The Vakko Nisantasi Store by Autoban

Stunning architecture and interior design that makes you wants to stay a while and enjoy every sigle moment in it is coming from Turkish design studio Autoban. This architectural studios have designed a flagship store for the fashion retailer Vakko. Actually the name of the store is taken from the city where the store is build in the Nisantasi quarter of Istanbul, Turkey. This modern fashion store design is filled with luxurious materials and customized... 

Xodtec Group USA, Inc. Releases New AR111

Xodtec Group USA, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, today announced the addition of LED AR111 (Model Number: LP304) available, suited to applications for architecture, hotels, offices, private homes and shops. LP304 has a round lamp surface of 110mm diameter, 32mm thick and weighs 100±5g. With correlated color temperatures 3000K, 6000K and beam angles 25°, 40°, LP304 provides 4 types of AR111 to meet customers’ needs. LP304 has maximum power... 

Hammersmith School Bags Best Brick Award

The new music and drama building, at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, beat off hundreds of competitors to take the prestigious 2008 Brick Awards. The Brick Awards is one of Britain’s most respected design competitions. Run by the Brick Development Association, the annual contest provides the definitive showcase for what brick can do. And Latymer School was up against some stiff competition. There were a record number of entrants this year, with... 

A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals

When the late Spiro Kostof’s A History of Architecture appeared in 1985, it was universally hailed as a masterpiece–one of the finest books on architecture ever written. Now, updated and expanded, this classic reference continues to bring to readers the full array of civilization’s architectural achievements. Insightful, engagingly written and graced with close to to