Hope Center Project Earns Topping Out Award

Tuesday, May 25th 2010
Hope Center Project Earns Topping Out Award

The Hope Center project, designed by Good, Fulton & Farrell Architects and constructed by The Beck Group, was included in the list of the top 10 projects in Dallas Fort Worth in the 2010 Topping Out awards. The awards ceremony honors the building industry and the collective team members who made the projects a success. The proceeds from the Topping Out awards program benefit the Arc of Dallas. The Hope Center project is a 185,000+ SF facility... 

Custom-Bilt Metals Covers Rincon Band Chapel with FusionSolar Solar Power System

Tuesday, May 25th 2010
 Custom-Bilt Metals Covers Rincon Band Chapel with FusionSolar Solar Power System

Custom-Bilt Metals, a company with a long history of environmental leadership through product innovation, and metal roofing contractor, Unique Concepts Inc., announce the completion of a 5.7kw solar system integrated with standing seam metal roofing on the newly rebuilt St. Bartholomew’s Chapel on the Rincon Reservation, Valley Center, CA. The original, historic St. Bartholomew’s Chapel on the Rincon Reservation was burned down as a victim of... 

Norway Powered by Nature, Norwegian Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010

Monday, May 24th 2010
Norway Powered by Nature, Norwegian Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010

As Shanghai Expo 2010 carries a theme in association with sustainable urban development, Norwegian Pavilion takes on the challenge by placing emphasis and awareness on various aspects of sustainability under its basic concept “Norway Powered by Nature”. By promoting architecture that facilitates social sustainability, healthy public recreational areas and environmentally friendly urban structures and infrastructures, the pavilion also contributes... 

Chicken Point Cabin by Olson Kundig Architects

Sunday, May 23rd 2010
Chicken Point Cabin by Olson Kundig Architects

the architecture Olson Kundig designed beautiful unique architecture beside the lake called the Chicken Point Cabin in a rural area of Northern Idaho. The idea for the cabin is that of a lakeside shelter in the woods. an unique house with big window can be open to the surrounding landscape. The cabin’s big window-wall (30 feet by 20 feet) opens the entire living space to the forest and lake. this house is made for the people who love nature and... 

Futuristic Design UAX Studio in Kojetín by Kamil Mrva Architects

Sunday, May 23rd 2010
Futuristic Design UAX Studio in Kojetín by Kamil Mrva Architects

Famous Architect Kamil Mrva designa a brand new studio in Kojetín, Czech Republic. this Architects turn the old barn into a studio for work and living in. The plot is located on a hill with a view of the surrounding landscape in the middle of Kojetín, The Owner wants to make futuristic dream house by turning the old barn into beautiful place to live. the designer success to give a beautiful house that built with great architecture design. and the... 

Modern Turkey The Exploded House from Global Architectural Development

Sunday, May 23rd 2010
Modern Turkey The Exploded House from Global Architectural Development

Global Architectural Development (GAD) design the new futuristic house, the Exploded House in Bodrum, Turkey. it is suitable for the family who want to have a dream house or the open minded couple who want to have unique idea to build a house. the designer said that the house is being design for the elegance and made for the prestige. The house is separated into three parts that have unique idea of each building. The outdated codes restrict new forms... 

Elementary School Complex at Techum by Zerodegree Architecture

Saturday, May 22nd 2010
Elementary School Complex at Techum by Zerodegree Architecture

The project is framed in the Zuidlanden housing urban project that aims to alter the Dutch suburb. Zerodegree Architecture, the Amsterdam-based office of Japanese architect Yushi Uehara, has designed Elementary School complex on the ancient village core of the area. The building stands next to a monument, a farmhouse built in a local style. Under this large roof there are 15 class rooms on three floors, one sport hall and two kindergardens. The building... 

ZED Pavilion, ZEDfactory Low Carbon Design Showcase at Shanghai Expo 2010

Friday, May 21st 2010
ZED Pavilion, ZEDfactory Low Carbon Design Showcase at Shanghai Expo 2010

ZEDfactory, a London-based architectural practice, are proud to have exhibited The ZEDpavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010. With a concept of Zero Energy Development pioneered by Bill Dunster and the ZEDfactory themselves, The ZEDpavilion is projected as a showcase of a holistic approach to urban sustainability; an exemplar of low carbon design of which The ZEDfactory believe to be the key to meeting global commitments to a low carbon future. Based... 

Beijing Family Box, Contemporary Chinese Architecture by Crossboundaries Architects

Wednesday, May 12th 2010
Beijing Family Box, Contemporary Chinese Architecture by Crossboundaries Architects

Beijing Family Box is a 2,300 square meter children center located at the outer corner of a park in Beijing, China. The box locations are meant to break the rigid layout of the concrete columns, which enhances the visibility of the building. Designed to accommodate children up to twelve years old and their parents’ needs, Beijing Family Box is ready to be a center of different kinds of children activities. Swimming pool and games playground as well... 

YMCA International Campsite by CCBA Architects in Nilshi, Pune, India

Friday, May 7th 2010
YMCA International Campsite by CCBA Architects in Nilshi, Pune, India

YMCA International Campsite is located upon a promontory jutting into the Andhra Lake near Nilshi village, surrounded by Sahayadri Mountains in western India. A small plateau at the top became the center of the design, which integrates cabins, tent sites, a manager’s bungalow and catering facilities into the landscape. Its exceptional pattern results in structures being posited beneath earth stack and within the hill inclines. The downward ramps...