In the deep of Washington State's Cascade Mountains a beautiful vacation home sits on the well known Suncadia Resort - the work of Coates Design Architects . The house oozes architectural prowess but even more, it merges with nature to not disrupt but be a...
The Turning Torso, Twisting Torso or Rotating Torso, whatever name fits it best, Santiago Calatrava's Torso tower in Malmö is the tallest skyscraper in Sweden and a pioneer of its kind. A spectacular building depicting a human body in a turning motion, the architect gave...
Note from architect: Located in London’s Fitzrovia – where Riding House Street opens to Wells Street – sits The Interlock, a new five-storey mixed-use building designed by Bureau de Change architects for developer HGG London, a company established to commission design-driven innovative architecture. ©Gilbert McCarragher Riding House...
A derelict structure in the Egbeda community in Nigeria was left strewn of its architectural dignity by time. The client got a desire to give it a new life and out of that need, the formerly dilapidated structure now shines a lot of hope and...
Located in the city of Isfahan, this project is surrounded by a rich context of Persian architecture. This backdrop entails so much history and traditional value. One particular street, Mosalla Street, has an array of historic sites. These include famous destinations such as the Aristocratic,...
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 materials can benefit the landscape coupled with extensive horizontal lines. The project is located in...
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 the late Architect Dame Zaha Hadid to continue her legacy. Evolving from existing site conditions...
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 taking over the world. The welcoming ambiance provided by wood details is incomparable to new construction....
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. However, after their eviction from the forest by the government in the 1990s, they were...
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 the healthiest in the huge span of the Aberdare Ranges, has come to be known...
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 Museum does not care to announce as it rises into the sky. It does not...
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 communal areas to quiet hide-outs, offering assorted opportunities for play, study and rest. ©Odysseas Mourtzouchos The centre...
Modern concrete homes are attracting enormous attention lately due to their improved weather resistance and decreased energy usage. These houses are built using insulated concrete forms (ICF) that fit together like puzzle pieces. Take a look at some considerations to keep in mind when building...
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 the perfect blend of modern and classic design, the plain stucco exterior is nestled in...
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, it was designed to never go out of use, to never wear out, to always...
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 extend to become roofs, and roofs that transform into pedestrian walkways. According to the images and...
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 island located off the Coast of the Korean Peninsula in the Korea Strait then became...
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 planet and their usefulness has not gone unnoticed among architects that incorporate living things in...
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 in Sweden. Discus is a new landmark building in Nacka City, which with its characteristic irregular...
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 square feet. This has earned the castle a place in the Guinness Book of World...
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 by the Architectural Association of Kenya. A complete coverage of this marvel was bound to...
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 and glass collision formed from a peculiar concrete cube that rises out of a concrete garden....
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 in 2017 now sits majestically, taking it's own place in the street and even further...
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 is a spirited debate in the industry on how to educate these future architects; in...