The new research facilities for UMH University by SUBARQUITECTURA are grouped by a structure of interspersed rings, which contain a system of semi-outdoor courtyards connected with each other at different levels.
ROSO Design Studio made this installation for Clark Shoes. Beams of particles come out of the windows, each one consists of 36 wires with 7,500 discos. Wish there was a video for it.
Moomoo architects designed the stylish interiors for the Rezydencja Night Club in Poland. I love how the light falls from the curtain-like interior skin that encloses the spaces.
Austrian architects Querkraft designed this amazing museum, a volume cantilevering off a hill in Neuhaus. A dramatic view is achieved at the end of the volume.
Chilean architectural practice oficina de arquitectura designed this modular hexagonal canopy/furniture system for public spaces. It overlooks the Pacific ocean in Chile.
Japanese architect Shuhei Endo designed this bubble-like structure, called Bubbletecture H, housing an institution and exhibition for earth environmental study.
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter turned this old water tower into a mixed use building. Each unit is expressed by a protruding crystal-like add-on that brings daylight into the apartment, while offering astonishing views.
With the ban on high rise buildings on Paris gone, Herzog & de Meuron designed one of the tallest structures for the french capital, a 180m tall pyramid. The 50 stories tall tower will open in 2014.
Mies once said: "Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together". This argentinian office buildings puts together bricks in an innovative way on the facade.
An amazing concrete house in Kohoku, Japan by Torafu architects. The interior space it´s amazing, thanks to the dramatic skylights that shape the house.
CHINA according to CHINA is a 4 part documentary on the state of chinese architecture. Chinese architecture isn´t just the bird´s nest and what we saw for the olympics.
An emergency staging area complex, that acts as a tennis court during non-emergency times. By japanese architect Shuhei Endo. The giant green wall helps to control the high temperatures.
Harmonia 57 is a commercial building designed by Tryptyque, which acts like an ecosystem. Two blocks with a vegetable skin that grows during time, reusing rain water.
Potuguese architects ARX designed this bifid house in the countryside. The house splits to make room for an existing tree while generating new views of the surrounding landscape.
Fiona Winzar Architects turned a typical single fronted Victorian house into a generous, light-filled open plan, three-bedroom, two-bathroom house in Australia.
The Kulturfabrik Kofmehl is a venue for the youth in Switzerland. Aimed to host counterculture events, the building serves as a no-place at the same time.
Ecosistema Urbano's Ecoboulevard in Vallecas Spain. This award winning public structure is able to control the nearby temperature trough a passive strategy.
Herzog & de Meuron began construction of a 57-story residential luxury tower in New York. Another skyscraper for the Manhattan Skyline. It will also feature an Anish Kapoor sculpture on street level.
Djik House by Jager Janssen architecten. A house with a traditional roof, that elevates the ground floor above the terrain to create a more intimate, yet open, common area.
The Nazca Restaurant in Bogotá, Colombia features a big stair on its facade, that acts as an outside space for the restaurant. Designed by Giancarlo Mazzanti.
The BOH visitor center in Malaysia uses a steel structure to enclose a space full of natural light overlooking tea plantations. Amazing views, simple materials.
