© Yao Li Architect: Zephyr Architects Location: Wuhan, Hubei, China Client: Bio-Lake Commission Gross Floor Area: 3,540 sqm Completion: 2010 Design Team: Fu Dong, Zhao Zhonggui, Yang Ching-Chi, Ding Junmei, Yu Tong Associate Architect: Wuhan Oule Photographs: Yao Li © Yao Li As the central piece of architecture for the Guanggu Bio-lake campus, this reception center houses exhibition space, conference rooms and administration offices. The building sits between a main plaza and central lake.

© Miguel Coelho
Architects: Bruno Armando Gomes Marques
Location: S. Roque, Municipality of Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
Contributors: Architect Gonçalo Freitas, Architect Rita Cunha
Designers of expertise: Ponte Urbana, Ltd
Completion: 2011
Photographs: Miguel Coelho


© Miguel Coelho
This house is located in Oliveira de Azeméis, specifically in São Roque. The housing lies between two roads, one to the south and the other to the north, which delimit the allotment and have imposed its locat

YLAB Arquitectos renovated a 130 square meter apartment with terrace, located in the hearth of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, in a catalogued building behind the City Hall.
Project description:
The original space is composed of a sequence of bright and spacious rooms connected by large arched openings, with balconies along the façade and an inner courtyard. Original features are maintained such as traditional Catalan ceilings with wooden beams and vaulted arches, as well as exterior carpent

© Yao Li
Architects: Mochen Architects & Engineers
Location: Tianjin, China
Completion: 2011
Project Area: 1,245 sqm
Client: Tianjin Eco-City Wantuo Properties Limited
Photographs: Yao Li
   

Project Introduction:
The aim of the project is to achieve zero-energy building, by significantly reducing energy consumption through design, as well as utilizing clean energy – wind, solar and geothermal in replace of conventional sources such as fossil fuels, to meet the needs of the building.

© Nick Kane Five great healthcare projects published early 2011 for our 9th selection! Waldron Health Centre was designed by Henley Halebrown Rorrison in London and was completed in 2010. The Moerkerke Medicare And Neighborhood Facility by Krill Architecture answers the following question: How to implement a necessary, but impopular program in a run down neighbourhood? You can’t miss the beautiful Fonderie, designed by Atelier Zündel & Cristea in France. And to finish this one, we

This old existing home in Spain made of dry stone got a completely modern makeover on the inside. Situated on top of a mountain with stunning views, you really can’t beat the location, so why build something new when such a gorgeous place exists already?

Reimagined by Cadaval & Solà-Morales, this project called House at the Pyranees marries the old and new worlds. The architects kept the exterior completely original, respecting its history, while creating a very contemporary interio

CSAR Architecture tranformed a former family home into a loft apartment located in Amsterdam. The identity of the existing house has been the inspiration for the transformation, redesign the existing house with almost the same program but keep it more spacious. The original details has been kept in the facade and is mixed with a modern style interior fitting.
Project description:
In the centre of the house where is the minimum of daylight we planned the functional spaces of the program. The ki

Courtesy of XTEN Architecture
XTEN Architecture is planning a new, 65,000-square-foot hotel in downtown Los Angeles, California. The monolithic concrete structure will be carved by a system of slots and slices that bring light, air and views deep into the building. Equipped with a performance-based lobby, two subterranean bars, restaurant and a rooftop terrace featuring an infinity edge pool, this mid-rise hotel will surely attract some attention.
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© Alexander Kornhuber Architects: Javier Artadi Location: Las Arenas, Lima, Peru Area: 238 sqm Project Assistants: Oscar Luyo, Ivan Navas Engineers: Ing. Jorge Indacochea (Structure), Ing. Roberto Mayorga (Electrics), Ing. Angel Dall´Orto (Plumbing) Contractor: Justo Olivera Photographs: Alexander Kornhuber © Alexander Kornhuber House In Las Arenas The project consists of a small house on a beach a hundred miles south of Lima and explores the expansion of the conventional uses of a beach ho

Hidden away in the Orto Botanico in Milan's Brera District, was the intriguingly titled Secret Garden.

Zaha Hadid created an elegant installation, very much in her trademark style, to showcase inlaid marble surfaces by CITCO.

She said "The composition of the marble panels derives from the complex beauty found in the organizational patterns of the natural word."

Her installation concealed and revealed each panel from different perspectives, giving the experience a real sense of exploration an

Pegasus Global Holdings, LLC, a private international technology development firm, has announced plans to build a new billon-plus dollar city capable housing 35,000 people Lea County, New Mexico. However, no one will live there. The vacant city will be a full-scale, fully functional test city, dedicated to enabling and facilitating the commercialization of new and emerging technologies. Looking for a place to test out that self-driving truck? Look no further. The Center for Innovation, Testing

2/3 of the world population have no link to professional architecture, it means 4.400.000.000 of people has not relation with academic knowledge of architecture. This book tries to explain how this knowledge can come to everywhere of our planet and how it can support to improve the lack of quality of life for natural disasters or social conflicts of millions of human beings. The book Architecture for Humanitarian Emergencies shows an academic experience: The workshop 5×5 inCopenhagenin January

The Lima-based firm Vértice Arquitectos has designed the Beach House E-3 that’s located south of Lima, Peru in Palillos Beach. Built on a sloping lot that presented challenges, the house offers stunning views of the ocean, which was a requirement of the client. The house was built on three levels, each of which features various materials and textures.
The bottom level is the family’s private area that houses five bedrooms, most of which have balconies and ocean views.

The entrance

Vanna Venturi House / Robert Venturi © Maria Buszek PBS has released their selections of the top ten buildings that have changed the way Americans live, work and play. From Thomas Jefferson’s 224-year-0ld Virginia State Capitol to Robert Ventui’s postmodern masterpiece the Vanna Venturi House, each building on the list will be featured in a new TV and web production coming to PBS in 2013. Continue after the break to view the top ten influential buildings and let us know your thought

© Spatial Ops General Manifold is an immersive architectural environment installed in the abandoned Federal Screw Works factory complex in Chelsea, Michigan. This installation was the centerpiece of a collective exhibition organized by the architectural collaborative Spatial Ops and students from their Meta Friche research seminar at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Continue after the break for images and the architect' project description. © Peter Smith Photography General M

The Bethesda, Maryland NaCl House has a Tetris-like white exterior that resembles a natural formation of mineral rock salt, hence its name. You remember the periodic table, right? NaCl is the chemical formula for rock salt. Designed by David Jameson Architect Inc., the house isn’t your typically laid out home that’s horizontally stacked.

The white exterior contrasts nicely with the natural landscape that surrounds the home.





The interior features white walls and light wood flo

© Marvin Rand Architects: Brooks + Scarpa Architects Location: 1330 4th Street, Santa Monica, California, USA Principal in Charge: Lawrence Scarpa Design Team: Angela Brooks, Jackson Butler, Adam Davis, Mike Ferguson, John Jennings, Gwynne Pugh, Lawrence Scarpa Furniture and Fixture Design: Mike Ferguson, John Jennings and Lawrence Scarpa (with Dave Scott) Steel and Furniture Fabrication: Dave Scott of DESU Construction Team: Brian Crommie and Tom Hinerfeld of BT Builders Client/Owner: Stoney R

© Michael Moran Architects: Rice+Lipka Architects  Location: New York, NY, USA Project Team: Benjamin Cadena (Project Architect), Karl Larson (Project Manager), Andrew Dadds (Designer)  Area: 4,400 sqf Photographs: Michael Moran, Rice+Lipka Architects  The Center is NYPL’s first full floor dedicated to teens and occupies a previously gutted third floor space of Harlem’s landmark branch. The space challenges library norms to provide a more open, socially-instigating, technology-

Designed by Rockefeller Partners Architects, the 33rd Street Residence is a modern beach house with views of the Pacific and the Malibu coastline. Located in the southwestern part of Los Angeles County in Manhattan Beach, California, the smartly-designed house was able to fit everything the client wanted and needed, all while reflecting their love of southeast Asia.

The ground floor contains the covered parking area, a family room, home office, and a beach room. The middle floor is where the

Courtesy of soma Designed by the Austrian architecture office soma for EXPO 2012, the Thematic Pavilion dubbed One Ocean will celebrate it's grand opening tomorrow (May 11) in Yeosu, South-Korea. Since winning first prize in an open international competition in 2009, One Ocean has captured the attention of the international community with its gill-like kinetic façade and sustainable climate design. Continue reading after the break for more images and information. Courtesy of soma The main desig