Tag Landscape

02-10-2013

Murakaji: architecture and landscape in Irimote

The winners of the second international Next Landmark contest, held by Floornature to draw attention to the work of young architects all over the world, are Shoko and Naoto Murakaji, whose residential building on the Japanese island of Irimote interacts with the landscape around it. Materials have been chosen carefully to respond to the demands of the location, and the form of the construction ensures that the building’s natural surroundings can communicate with it.

12-09-2013

RMA Architects, Hathigaon housing for elephants and their caretakers

A housing project for elephants and their caretakers, constructed in India by RMA Architects, has won the 10th “Fassa Bortolo” International Prize for Sustainable Architecture.

10-09-2013

MCR - McBride Charles Ryan, Cloud House, Melbourne Australia

Cloud House is the extension and revamp of an Edwardian house by architecture and interior design firm, MCR - McBride Charles Ryan.

27-08-2013

Archohm Taurian World School, India

Archohm architecture studio has designed a school campus that promotes the holistic development of its students.

23-08-2013

Heneghan Peng architects: Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre, Ireland

The project by Heneghan Peng architects on a UNESCO world heritage site is one of the six projects shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2013.

21-08-2013

Exhibition Cut ’n’ Paste: From Architectural Assemblage to Collage City

The exhibition underway at New York’s MoMA explores collage as a technique that is central to architectural representation and the urban landscape.

19-08-2013

M:OFA Studios The Golden Tusk Resort India

The resort designed by Indian architecture practice, M:OFA Studios is located at the edge of Jim Corbett National Reserve, India’s oldest national park.

16-08-2013

Foster + Partners, The Bow, Calgary, Canada

The Bow, Calgary’s tallest skyscraper, designed by Foster + Partners for EnCana and Cenovus, has just opened.