The Best Fire Pits for Your Patio or Backyard
The need for a backyard that meets the charm required for an extremely inspiring home is a lot in various architecture projects today. Spicing up the patio is something many… … Keep Reading
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Padovani Arquitetos Design Organically Fitting CR Residence in Sao Paulo
Organic tones and textures define this house in Brazil as it positions itself onto a beautiful landscape. Padovani arquitetos completed this project in 2016 with the intention of showing how… … Keep Reading
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Morpheus Hotel: Zaha Hadid’s Striking Exoskeleton in Macau
ZHA have recently completed the new Morpheus hotel flagship as part of the city of dreams resort in Macau. The impressive structure is among the many projects left behind by… … Keep Reading
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Reclaimed Wood Preserving The Past By Turning Trash to Treasure
What once went into landfills now adorns homes and business across the world. Whether its recycled wood for remodeling or a custom made furniture piece, the reclaimed wood frenzy is… … Keep Reading
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Studio FH’s Gahinga Batwa Village Giving Hope To a Marginalized Group in Uganda.
The Batwa, one of the oldest tribes in Africa, originally resided in the Ugandan, Rwandan and Congo rain-forests where they practiced hunting and gathering as their main source of livelihood.… … Keep Reading
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The Forest Adventure Centre in Kereita by Sitescape Studio Proves Architecture Can Co-Exist With Nature
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) sort to rejuvenate the lush and evergreen Kereita forest so that it can self-sustain. As it later would be, the forest, deserted but one of… … Keep Reading
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Centralizing The Garden of Europe is Lisser Art Museum by KVDK architecten
Inside the “Garden of Europe” – a nickname for Keukenhof – rises a monolithic work of architecture in stark contrast to the beautiful lush green central park. The Lisser Art… … Keep Reading
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St. Jerome Children’s Home, Nakuru: Innovative Timber & Earth Construction by Orkid Studio
Tucked away in the agricultural outskirts of Nakuru Town, Kenya’s third city, is a home housing local disadvantaged and abandoned children, characterised by a variety of social spaces, from open… … Keep Reading
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Golden Oak’s Casa de La Fuente: Spanish Revival In The Heart of Florida
This pristine and stylish custom home impressions a piece of old Europe right within Florida. The bright white exterior and courtyard design can fit flawlessly in any Spanish neighbourhood. Featuring… … Keep Reading
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Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa by Heatherwick Studio Represents Art in Glorious Rejuvenation of Forgotten Silo
In 1921 the Grain Silo Complex was constructed. For half a century, it was the tallest building in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, grain would be collected, graded, and then distributed. Ideally,… … Keep Reading
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Emre Arolat Architecture Unveil The Nora Mosque and Community Centre Concept
The Nora Mosque and Community Centre to be located in Ajman in the United Arab Emirates will take after shell-like forms that emerge from the earth to create walls that… … Keep Reading
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Simsim café by Starsis Architects Conveys Jeju Island’s Taste of Nature
Jeju Island rose to fame around 10 years ago when tourists and adventure seekers figured that they had found the ideal place to call home away from home. The small… … Keep Reading
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Step into A Tree-Inspired Building: Vertical Forests in Architecture Design
Stefano Boeri pioneered in creating vertical forests in urban areas with the aim of combining sustainable housing and reduction of air & noise pollution. Trees and plants have many benefits to this… … Keep Reading
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Belatchew Arkitekter Releases Renderings of Proposed Asymmetrical Discus High Rise in Stockholm, Sweden
Belatchew Arkitekter has, on behalf of Swedish real estate developer Sveafastigheter Utveckling, designed Discus, a new landmark high rise in central Nacka; a booming part of the Stockholm metropolitan area… … Keep Reading
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Prague Castle: The Largest Castle in the World
Prague Castle is one of the oldest and most popular tourist attractions in the capital of the Czech Republic. It’s an impressive architectural marvel with a total area of 753,474… … Keep Reading
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Sacred Hearts Cathedral in Kericho, Kenya: Awe-Inspiring Display of Detail and Precision
The Sacred Hearts Cathedral in Kericho, Kenya by John McAslan + Partners in collaboration with Triad Architects was mentioned on Archute in an article covering the 2016 Awards of Excellence… … Keep Reading
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Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas by Morphosis: An Extraordinary Collision of Rock and Glass
Designed by 2005 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Thom Mayne and his firm Morphosis Architects, Perot museum consists of a magnificent cube that sits on a landscaped plinth. Actually, it is a rock… … Keep Reading
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Pool Yard House by Studio Ardete in India: Spatial Connection Reimagined
On a busy road in a sector of the city of Panchkula, India, Studio Ardete have designed a relaxing and leisure home for an elderly couple. The project which was completed… … Keep Reading
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ArchiCulture: A Short Film on the Architectural Studio by Arbuckle Industries
Each year, thousands of students enrol in architecture programs across the world. These students will eventually design the spaces in which we work and live. Today more than ever, there… … Keep Reading
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg: An Unreal Glacial Edifice of Frozen Music by Herzog & de Meuron
Frozen glaciers, floating mountains and sailing ships – these are some of the visual metaphors for the new Elbphilharmonie by the Swiss architecture firm, Herzog & de Meuron. Located in Hamburg’s… … Keep Reading
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Grace Farms by SANAA is a Serpentine River that Snakes its Way Gracefully in New Canaan
The 2010 Pritzker Prize laureates, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, the architects behind SANAA, have been praised for designing buildings that seem deceptively simple. At the core of their work is an… … Keep Reading
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Messner Mountain Museum by Zaha Hadid is an Illustrious Destination Worthy of Reinhold Messner’s Life
Reinhold Messner is a superstar, period! He has climbed every mountain above 8 000 metres without bottled oxygen; and was the first person to summit Mt. Everest, solo! The Messner… … Keep Reading
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Ring-shaped Lycée Schorge Secondary School by Kere Architecture: An Inspirational Masterpiece
A ring-shaped school by Architect Francis Kéré grounds its site in the outskirts of Burkina Faso’s third largest city, Koudougou. Following a ring-like arrangement, the architect used this school to… … Keep Reading
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EDP Headquarters in Portugal by Aires Mateus: Vertical Geometry
Simple design is easy to embrace and accept at first sight. Basic geometry on a building facade looks familiar and resembles many other shapes that we encounter daily. For example,… … Keep Reading
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Luxury meets Landscape through Architecture: Coastlands House in Big Sur, California
The discussion of “architecture of place” is a topic widely focused on in an attempt to promote regionalism and a sense of individuality. Architects that have achieved the level of… … Keep Reading
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Batumi’s Soaring McDonald’s + Fuel Station by Giorgi Khmaladze
Architecture is truly the visible catapult that pushes everyday life into the future. Walking down the street and coming across such a daring piece of art awakens the urge to… … Keep Reading
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Antinori Winery: An Exemplary Merge of Architecture, Landscape and Class by Archea Associati
Family-owned Marchesi Antinori is arguably the most famous house in Italian wine, having been in the business since 1385. Its famous winery in Chianti Classico region in Bargino Italy was designed by… … Keep Reading
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Igualada Crematorium: Funerary Architecture in Barcelona, Spain
Disposing of the dead is not as straightforward as it looks — burn or bury in a matter of days. Religious and cultural taboos surrounding the place and act of… … Keep Reading
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Luís Pedro Silva’s Leixões Cruise Terminal: A Grand Gateway into Porto, Portugal
Since April 2011, this new pier designed by Luís Pedro Silva has received glamorously large cruise ships from the worldwide cruise fleet, boosting the cruise tourism in the North of… … Keep Reading
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The National Museum of Roman Art: Rafael Moneo’s Magnificent Touch Expressed in Roman Brick
Emerita Augusta was the resettling space for soldiers discharged from the Cantabrian Roman wars in 25 BC. Augustus Caesar himself ordered for the creation of the colony which now lies… … Keep Reading