from MAD are done with it. MAD is a young architectural firm based...

Zenith concert hall by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas

Asmita — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:01:08 +0000

The stunning Zenith concert hall in Strasbourg, France has reached completion and will be opened to performers and audiences soon. Designed by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, the modular and well-balanced hall promises to deliver ideal facilities...

Versadome Pre-Fabricated Modular Structures

Nandini — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 05:20:13 +0000

If you think Pre-fabricated modular structures are not that great architecture-wise or for that matter even less luxurious then Versadome pre-fab structures will blow-off your mind! The Versadome combines the grace of traditional arches and domes...

Modern Architectural Trends

Himadree — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:43:24 +0000

Modern Architecture may not be what we really thought about it. With the passage of time Modern Architecture got linked to a particular genus and considerably lost its original appeal of the term Modern. It suggests not merely a contemporary design...