Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Studio Ramin Visch

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International Flavour

Brazil.... modern
Belgium... ?
Oslo...... fun

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Working for the Man: China and Architecture


A good article on architects and the moral dilemma they may face when accepting work from regimes who's human rights issues are in question.

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Walking Tour Downtown Toronto














The other day we took a brief walking tour around the University of Toronto to look at various design items in new buildings.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Gehry in England


LONDON.- The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008, which gives England the first built project by legendary architect Frank Gehry, opens on 20 July (until 19 October). The spectacular structure – designed and engineered in collaboration with Arup – is anchored by four massive steel columns and is comprised of large timber planks and a complex network of overlapping glass planes that create a dramatic, multi-dimensional space. Gehry and his team took inspiration for this year’s Pavilion from a fascinating variety of sources including the elaborate wooden catapults designed by Leonardo da Vinci as well as the striped walls of summer beach huts. Part-amphitheatre, part-promenade, these seemingly random elements make a transformative place for reflection and relaxation by day, and discussion and performance by night.


compliments of artdaily.org

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Shape-Shifting Skyscraper in Dubai


Artist rendering released by Dynamic Architecture shows a
rotating skyscraper that is to be built in Dubai. Click here for details.



Designed by Italian architect David Fisher, this energy-efficient rotating skyscraper generates electricity via wind turbines built on every floor and is set to
be completed in 2010. The Italian-made pre-fab parts allow for reduced costs of up to 10%, as well as shorter construction times (1 floor per week).

Estimated Cost: $700 Million US



Video: "Moving" Building Set for Dubai (Reuters UK)

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Monday, March 17, 2008

Steven Holl in Toronto (or close)

The next installment of famous architect in Toronto is Steven Holl.
His work is great but I am unsure about this particular commission.
more......

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