Construction to start on 48 functional homes in Silverdal, Stockholm

In the next few days, JM will start construction of the first stage of residential units in apartment blocks in popular Silverdal, Sollentuna outside of Stockholm. There has been considerable interest in Silverdalshöjden, which is the name of the project. Half of the apartments are already reserved. Silverdalshöjden is located close to Edsviken and Ulriksdal Castle Grounds. The 4-5-story buildings, which will have bright, plaster facades, will be built in a functional style and placed around an... 

Aviation Enthusiasts in Canada Find Warm Weather and Savings At Big South Fork Airpark

Since the grand opening Big South Fork has gotten numerous inquiries from Canadian pilots looking to have a warm retreat, and with the current currency situation, a good deal. Located in an area renowned for its lush landscape, abundant wildlife, cascading waterfalls, and rivers, the beauty of the landscape and its surrounding tight knit community were all considered when designing Big South Fork [Airpark in Tennessee]. The goal was to create a first-class community inspired by nature that catered... 

Rain Bird to Showcase Earth’s Purest Form of Entertainment Through Its 2009 Tournament of Roses® Float– Entertaining Expedition

Now in its 13th year of bringing awareness to water conservation and environmental preservation through its participation in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade, Rain Bird, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services, will once again pay tribute to the central role that water plays in sustaining all of the Earth’s inhabitants with its 2009 float entry, Entertaining Expedition. In accordance with this year’s Rose Parade theme, “Hats Off To Entertainment,” Rain... 

Rediscovering Traditional Japanese Architecture with ArchiCAD

The 30 meter high, five-story scarlet stupa graces the grounds of the Hokekyo Temple of the Buddhist Nichiren-sect in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Built in 1622, it is the only 5-story stupa in Chiba and a designated “national cultural property.” The wooden structure has survived 400 years of varied weather conditions and earthquakes, and is still visited by worshipers. Originating in India, the stupa tradition eventually spread to China and Japan. Significantly, there is no recorded report... 

Contemporary Italian Architecture Cadorago Civic Center by Marco Castelletti

The project involves a close relationship between direct and open space el’edificio suggests that the main facade of the new building becomes the centerpiece of the square and remains symmetric relation to the design of the space center. The new pavement design is dictated by the idea of the pedestrian area close to the two-way vehicular crossing side in order to foster a better facing the curtain of buildings that challenges you to the south and to enhance the integration of the new construction. The... 

Columbia College’s Media Production Center by Studio Gang Architects

Architect’s rendering of Columbia College Chicago’s Media Production Center (MPC). Designed by Studio Gang Architects, one of Chicago’s hottest firms, the 38,000 square foot MPC features a transparent facade and an innovative design. The $21 million MPC, which includes two sound stages, a motion capture studio, animation lab, classrooms and space for production design and costumes, is the first new construction project for the college. The building is expected to open during spring... 

Salon O by Takao Shiotsuka Atelier – Oita-city, Oita

It is a hairsalon built in the suburbs. A mountain type design code is repeated from facade and an opening to interior design. This brings the visual effect as an icon to construction. “Paper-cutting” will be a motif if it says. It seems to assemble space while connecting the paper which clipped out a chevron figure. A repetition of the same figure produces the delicate deviation from the every day required of a hair salon. And it gives the whole building fictiveness. Takao Shiotsuka... 

New York Residence by Massimo Iosa Ghini Associati – Budapest, Hungary

The lot adjacent to the New York Palace Hotel houses the new building designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini: The concept combines contemporary design for the attention to detail and materials, typical of the tradition of Made in Italy. The intervention is developed in four main blocks: the extension of the New York Palace Boscolo Luxury Hotel, which provides sixty new rooms more services and a plan offices. The conference area that provides a large auditorium with more than five hundred seats and adjoining... 

BBVA Tower Madrid

BBVA Tower is a skyscraper on the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid. It is a monolithic building that stands on a square solar, formally separated from its surroundings and that is seen from great distances. Its facade was carateriza by having a series of overlapping rings that mark a horizontal streak on the surface that contrasts uniform vertical. Pictures of alvy, Erazo-Fischer and felipe_gabaldon from Flickr CC

Prestigious House Refurbishment in Kensington, London

Again with Holloway White Allom as Main Contractor Wood Newton Limited completed the supply and installation of 90 sliding sash windows and French doors to the redevelopment of an existing listed property. Window to the front of the property were constructed to match the existing windows, whereas windows to the rear were double glazed using the principles of our tested sliding sash system whilst keeping the 18mm astragals as the existing facade. Some of the windows and French doors to the rear were...