Designed by Tan Kok Hiang and Forum Architects, this building provides a boldly modern face to Islam by creatively re-interpreting the traditional form of the arabesque - a universally recognizable symbol of Islamic Art and Architecture. Contemporary materials such as fair-faced concrete and aluminum (for the intricate arabesque screens) are used to dramatic effect. More
"The crematorium performs two different functions: one mystic; the other practical and real - Providing facilities to take care of the dead, from cremation to homage." says Jose Orrego of Metropolis, the designer of Tanatorio chapel and crematorium complex. More
Developing "a new proto-programmatical penthouse" architect Jurgen Mayer dissolves traditional spaces and programs into an inventive new strategy for this urban apartment in Denmark. More
Designed by Morphosis, this new addition to the Cooper Union seeks to bind the school's Art, Architecture and Engineering departments by conceiving of the building as a 'stacked vertical piazza', organized around a central atrium that acts as a connective volume. More
An on-going research project, the Bar Code Housing System is both, a computer aided design and a building system for the construction of housing blocks with industrialized processes. Derived parametrically, the Bar Code Housing System explores interaction between various elements to arrive at multiple design configurations and possibilities. More
The ONE Residential Complex in Florida is architect Massimo Iosa Ghini's latest exploration in residential high-rise design, bringing together his design and technical sensibilities. More
Images of the city of New York are translated, through a simple yet varied material palette, into a light, playful yet stylish lounge space for Virgin Atlantic airlines by locally based firm SHoP Architects. More
The client (Netherlands Embassy, Berlin) demanded a solitary building, integrating requirements of conventional civil service security with Dutch openness. A continuous trajectory reaching all eight stories of the embassy shapes the building's internal communication. More
An innovative formal and experiential vocabulary is explored by Ofis Architects in their design for the Ljubljana City Museum, adding a layer of the contemporary to the historic precinct. More
The building is a sandwich of a subway line with 2 layers of parking on top and a station at either end. Its stretches out below the main shopping street, repeating its outlines, creating a body of underground connections that serves the city from underneath. More
Deriving from archaic models across equatorial Africa and South America, HOV paints an interesting picture of the housing of tomorrow. More
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