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Modern House in Santander

Feb 10, 2010 2 Comments

A-cero Architects designed this house overlooking the Miera River near Santander, Spain. House in Santander by A-cero Architects The house is located on a 2.204m2 plot presenting a strong slope, with a difference of height of 17m in a 55m long terrain. The site is delimited by the access road on the South, neighbouring plots [...]

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Futuristic Building Plans: Modern Art Museum in Dubai UAE

Feb 09, 2010 2 Comments

These images show the futuristic building plans for the Museum of Middle East Modern Art to be located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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The Nano Revolution In Architecture

Feb 08, 2010 10 Comments

The biggest changes to shake up architecture in a long time may have their origins in the very, very small. Nanotechnology, the understanding and control of matter at a scale of one- to one hundred-billionths of a meter, is bringing incredible changes to the materials and processes of building. How ready we are to embrace [...]

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New York Modern Architecture

Feb 08, 2010 3 Comments

Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, collectively know as “The Big Three”, developed the principles of modern architecture in Europe during the 1920’s and early 30’s. Their philosophy was famously exposed to the world at the extremely influential 1932 International Exhibition of Modern Architecture at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). [...]

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Futuristic Building in Germany

Feb 05, 2010 8 Comments

This building was designed for the Otto Bock HealthCare company, a world leader in prosthetics and orthotics. The organic-dynamic design of the six-storey building is based on the principles of nature – as a model of harmony between technology and people. The facade bands have modeled the structure of muscle fibers that encircle the building [...]

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Underwater architecture, living Beneath the Sea

Feb 02, 2010 11 Comments

Decades from now people in Canada and cities around the world could be looking at fish going by and enjoying the view of shipwrecks like the Sligo.

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Dynamic Architecture

Feb 02, 2010 No Comments

Dynamic architecture, think different with this amazing architect job!

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public art

Feb 01, 2010 No Comments

Pieter Bruegel’s Tower of Babel, image by Kunsthistorisches Museum

The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna presents its masterpieces in public. In Vienna, on about 29 busy locations – subway stations, railway stations, house walls – the museum is showing treasures from the collection: Pieter Bruegel’s Tower of Babel, Raffael, Lucas Cranach and much more. The campaign should bring the museum back to the people’s mind.

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Spiral House, a Creative Home Extension

Jan 28, 2010 3 Comments

From Powerhouse Company, the Spiral House comes with a creative architecture plan and an home extension in the shape of a spiral. The unusual exterior makes the place very inviting and it made us eager to search for more.

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Living in a green home

Jan 25, 2010 1 Comment

An interesting title appeared recently in a reputable newspaper. The title was ‘Beautiful and Smart,” an intriguing and confusing title choice considering the article appeared in the real estate section of the newspaper. The article described a green architectural house that was both aesthetically beautiful and eco ‘smart.’

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Learning about building with brick

Jan 22, 2010 No Comments

Fired clay bricks remain one of the most enduring building materials known to the world wide building industry. Some might argue that it is also one of the most beautiful and that it adds character to any building with its color, strength and texture. Clay brick dates as far back as the Egyptian age and connects us with the history of our ancestors. Being such a versatile building material and because of its very good climatic characteristics, it remains the material of choice for residential architecture in South Africa.

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