Tag Glass

03-01-2012

TNA Architects GINZA NATSUNO building

TNA Architects of Japan has built a commercial building for GINZA NATSUNO, the famous Japanese chopstick makers.

22-11-2011

GHU architekten and Kindelbacher, office building

The German architects emphasised the innovative, elegant façades on the auditorium built in a recent project for transformation of an urban space in Munich.

10-11-2011

Claudio Nardi: Mocak in Krakow

Viewing industrial architecture as a link between the past and present of a place, Claudio Nardi and Leonardo Maria Proli have converted the old Schindler cookware factory, the place where 1200 Jews were saved from extermination by the Nazis, into a contemporary art museum (Mocak).

10-11-2011

Larsen and Eliasson: concert hall in Reykjavik

Inspired by the northern light and the dramatic Icelandic scenery, Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre stands on the boundary between sea and land. With its spectacular façades designed by Henning Larsen Architects and Olafur Eliasson, the building stands out like a big light sculpture, adding new character to the harbour area and linking it with the city centre.

18-10-2011

GMP ARCHITECTS UNIVERSIADE IN SHENZHEN

During the Universiade in August 2011 Shenzhen inaugurated the "Universiade" sports centre and Bao'an stadium designed by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partner of gmp architects.

04-10-2011

Cano Briceño: La Semilla home in Jiutepec

The La Semilla home in Jiutepec, Mexico is a project for integration between the natural and built environments that makes it impossible to identify the boundary between landscape and interior: the vegetation surrounds the building and the building is designed on the basis of the vegetation. Glass and cement reinforce the concept of living without barriers and without spatial definitions.