News
Frank Gehry's Bilbao museum tops Vanity Fair architecture list
Vanity Fair recently asked 52 prominent architects and critics to name the most important pieces of architecture built since 1980. The winner of the informal survey – which is to be published in the magazine's August issueRead more…
UK Pavilion at World Expo 2010 in Shanghai wins RIBA Lubetkin Prize
The UK Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai by Heatherwick Studio has scooped the Royal Institute of British Architects'(RIBA) prestigious RIBA Lubetkin Prize for the most outstanding work of international architecture by an RIBA member.
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Features
Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop / Junya Ishigami
Check out Junya Ishigami and Associates’ amazing studio and workspace where students of the Kanagawa Institute of Technology get to spend their days designing.
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Carrasco International Airport in Montevideo, Uruguay
Located in Montevideo, Uruguay, Carrasco International Airport was designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects PC has completed its first ever airport terminal which is to open next month in Viñoly's home country. Read more…
Residential Architecture
Unusual Shape Wright House in South Africa by elmo swart architects
Elmo swart architects have designed contemporary house of Wright House located in Durban, South Africa. Fancy a cottage with a thatched roof called "swallow's nest" has been expanded even more unusual extension. In the new volume of unusual shape accommodated bedroom, common room and an art gallery.
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Candela House / zigzag arquitectura
The starting point was the need for a house large enough for the variable and regular meeting of a family composed of 6 subfamilies, with a total of 10 adults and 8 children. The idea was to create a family shelter, a place to meet and escape from urban life
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Mirage House / Supersudaka
The architectural philosophy of Chilean firm Supersudaka is "We don’t want to change the world with architecture, we want to change architecture with the world."
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Commercial Architecture
LAX Theme Building reopens July 10
The iconic structure has undergone a three-year renovation. Its observation deck, which offers a 360-degree view of the entire airport and was closed after 9/11, will again be open to the public.
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Regional Head Office - Standard Bank in Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Located in Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, Regional Head Office -Standard Bank was designed by Elphick Proome Architects. The primary concept driving the design was the creation of a dynamic workplace with open plan, interactive space
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Iceland's Luminous New Harpa Concert Hall Nears Completion
Iceland's currency may be devalued, but thankfully the same thing hasn't happened to the country's lust for arts and culture. The capital city of Reykjavík, will soon be welcoming the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center designed by Henning Larsen Architects with Olafur Eliasson and Artec.
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Zlote Tarasy in Warsaw, Poland
Designed by The Jerde Partnership, Zlote Tarasy is located in Warsaw, Poland. Designed by international firm Jerde Partnership, Zlote Tarasy is a landmark commercial mixed-use destination for Warsaw's newest high-rise district, offering year-round leisure and social
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Interior Design & décor
Brilliant Paper Chair Transforms With the Turn of a Page
This recently released "Darwin Chair" designed by new york-based graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister.
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Tools and Technology
Rigitone gives Ceiling Specifiers more Options
Saint-Gobain Gyproc has changed the ceiling-scape for specifiers, with the introduction of two Rigitone acoustic boards, which offer noise reduction co-efficients or 0.70 and 0.90
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Going Green
Nottingham H.O.U.S.E ranks high for sustainability at Solar Decathlon final
As judging takes place in the final of the first international Solar Decathlon Europe Competition in Madrid, the Nottingham H.O.U.S.E (Home Optimising the Use of Solar Energy) has ranked high for its environmental credentials, coming a close second in the sustainability category.
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Clever Farm House With an Elevated Yard Reconnects With Nature
Farms need practical, hard-working homes, where machinery and equipment can easily be moved without messing things up. At the same time though, when you're done with work in the fields, the last thing you probably want to look at is a bunch of equipment. This ingenious residential home, called Sprout,
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Events
Architecture.ZA2010
The City Reimagined 21 -27 September 2010. Celebrating and exploring architecture's relationship with the diverse cultures and contemporary conditions of South Africa… Read more…
Architect Africa Film Festival
The Architect Africa Film Festival is fuelled by the magic of film and fired by the desire to celebrate architecture. The festival will be screening a selection of award-winning architectural films nationally and will culminate in Johannesburg with Architecture ZA 2010.
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The 2010 Eskom Energy Efficient Lighting Design Competition
The goal of the energy efficient lighting design competition is to demonstrate that efficient lighting technologies, such as discharge, fluorescent and LED technologies.
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Plascon Prism Awards 2010 A member of Freeworld Coatings Limited
"People design homes, build homes and live in homes. And it is people who drive change. People design homes that reflect their changing environment and the mood of the time. Architecture has and will continue to be an important embodiment of our changing times." Baron Schreuder, Managing Director, Plascon South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
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The Silent Borders Workshop
RIEA.ch is an international institution based in Bern, whose purpose is advancing experimentation and research in the field of Experimental Architecture, in response to changing political, economic, technological and cultural conditions in the contemporary world.
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Don't miss South Africa's Premier Green Building Event!
Two full days of Green Building presentations & panel discussions.
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Interbuild Africa 2010
The Star Interbuild Africa, together with co-locating shows Plumbdrain Africa, Sani'ter, Frigair, Glass Expo Africa and Woodpro Africa, is the largest building services, construction, plumbing, drainage, water and sewerage, HVAC/R, glass and aluminium, and woodworking exhibition in Africa hosting the full spectrum of related industries in residential, commercial and industrial development.
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World Green Building Congress (WorldGBC) International Congress
This year's WorldGBC International Congress will be taking place in Singapore, September 13-14th 2010. The Singapore GBC will be hosting Green Building Councils from around the world.
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DesignHub
The 2010 DesignHub Respond/Renew/Revitalise student architecture competition, sponsored by Saint-Gobain Construction Products, addresses the issues around reclaiming and revitalising an existing landmark site, taking national, regional and local imperatives into account.
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Algorethmic Structures Workshop
Tutors: Kristof Crolla [Zaha Hadid Architects, London], Jeroen van Ameijde [Architectural Association, London] in collaboration with: Dimitri Venetsanakis
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Decorex SA 10
The largest décor & design show in Southern Africa brings you the latest on the local and international front and a fresh perspective on spaces in which you live, work and play.
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Glass Expo: 8-11 September 2010 - MTN Expo Centre Nasrec
Our industry has experienced a severe recession and as a country we have unfortunately lagged the effects of the global upturn and this factor has had a marked impact on trading conditions. In addition, our strong currency has retarded our recovery. The Glass Industry in South Africa has been particularly hard hit.
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