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...
Embedded in the breath-taking landscape of the Catskill Mountains, the Emerson Resort and Spa is a hidden treasure located just two hours away from the city of Manhattan, USA. With the recent renovations to the resort, the interior designers, CAMA Inc. worked closely with the...
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...
Nature is often synonymous with calmness and serenity so what better way to incorporate this feeling of tranquility into a space than through indoor landscaping. The Habitat Horticulture design team managed to achieve this through the design of a lush living wall at the Del...
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...
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....
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 architectural vision that views a building as a seamless whole, where the physical presence retreats...
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 design that is in sync with the genus loci of a place are celebrated and...
Where does one start when looking to put up a cultural building next to Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles? Like Philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad of the Broad Art Foundation, one may start off by selecting the right architect for job...
Via 57 West is set to be BIG’s inaugural project in New York. As a hybrid between the European perimeter block and a traditional Manhattan high-rise, the development has a unique shape which combines the advantages of both: the compactness and efficiency of a courtyard building providing density, a...
At Lincoln Road, Robert Wennett, a private real estate developer and art collector, had the desire to solve a critical urban problem in Miami Beach - parking. Having 20 years worth of experience in real estate, Wennett was looking to create a 'civic building' that was just not...
The World Trade Centre Transportation Hub may as well be the most important architectural project by Spanish starchitect Santiago Calatrava. The design that was unveiled in January of 2004 brought with it the promise to be a worthy replacement of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rail...
In a world where properties close to the sea have skyrocketed in price, it has become more important that incredible views, deep architectural sense and world-class materials converge with opulence in its most literal meaning. Designed by Affiniti Architects, this house at the Palm Beach...
The Getty Center is a modern design by Richard Meier in a picturesque hilly site in Santa Monica Mountains in California. It is a composition of buildings brought together in coherent unity in a language that flows, contrasts itself and further regenerates into fantastic forms...
Rooted in the foothills of Tucson City, Arizona, is an interplay of boxes seating deep in the desert; and majestically so. Architect Kevin Howard’s creation is an expression of what art and architecture looks like when fused into one another. The client, an art collector,...
New York's NoLita (or North of Little Italy) will soon be receiving a new landmark by Pritzker Prize laureate, Tadao Ando. The electric and diverse atmosphere of Lower Manhattan with its vibrant nightlife, ample shopping and restaurant opportunities; provided a perfect spot for the high end residential...
Some people have called it “Really Really Bad.” Others have called it “hideous.” It’s “too Vegas” others have ranted; it’s the “Edsel of architecture,” some have proclaimed. Yet there are those who have been so passionate and thrilled by the new look of the Petersen...
There was a time when books were high up the ranks insofar as pastime favourites were concerned. Long before the invention of the television and radio, people would turn to books to be woven into the lives of fictional characters. But then came the advent of the...
Admittedly, my opinions of the Northwest Corner building at first were not exactly the best; this is not what I would expect from Rafael Moneo who is well known for his handling with such aplomb of the brick and stone materials that he won the...
Marketing a museum has got to be one of the most difficult things to do. However, Libeskind’s designs and Gehry’s audaciousness coupled with Calatrava’s willingness to push architectural technology to limits never thought before can be a good incentive for thousands of people to visit...
Looking at the MIT Simmons Hall, it reminds me of how every city’s skyline around the world looks almost magical at night. It’s a wicked view depicting the shades of light and darkness plastered on a mass of work as if to depict opaqueness and...
520 Park Avenue is a 52-story tower coming up in New York City expected to feature the Indiana Limestone cladding all through its facades. The high-rise building designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) is expected to come to realization in 2017 and will feature...
In 2009, the real estate market in North America was at the home stretch of crumbling from a financial crisis. A small private equity firm known as CIM and based in Los Angeles came in at this time with a lot of money to spend....
Every country around the world has development goals that are set to be achieved over a certain period of time, mostly very long-term. Tulsa County in Oklahoma, United States has development goals dubbed Vision 2025. Most of the goals revolve around development of the county...
The Bill and Melinda Gates Hall at Cornell University has a commanding figure in the rather quiet parts of the Cornell Campus in Ithaca, New York. Morphosis Architects were commissioned to design this somewhat dramatic building with an intention by the owners to spack some...
All the way from the 1800s the city of Chicago has spearheaded the skyscraper movement in architecture and the tower forms get more interesting as they evolve. The Aqua Tower is a sculture of sorts that draws inspiration from striated limestone outcroppings common in the Great Lakes...
When you want to expand an iconic building from the past, whom do you call? The case of Kimbell Art Museum was a long one emphasized by the fact that it was designed by one of the very best American architects to have graced the...
Where do people organising a protest meet? In a forlorn church basement? In a student's hall in the wee hours of the night? Around an aggravated member's kitchen island? From the days of Martin Luther Jr. until now, social justice conversations have always occurred in hushed tones. Addressing...
Santiago Calatrava is one architect who seems to breathe and ooze controversy with everything he designs. A structural engineer as well, he has been criticized of designing projects that are almost impossible to build leading to cost overruns and technical flaws. However, for this particular project,...
Herzog & de Meuron is one of the world's most respected architectural firms. The practice has over the years developed a reputation for conjuring up some of the planet's most original building solutions. In 2006, with Miami seeking to inspire life to the downtown waterfront of...