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.
Refurbishment of an old colonial house in chilean countryside, by Benjamín Murua and Constanza Infante. I´d love to spend the summertime in that house looking at the landscape.
YAMoPo 2008: Following MoPo 2008, a ranking of the most popular architecture blogs, here comes Yet Another MoPo, that integrates architecture related sites such as NotCot.
A 150 year old farmhouse located in the rural area between the nature areas of the Veluwe and the IJssel has been renovated and expanded by FARO Architecten bv.
Massimiliano Fuksas designed the new Zenith Strasbourg in France, a giant music hall covered with a textile membrane, looks like a light sculpture during night
A steel skinned house in La Reserva, a chilean gated community previously featured on #10808. Its crossed volumes offer a 360º view of the landscape. By Sebastian Irarrazaval.
Alvaro Siza designed the new building for the Fundacion Ibere Camargo in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It opened a few weeks ago. A rectangular white concrete structure with circulations going out of its facade.
Glenburn House, in Victoria, Australia. Chosen as one of the 2008 Record Houses by Arch Record, is located on the top of a hill and blends with the surroundin landscape. By Sean Godsell.
First tower in Amsterdam. By Foster + Partners, it features several sustainable features that made it 10% more energy efficient than dutch building codes.
The Ring Stadium in Maribor, Slovenia. Very impressive, i like it better than the World Cup/Olympics stadiums for its simplicity. By OFIS arhitekti & Multiplan arhitekti.
The most challenging program for an architect is an architecture school. And JVA made it with the new Oslo Architecture School. Wish mine had a yard as cool as this one.
A small spa at Las Palmas in Leyda, Chile. It has a wood skin that allows it to integrate with its surroundings while maintaining certain privacy. By Land Arquitectos.
A nice house over the hills at Farellones, with spectacular views of the lanscape. Its steel design reminds me of Mies. By Max Nuñez and Bernardo Valdés.