Tag Housing

23-10-2015

New London Architecture, 10 ideas to solve the housing crisis

New London Architecture, London’s built environment think-tank, has revealed the 10 ideas that have been selected from an international ideas competition to help solve the London housing shortage.

16-10-2015

Corner, Block, Neighbourhood, Cities Álvaro Siza in Berlin and The Hague exhibition at the CCA

Bonjour Tristesse and Punt en Komma are two projects by architect Álvaro Siza featured in the exhibition under way at the Centre Canadien d'Architecture (CCA), the museum to which Álvaro Siza donated most of his archives.

07-10-2015

Kouhsar Villa by Nextoffice: redevelopment of a house in Kordan, Iran

The new Kouhsar Villa by Nextoffice in Kordan, near the Alborz mountain range, is architecture on the border between geometry and organicism. The hermetic exterior opens into a dialogue with the landscape thanks to the new floor-to-ceiling facade in concrete and glass. The central void designed by Nextoffice, creates a dialogue between the two floors.

02-10-2015

The architecture of London Best of the Week

Open House London 2015, the annual architecture and design event in the British capital, lasts only a single weekend, but London and the surrounding area offer plenty of examples of contemporary architecture worth visiting and discovering at any time of the year. Here is an overview of some of the most interesting projects presented in Floornature.

16-09-2015

Interview with Henning Larsen Architects

Jacob Kurek, Principal Middle East, Partner Architect Henning Larsen Architects tells us about the studio's most recent and interesting designs. From Calabar International Conference Centre in Nigeria to the new masterplan for Vinge, urban development north of Copenhagen, including Henning Larsen Architects' new interests after the death of its founder.

11-09-2015

20 years of RIBA Stirling Prize Best of week

RIBA’s famous Stirling Prize is 20 years old, and while awaiting announcement of the winner for 2015 on October 15, this week’s best of the week feature looks at this year’s six finalists and past winners presented in Floornature.

04-09-2015

Winners of the first three editions of the Next Landmark Floornature International Architecture Contest

Only a few days left now to participate in the fourth edition of the Next Landmark Floornature International Architecture Contest, the international competition initiated by Floornature which gives visibility to the new generation of architects and photographers of architects. For this week's best of week we'll take another look at the winners of the first three editions.

28-08-2015

Water Architecture, swimming pools and specialised constructions for swimming - best of week

A collection of architecture where water plays an essential role: interesting projects for baths, swimming pools and specialised constructions for swimming presented in Floornature is an excellent cure to (mentally) escape the heat of the summer!