The Smithsonian Kogod Courtyard by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol

Sunday, February 7th 2010
The Smithsonian Kogod Courtyard by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol

The award-winning Courtyard was designed by landscape architects Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, within an architectural renovation by Foster + Partners architects. The Donald W. Reynolds Center home of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery is a National Historic Landmark Building in Washington, D.C. The interior courtyard has been enclosed by a glass canopy designed by Foster... 

Canoes Landscape by Julio Barreno Arquitecto

Saturday, January 30th 2010
Canoes Landscape by Julio Barreno Arquitecto

Zahara de la Sierra is a small village in the south of Spain. It is situated on the top of a hill like a dense liquid flowing down along the slope. At its bottom, a concrete dam forms a reservoir. The town council plans to establish a recreation area embedded in a lower hill site which is next to the water reservoir. The landscape is shaped by small white pieces of housing based on the small size of... 

The Janus Chairs by Ryder Architecture

Saturday, January 30th 2010
The Janus Chairs by Ryder Architecture

Janus Chairs was created as one of six sculptural shelters at Kielder Water & Forest Park, northern Europe’s largest man made lake and England’s largest forest. The three one piece chairs (H2.3mxW1.2mxL2.3m, H2.7mxW1.8mxL3.1m, H3.3mx W2.4mxL3.8m) can be rotated toward a favourite view, into the sun, away from the wind or toward each other to form a family group. They are made from laminated... 

Hua Qiang Bei Road by WORK Architecture Company

Friday, January 29th 2010
Hua Qiang Bei Road by WORK Architecture Company

The design, led by WORKac partners Amale Andraos and Dan Wood and Zhubo Chief Architect Feng Guochuan, was chosen from twelve submissions by internationally renowned firms. Xu Chong Guang, the Vice Chairman of the Shenzhen Planning Bureau, commented that “Shenzhen is a new city, and very experienced in creating new districts. However, we have not yet had the opportunity to renew existing districts.... 

Helsingborg Congress and Hotel Center by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

Thursday, January 28th 2010
Helsingborg Congress and Hotel Center by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

The project consists of a 16,900 m2 congress and hotel facility and 17,100 m2 housing on the most attractive area of Helsingborg – the former central ferry dock Ångfärjan in the city center. The new facilities will play an important part in the ongoing development of the promenade running the length of the city waterfront. The building is characterized by a deformation of the grid into a crystalline... 

Beijing Hutong Bubble by MAD Architects

Thursday, January 28th 2010
Beijing Hutong Bubble by MAD Architects

MAD’s proposal for the future Beijing 2050 was first revealed at its exhibition MAD IN CHINA in Venice during the 2006 Venice Architecture Biennale. Beijing 2050 imagined three scenarios for the future of Beijing: a green public park in Tiananmen Square, a series of floating islands above the city’s CBD, and the “Future of Hutongs,” which featured metallic bubbles scattered...