Beijing 2008 > External panels of Watercube, the National Swimming Centre designed by Australian firm PTW, were finally put in place on the past 4th of November. The roof is due to be finished at the end of 2006…[Tracking Beijing 2008 Olympics / Archrecord]...
Images and information about the expansion designed by Ofis Architects for the City Museum of Ljubljana (Slovenia) [archidose]....
Images of construction site for the New Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA in New York [archidose]. More images > Flickr...
"Casa O" designed by architect Antonio Belem Lima in Torgueda – Vila Real (Portugal) [Arkinetia]....
The Rotterdam club Off Corso has become the first sustainable discoteque. The concept, based on the idea of converting to electricity the dance floor vibrations, was developed by Enviu + Döll-Atelier voor Bouwkunst and presented as “The Critical Mass” on October 14th, 2006… Video > na/blog source > Edgar Gonzalez weblog...
Images and information about the design conceived for the Museum of Liverpool by Danish firm 3XN [trucdesign.com]....
Santiago, Chile > The Pedro Lira House, designed by Sebastian Irarrazaval, originates from three elements: a patio elevated above the street, a mixed route featuring stairs and ramps that connect parking with covered space, and a perimeter wall outlining the land next to the house… >>>...
Sketch Furniture, developed by Swedish firm Front, can convert in real pieces the lines sketched in the air… These sketches are recorded by Motion Capture, that renders them into 3D digital archives: they are then materialized through Rapid Prototyping. Video > na/blog [Move your mind]...
The House in Carreço (district of Viana do Castelo) was conceived by Portuguese architects Nuno Grande + Pedro Gadanho. A huge 8-meter overhang, on which a big balcony is founded, suspended over the garden, horizontally extends cubic shape imposed by plan and regulations to the 2-storey building. The resulting volume, elongated and light, harmonizes with […]...
Spain > Images of CDAN, the Art and Nature Center designed by Rafael Moneo in Huesca [Fotos de Arquitectura]....
