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23-10-2013

UID: a home between the earth and the sky in Fukuyama

Keisuke Maeda (UID Architects) has designed a home that brings together earth and sky. The shape of Node, as the Japanese architect’s latest work is called, incorporates an intersection of the layouts of the two levels, which are linked by a staircase, but the true connection is where the trees grow out of the house, reconciling the natural and built environments.

08-10-2013

Helsinki Design Week Diary

Architect Shoko Murakaji, winner of the second Next Landmark contest’s First Work category, kept a diary of his experience at Helsinki Design Week offering a designer’s eye view of the Finnish capital.

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.

01-10-2013

Next Landmark exhibition at Spazio FMG Milano

The winners and special mentions in the Next Landmark contest, promoted by the Floornature architecture portal, will be on exhibit at SpazioFMGperl’Architettura in Milan October 4 through 25, 2013.

25-09-2013

Takeshi Hosaka: 60 m2 home made of earth in Yokohama

Takeshi Hosaka’s recent projects, such as his Yokohama house on a 60 m2 lot, demonstrate the ability of his architecture to meet people’s everyday needs, which determine the form, materials and design of the project. What is truly innovative about Hosaka’s project is that it transforms a two-level house into a three-level one, optimising use of the basement and increasing the amount of indoor space that benefits from sunlight.

25-09-2013

Mecanoo Library of Birmingham

The delicate filigree covering Birmingham library is Mecanoo’s way of paying homage to the city’s tradition of craftsmanship.

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.