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Invisible House in Nimes, France by R&Sie(n). The house is set to dissapear year after year due to its location in the middle of the woods and a mesh that wraps it allowing vegetation to hide it.
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Maison Go, by Peripheriques architectes in Thionville, France. The house is wrpaped in profilit, a glass profile that provides a transparent solution, with thermal insulation and privacy.
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New DUOC UC Campus in Chilean south, by Prado Arquitectos. A high contrast between wooden existent construction and new glass building, acting both as a drape curtain and a window to the city.
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Architecture photographer Iwan Baan documents the recently opened Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York.
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French architects H2o converted an old apartment in Paris into a new open space, organized through new wall furniture.
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An innovative project for an open market in Rotterdam, covered by an arc of residences. Designed by MVRDV, the inner face of the arc has LED lighting for an ever changing interior.
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Doblevista house, located in chilean countryside, by Valenzuela & Murua Arquitectos.
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Architecture photographer Iwan Baan shot the recently opened Za Koenji Public Theatre by Toyo Ito in Tokyo. A dark volume with an irregular shape is perforated to highlight the interiors.
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Swiss architects Luca Selva designed this house in Lupsingen. I like contemporary houses that keep pitched roofs. Nice cladding wraps the whole volume, turning the house into a stone or trunk blending with the landscape.
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Media architecture collective Urban Alliance + Studio Klink have recently finished the Moodwall: a 24 meter long interactive light installation in Amsterdam.
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O Plus D Greeting Cards: her holiday 07 cards are finally here! [Editor's Note: We are big fans of O Plus D!]
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Playa de la Isla house by peruvian architect Juan Carlos Doblado. Public spaces are completly open to the landscape, while the rooms are sunken and lit by a perforated inner patio.
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Mark Pritchard´s Bridge House gently touches the soil, almost levitating over the wild australian forest.
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Interiors for Santa Pizza restaurant in Santiago, Chile. Designed by 01Arq, it has a good mix of cold stone with warm lighting.
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A wonderful branched facade for the new building at Zilverparkkade, in Lelystad, Netherland. Designed by René van Zuuk Architekten.
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Paul Raff Studio’s Cascade House in Toronto is open to the street, but goes unnoticed thanks to the selection of materials, blending with the surrounding landscape.
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Mexican architects PRODUCTORA designed this semi-buried house in Chihuahua. It can maintain a constant temperature during the day. Blurred boundaries between constructed area and the surrounding landscape.
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I just love how brazilian architects integrate the interior spaces of their projects into the nature. The Guarujá House by Bernardes Jacobsen does that, and also has a nice pool hanging over the landscape.
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The recently opened Platoon Kunsthalle offers a space for subculture in Seoul. Designed by GRAFT.
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Armon Choros Architects designed the multi million dollar Olympic House & Park in Cyprus. The building has a lot of steel, but due to its perforations it looks lighter, specially during night.
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A sinuous light structure at the Civic Center in Phoenix provides shade during the hot summers.
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SCU and CCA teamed up to compete on this years Solar Decathlon, event being help in Washington DC in October. Their house uses different passive strategies to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint.
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Spanish architects Vaillo + Irigaray designed the Lounge MS in Navarra. The skin uses recycled plastic tubes that resemble reeds, giving a dynamic looks on the outside, while filtering the light on the inside.
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Spanish architects Studio M converted the old Conde Lumieres pharmacy into a brand new drugstore, plenty of light and space.
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Overlapped circular plans result ona dynamic building sitting in front of the water, for the new Bijlmer Park Theater by Paul de Ruiter in Amsterdam.
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Spanish architects BAAS designed a sleek building for a new health center in Girona. The inner windows alternate up and down to guarantee patients privacy.
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The iconic Conrad Hotel in Beijing, designed by local architects MAD, is currently under construction.
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NY based BBG-BBGM architects designed the new interiors for the guest rooms at the W hotel in Manhattan.
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The Viva Street building in Republica Dominicana features a nice cladding system, when combined with variable LED lighting, come nightfall, turns this building into a dynamic object.
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Capital Gate, the most leaning building in the world reached halfway point of construction. The building, designed by RMJM, leans 18º (4º more than the Pisa tower), supported by a steel exoskeleton.
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Dreamy renderings represent the future vision for Helsingborg, as a "Tolerant City". Winning proposal by Adept Architects + Schonherr Landscape.
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One of the most iconic towers in Dubai is nearing completion. The O-14 tower by Reiser + Umemoto features an interesting concrete skin with big openings, in order to protect the interior from the harsh sun, while keeping the views over the city.
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Stanley Saitowitz's Bridge House sits gently over the california landscape, spanning over a small creek. The rusted steel panels make the house age and blend with the surroundings.
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Over 400 umbrellas covered a pedestrian mall in downtown Talca, Chile, resulting in a colorful public space.
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LA based architects XTEN just finished the Sapphire Gallery, an addition to a private residence in Los Angeles, displays contemporary art while also providing for a home office with views to the surrounding hills.
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Superkül converted an old industrial shed into a single family home in midtown Toronto. The use of rusted steel panels makes the new house blend with the existing neighborhood.
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Rem Koolhaas latest project, The Prada Transformer, opened with the Waist Down - Skirts exhibition by Miuccia Prada in Seoul, Korea. Amazing photoset by architecture photographer Iwan Baan.
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Single Speed Design villa for the ORDOS 100 project. For me, this is the best villa so far, with a very clear separation between activities during the day. Also, looks like a contemporary castle on the outside.
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The recently opened Santa Rita Geriatric, by spanish architect Manuel Ocaña. The geriatric is a round bright volume, enclosing a rich inner garden for the guests to enjoy.
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Curiosity just finished the new Uniqlo Megastore near Shinjuku station in Tokyo. I like the Tron look of the facade.
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The first flagship store for Barbie. The store, located in Shanghai, China, was designed by NY based Slade Architecture, and has a rooftop cafe.
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The grid house is sunken on a hill on one side, and cantilevered over the Brazilian jungle landscape on the other. By Marcondes Ferraz Arquitetos.
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The 2009 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion opens to public on Jul 12th at Hyde Park in London. The undulating aluminum structure designed by SANAA blends with the surrounding landscape. Photos by Iwan Baan.
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