The C-Lab is the Columbia Laboratory for Architectural Broadcasting, a experimental research unit devoted to develop new forms of communication. ArchDaily interview with them, explores the role of architects in today's society.
Spanish architects really mastered complex facades, specially when it comes to social housing. Social Housing in Granollers by Bailo Rull ADD+ Arquitectura
German del Sol is a chilean architect that gets the most out of local landscapes. On his geometric hot springs, he enrouted a natural source of hot water with colorful architecture and green roofs.
A wooden house in chilean country side. I like how the interior spaces are contained by the structure, protecting it from the sun while being fully opened to the landscape.
JVA designed this particular community building with resting facilities in Kleppstad, Norway. Located on an amazing landscape, the building looks like a stone from behind, blending with the surroundings.
The Oliver kindergarden in Zaragoza, Spain, features a nice green roof, which actually looks kinda reddish at the time. It has inner patios covered with wood beams. For sustainakids?
A compact office building in Santiago, Chile. The floor plan layout varies on each level, resulting on interesting interior circulations on which you can see the people across the building.
Gonzalo Mardone's arch studio features a good light work on the interiors, with a minimalistic look. I wonder where the usual mess is that you see at an architect's office.
Dellis Cay is a luxury resort on an island in the Turks & Caicos archipielago, with works from Zaha Hadid, David Chipperfield, Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban, among others.
California passed the first statewide green building code. What does it mean? Lower energy consumption, water savings and ecological materials. Way to go California!
I bet you can´t tell it´s a fire station by looking at this picture. Located in Mexico, by BGP and AT103, both choosen by Wallpaper as the hottest young architecture practices.
House at Lago Rupanco, by Beals Arquitectos in the chilean south forest. It's made out of wood, painted black on the outside, making the house disappear into the forest.
London had the Crystal Palace, Paris had the Eiffel Tower, and now the Zaragoza Expo 2008 features amazing pavillions by Zaha Hadid and the talented spanish architects. Photo tour at ArchDaily.
Patricia Ready Art Gallery in Santiago, Chile. A joint work between Izquierdo Lehmann and Elton + Leniz Architects. Amazing light work on this concrete building.
Remota Hotel in chilean Patagonia, by German del Sol. Located on an amazing landscape, it blends with its surroundings through its materials and the green roof.
Zaha Hadid´s project for the Middle East Centre in St Anthony´s college in Oxford was denied by the CABE, because of the heat it could produce in its interior. Boo.
Diane von Furstenberg HQ in New York, by Work Architecture Company. An amazing interior design, with over 3,000 Swaroski crystals hanging from the ceiling.