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Love the crazy interior courtyard of Fundo Izaro, designed by Martin Hurtado Architects. *sub-studio

Love the crazy interior courtyard of Fundo Izaro, designed by Martin Hurtado Architects.

#16833
Japanese architecture Shuheu Endo strikes another amazing project with Rooftecture, a house built on a small strip of land on a hill facing the sea. *tricky

Japanese architecture Shuheu Endo strikes another amazing project with Rooftecture, a house built on a small strip of land on a hill facing the sea.

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An impressive sports centre in Bakio, Spain by ACXT *tricky

An impressive sports centre in Bakio, Spain by ACXT

#16813
The appropriately titled "Gluttony" lamp by designer Luis Luna. Finalist in the "house party" competition by designboom. I would eat under this... *ericar

The appropriately titled "Gluttony" lamp by designer Luis Luna. Finalist in the "house party" competition by designboom. I would eat under this...

#16811
When the client asked Arteks to incorporate the surrounding golf course as the garden of his new house, the architects response was not a house, but a terrace with a house. *tricky

When the client asked Arteks to incorporate the surrounding golf course as the garden of his new house, the architects response was not a house, but a terrace with a house.

#16767
Jorn Utzon has passed away on the 29th of November, 2008. *vicar21

Jorn Utzon has passed away on the 29th of November, 2008.

#16766
Rugged and awesome winery by San Diego based architect Sebastian Mariscal. The Tercio Winery is located next to Casa en el Valle de Guadalupe #6673 *XzanderX

Rugged and awesome winery by San Diego based architect Sebastian Mariscal. The Tercio Winery is located next to Casa en el Valle de Guadalupe #6673

#16755
The TKTS box office right in the middle of Times Square. Giant public steps. Could not expect less from a project in one of the most crowded public spaces. *tricky

The TKTS box office right in the middle of Times Square. Giant public steps. Could not expect less from a project in one of the most crowded public spaces.

#16749
Another minimalistic house by japanese architects Curiosity + Milligram. *tricky

Another minimalistic house by japanese architects Curiosity + Milligram.

#16744
The House TTN is an interesting project by Teruo Miyahara - I love the louvered steel panels that open up the second floor to the street. *sub-studio

The House TTN is an interesting project by Teruo Miyahara - I love the louvered steel panels that open up the second floor to the street.

#16734
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A stylish archery center in France, by Atelier Phileas. *tricky

A stylish archery center in France, by Atelier Phileas.

#16713
using new kinds of software and smart geometry, architecture is evolving to architecture 2.0, a new improved, easy to understand and affordable way of designing. This video shows the new "brick" defined by GAD. *cassioandro

using new kinds of software and smart geometry, architecture is evolving to architecture 2.0, a new improved, easy to understand and affordable way of designing. This video shows the new "brick" defined by GAD.

#16709
At the Harbin Ice & Snow World, everything is sculpted from ice. Neon lights add an epic light-bright surrealism to the festival. *buchino

At the Harbin Ice & Snow World, everything is sculpted from ice. Neon lights add an epic light-bright surrealism to the festival.

#16708
asking how 37 global cities, spanning centuries and 4 urban filters can begin to create new links, layers and similarities? In turn, this process generates a new graphic arena of global urban conditions and overlaps. *cassioandro

asking how 37 global cities, spanning centuries and 4 urban filters can begin to create new links, layers and similarities? In turn, this process generates a new graphic arena of global urban conditions and overlaps.

#16706
The Vatican went green this week when they installed 2400 solar panels on top of the Papal Audience hall. *ecool

The Vatican went green this week when they installed 2400 solar panels on top of the Papal Audience hall.

#16685
Italian designer Riccardo Giovanetti has designed a pavilion to host the premier of new Walt Disney movie Trilli. *Roberto

Italian designer Riccardo Giovanetti has designed a pavilion to host the premier of new Walt Disney movie Trilli.

#16664
UK design fair, opened today in London. great chance to buy unique Xmas presents!! *jordyfu

UK design fair, opened today in London. great chance to buy unique Xmas presents!!

#16662
Those Who Live In Dollhouses (Better Be Small) - gorgeous modern dollhouse ~ the sleek curved woods and the adorable furniture make me wish i were a kid... *NOTCOT

Those Who Live In Dollhouses (Better Be Small) - gorgeous modern dollhouse ~ the sleek curved woods and the adorable furniture make me wish i were a kid...

#16661
OFIS arhitekti just won the competition for a student apartment complex in Paris, France. Nice use of wood to build a random facade. *tricky

OFIS arhitekti just won the competition for a student apartment complex in Paris, France. Nice use of wood to build a random facade.

#16629
SHL Architects designed the new NRGi’s Headquarters  in Denmark. A tilted building with an iconic façade. *tricky

SHL Architects designed the new NRGi’s Headquarters in Denmark. A tilted building with an iconic façade.

#16621
Tsai Residence, Ancram - New York, HHF Architects + Ai Weiwei *NA

Tsai Residence, Ancram - New York, HHF Architects + Ai Weiwei

#16599
Sited on a former concentration camp in Hinzert, Wandel Höfer Lorch + Hirsch have designed a memorial and exhibition space. I like the elongated shape and the triangulated steel facade. *sub-studio

Sited on a former concentration camp in Hinzert, Wandel Höfer Lorch + Hirsch have designed a memorial and exhibition space. I like the elongated shape and the triangulated steel facade.

#16591
Fayetteville’s new Festival Park features a very well done outdoor venue for performances. Looks perfect for a Death Cab for Cutie show! *tricky

Fayetteville’s new Festival Park features a very well done outdoor venue for performances. Looks perfect for a Death Cab for Cutie show!

#16588
Alien spacecraft or a renewably powered Alpine capsule concept? Hmmmm. *thestrongrope

Alien spacecraft or a renewably powered Alpine capsule concept? Hmmmm.

#16585
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Love Steven Holl's intervention in the stairwell at NYU's Philosophy Department - an exploration in porosity. *sub-studio

Love Steven Holl's intervention in the stairwell at NYU's Philosophy Department - an exploration in porosity.

#16584
Considering that Supersudaka calls this the Kiltro House - referring to a crossbred dog - due to the "bastardized design", thanks to the changing program, site, building permits, contractors, and even the view, I'd say it's a pretty cohesive project!
The modus operandi is rather based on mistakes than certainties.

The result: a mix, a bastardized design, a fusion, like a crossbreed dog, in Chilean:
A Kiltro. *sub-studio

Considering that Supersudaka calls this the Kiltro House - referring to a crossbred dog - due to the "bastardized design", thanks to the changing program, site, building permits, contractors, and even the view, I'd say it's a pretty cohesive project!
The modus operandi is rather based on mistakes than certainties.

The result: a mix, a bastardized design, a fusion, like a crossbreed dog, in Chilean:
A Kiltro.

#16580
Top Towers in Sao Paulo, Brazil by Königsberger Vannucchi. The pixelated balconies set this building apart from the monotone towers of the city. *tricky

Top Towers in Sao Paulo, Brazil by Königsberger Vannucchi. The pixelated balconies set this building apart from the monotone towers of the city.

#16532
A complex topography designed by ACXT reclaims an isolated piece of land within the city, turning it into a rich urban space for Bilbao, Spain. *tricky

A complex topography designed by ACXT reclaims an isolated piece of land within the city, turning it into a rich urban space for Bilbao, Spain.

#16529
Osler House, Brasilia  / Marcio Kogan *NA

Osler House, Brasilia / Marcio Kogan

#16504
A  new "cabana" and access for an old country side house by Hidalgo Hartmann in Spain. The new volume blends with the old construction as an aging structure over the landscape. *tricky

A new "cabana" and access for an old country side house by Hidalgo Hartmann in Spain. The new volume blends with the old construction as an aging structure over the landscape.

#16500
Localarchitecture and Danilo Mondada designed this temporary chapel in Switzerland. Folded planes on the walls give the building structure, while generating acoustic refractors on the inside. *tricky

Localarchitecture and Danilo Mondada designed this temporary chapel in Switzerland. Folded planes on the walls give the building structure, while generating acoustic refractors on the inside.

#16491
The Oca is a temporary structure designed by brazilian architects Königsberger Vannucchi, where many local native communities hold ceremonies and meetings. *tricky

The Oca is a temporary structure designed by brazilian architects Königsberger Vannucchi, where many local native communities hold ceremonies and meetings.

#16489
House on the slope by mexican architect Derek  Dellekamp. I like how the grey painting on the walls make the walls look like folded planes. *tricky

House on the slope by mexican architect Derek Dellekamp. I like how the grey painting on the walls make the walls look like folded planes.

#16487
The headquarters for the 13 Parisian  subway line by Atelier Phileas feature a light skin that reveals itself at night. *tricky

The headquarters for the 13 Parisian subway line by Atelier Phileas feature a light skin that reveals itself at night.

#16485
Olga Sanina + Marcelo Dantas designed the Ayuntamento de Madrid Book Fair Pavilion - a series of plastic topographical sheets layered to create an interior space. *sub-studio

Olga Sanina + Marcelo Dantas designed the Ayuntamento de Madrid Book Fair Pavilion - a series of plastic topographical sheets layered to create an interior space.

#16473
The new Pionen datacenter for Bahnhof was designed by Albert France-Lanord Architects on  1,200sqm anti-atomic shelter in Stockholm, Sweden. Inspired by Ken Adams, set designer for Bond movies. *tricky

The new Pionen datacenter for Bahnhof was designed by Albert France-Lanord Architects on 1,200sqm anti-atomic shelter in Stockholm, Sweden. Inspired by Ken Adams, set designer for Bond movies.

#16460
Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan designed the Casa Mirindaba in São Paulo, Brazil. *dm543

Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan designed the Casa Mirindaba in São Paulo, Brazil.

#16425
It took Spanish artist Miquel Barcelo over a year and 100 tons of paint and pigments from all over the world to create this stunning work. The installation is located on the ceiling of the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room, *ihatealex

It took Spanish artist Miquel Barcelo over a year and 100 tons of paint and pigments from all over the world to create this stunning work. The installation is located on the ceiling of the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room,

#16409
The green Casa em Arruda dos Vinhos by Plano B, with a small footprint, rammed earth walls, structural framing made from wood recycled from the previous building, and a cork board facade. *sub-studio

The green Casa em Arruda dos Vinhos by Plano B, with a small footprint, rammed earth walls, structural framing made from wood recycled from the previous building, and a cork board facade.

#16391
Oppenheim Architecture's design for the Vault - an art storage facility for Artemundi & Company in Miami. The facade will display artwork by emerging and established artists. *sub-studio

Oppenheim Architecture's design for the Vault - an art storage facility for Artemundi & Company in Miami. The facade will display artwork by emerging and established artists.

#16387
UK based architects and designers SHH have designed and branded a new three-storey, 50,000 square foot, 300 seat restaurant in Bahrain called Nu Asia. *dm543

UK based architects and designers SHH have designed and branded a new three-storey, 50,000 square foot, 300 seat restaurant in Bahrain called Nu Asia.

#16379
Intriguing facade by Future Systems on London's Oxford Street. They call it a "vibrant jewel-like glass frontage...Through the repetition of crystal-like glass bays, a sense of scale and rhythm is created." *sub-studio

Intriguing facade by Future Systems on London's Oxford Street. They call it a "vibrant jewel-like glass frontage...Through the repetition of crystal-like glass bays, a sense of scale and rhythm is created."

#16378
Distinctive development by Mayslits Kassif Architects recreates Tel Aviv Port as a vibrant public sphere. *Mayslits Kassif Architects

Distinctive development by Mayslits Kassif Architects recreates Tel Aviv Port as a vibrant public sphere.

#16370
Foster & Partners' new Sperone Westwater Gallery - slated for construction on Bowery near to the New Museum. Included in the design is a 'moving room' that will oscillate between the lower galleries and the lobby floor. *sub-studio

Foster & Partners' new Sperone Westwater Gallery - slated for construction on Bowery near to the New Museum. Included in the design is a 'moving room' that will oscillate between the lower galleries and the lobby floor.

#16365
100 mansions to be built in Inner Mongolia by a coal and dairy tycoon. Kind of a self-indulgent idea for the current economic situation...but still wishing their official website would put up images already. *negon

100 mansions to be built in Inner Mongolia by a coal and dairy tycoon. Kind of a self-indulgent idea for the current economic situation...but still wishing their official website would put up images already.

#16360
This house at Lousado, Portugal, not only frames  the landscape from the inside, but features some interesting shapes on the inside buil-in furniture. A great work by Correia Ragazzi. *tricky

This house at Lousado, Portugal, not only frames the landscape from the inside, but features some interesting shapes on the inside buil-in furniture. A great work by Correia Ragazzi.

#16355
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