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Posted on September 27, 2009 by Greatfu
Goes’s signature style combines intentional, unpretentious simplicity with functional clarity, and results in stark beauty with Japanese-Finnish undertones.The only structural load the wood strips must carry is the vertical load of the roof.Wim Goes is an award-winning architect, born in 1969 in Ghent.
Posted on September 15, 2009 by Greatfu
The building uses traditional Rajasthani motifs including a jaalipierced stone screen an open courtyard. The Pearl Academy of Fashion, Jaipur is a campus which by virtue of its design is geared towards creating an environmentally responsive passive habitat. The radical architecture of the institute emerges from a fusion of the rich traditional building knowledge bank and cutting edge contemporary architecture.The institute is located in a typical hot, dry, desert type climate on the outskirts of Jaipur in the soulless Kukas industrial area, about 20 kilometers from the famous walled city.
Posted on April 10, 2010 by Greatfu
Eminent British architect Lord Norman Foster has been at the helm of some of the most notable structures of the past century. These include a ridiculous array of skyline classics, such as “The Gherkin” or 30 St Mary Axe in London, London City Hall, Al Faisaliyah Center in Riyadh, Millau Viaduct in [...]
Posted on December 15, 2009 by Greatfu
SAKO Architects have challenged traditional Chinese architecture by constructing an energy-saving residential complex that is rotated by 45 degrees from the north-south axis for increased daylighting. Traditionally, residential buildings in China are oriented south and north, but the unique positioning of the BUMPS in Beijing project let is save a considerable amount of energy. The project features four residential building, each of which is 80 meters in height. Every two floors are set as a unit, and each unit is staggered 2 meters horizontally. The set-back areas can then be used as terraces.
Posted on November 1, 2009 by Greatfu
This project involves the creation of a new cultural center oriented around a public square semicircular located away from urban traffic flows. This set of light consists of several buildings with architectural unit, stone and white plaster. This is a new theater of 493 seats and several adjoining buildings including workshops for artists for the most part, housing, shopping and cultural destination restaurants, a showroom, several offices and parking underground.