© Raul Pantaleo
Architects: Studio tamassociati – Raul Pantaleo, Massimo Lepore, Simone Sfriso, con Pietro Parrino y Gino Strada
Location: Soba, Khartoum, Sudan
Client: Emergency NGO
Coordinator: Emergency Technical Office, Pietro Parrino
Structural Engineering: Francesco Steffinlongo
Services & Mechanical Engineering: Nicola Zoppi
Site Engineering: Roberto Crest...
Today, thousands celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day throughout the world. Named after the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland, we didn’t want to be left behind in this celebration. So for today’s Round Up, we bring you previously featured architecture projects in Ireland. Don’t forget your green shirt, drink responsible and check five great projects from Ireland after the break.
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Architects: A-cero / Joaquin Torres
Location: La Finca, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
Collaborator: Rafael Llamazares
Structural Engineers: Cear obras y construcciones sa
Project Area: 1,600 sqm
Project Year: 2007-2010
Photographs: Courtesy of A-cero
This new house is situated in an exclusive state called “La Finca” in Pozuelo de Alarcon (Madrid).
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The international architectural studio based in Hong Kong, Cheungvogl has designed Umarmung. A floor-level-couch. This project is inspired by the ancient tradition of floor-sitting culture in Japan.
The designers kept the idea that traditionally, the connection between the body and the conversation must not be restricted to “universal seat height and conventional definition of the s...
Harvard University Graduate School of Design hosts some great lectures featuring some of the world’s most important architects. We will be telling you about their events on a monthly basis, so here are the dates of their March events:
March 23 / Unsmooth Work / Homa Farjadi
March 24 / Now? Works and Humanitarian Activities / Shigeru Ban in conversation with Mohsen Mostafavi
March 24 / “Fe...
From buildings furred like seed pods, to massive funnels that capture rain, the structures of the Shanghai Expo - opening in May - are an homage to fantastical design. Each country's pavilion is weirder than the last. More »
One of the biggest challenges in architecture is to create homes that provide more than just shelter. We’re on a slow march of strip mining our resources so the question is, can a home benefit the community and in turn, the environment? Agricultural Urbanism is a proposed residential project that combines thousand year old terrance farming with modern construction.
Each level has its own terrace...
The eighth issue of PRAXIS focuses on the idea of program, reflecting on the different opportunities it presents for architects. The projects featured question the received architectural understanding of program, and elaborate different strategies for organizing and accommodating matter and information as program. Beginning with an essay by editors Amanda Reeser Lawrence and Ashley Sc...
A paneles épületekkel sok baj van. Ezek közül szerintem a legégetőbb az, hogy a paneles technológiának köszönhetően azt a hatást keltik, hogy végtelenek. Ha valaminek pedig nincs vége, legyen az film, könyv, zeneszám, dráma, vagy a banánom amit éppen reggelizek, ha hiányzik az utolsó csücsök, az gáz, az feszültséget kelt, az frusztrál. És ez nincs máshogy az épületek esetében sem.
Panelből é...
Hugon Kowalski, from Poland-based H3AR , shared with us his watertower skyscraper for Sudan. More images and architect’s description after the break.
It’s been 50 years since UN Declaration about the independence of African nations which was the end of the colonization and exploitation of the third world countries. Year 1960 was called Year of Africa.
The conflict over water and land in Sud...
Check out the Nissyoku lamp designed by IgenDesignwhich somewhat resembles a solar eclipse. Making what used to be a rare occurence an everyday one in your living room since this lamp is touted to last for up to a decade before burning a fuse or two.The Nissyoku Lamp features two panels that are fixed with magnets, and is powered by “hybrid capacitors, capable of severe temperature with no mainte...
You’ve probably heard a lot of talk lately about sustainability and self-sufficient power devices. Today we would like to show you this innovative concept from Peer called “ Smart Energy Glass “. With these type of windows one can control the intensity of the natural light that penetrates the room and collect energy. In other words, the glass combines the properties of a normal window with thos...
If you’re a major geek and are looking for a way to spruce up your living room, might we suggest the Tetris Chair thanks to Mexican industrial designer Gabriel Cañas?You must admit, it looks totally cool and your mind will probably be occupied with how all the pieces are going to fit together even when you’re sitting on it, sipping on a cup of hot mocha. Now this is the life – we do hope to see mo...
The duo of Ryszard Rychlicki and Agnieszka Nowak, of H3AR , was awarded a special mention for their proposal in the 2010 eVolo skyscraper competition (see the winners on our previous article ). The eVolo competition attracts innovative designers and receives hundreds of eccentric proposals. For this project, designed by 4 th year student, the skyscraper is comprised of a system of gutte...
Bajban a szocialista párt afrikai platformja! Nem a Homár-olvasók elleni bűncselekmények, hanem különösen nagy vagyoni hátrányt okozó hűtlen kezelés miatt kérdezték ki pénteken Fürst Györgyöt a Központi Nyomozó Főügyészségen. Tehát még a terézvárosi, MSZP-s alpolgármesterként eltöltött idejéről van szó az ügyben: kedvenc fővárosi cégünk vezetője 2004-ben sikeresen javasolta az önkormányzatnak, ho...