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Feb 22

Award Winning The Shadow House in London With a Dark Brick Exterior

Architecture competitions, Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Photos

The Shadow House is a newly-built private house on 38 sq m piece of land in London. Architects from Liddicoat and Goldhill created this Victorian house in order to test their ideas on living with less interior spaces with maximum emotional effect. Instead of using different construction materials, this house is made up of dark bricks. Privacy, comfort and silence are the major aspects we like about this house. Also, the Victorian buildings nearby provide a beautiful view. You might be wondering how the architects tackled the problem of lighting that is common to such tiny buildings. The obstacle has been overcome with the creation of an open space with clear straight lines and glass walls. No wonder it has won the Best Small House Of The Year Award at the British Homes Award 2011.
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Feb 10

Research, Policy and the Road Ahead (speech by Prof. Robert Stern)

Design, Interview, Movies

This video presents a speech of Professor Robert Stern, the Dean at Yale School of Architecture during India Urban Conference. The 2011 year edition of the conference took place in Delhi on 22nd November. During his speech, Stern takes part in the discussion about perspective on research methods and approaches and, more importantly on how far we might go in building institutions and partnerships to address the challenges and opportunities that urbanization poses for India. 
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Feb 09

Extremely Well-formed VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre by Perkins+Will

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The VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre creates a harmonious balance between architecture and landscape—from a visual and ecological perspective. Inspired by the organic forms and natural systems of a native orchid, the1,765-square-metre building is organized into undulating green roof ‘petals’ that float above rammed earth and concrete walls. Designed to exceed LEED Platinum status, the Visitor Centre is pursuing the Living Building Challenge—the most stringent measurement of sustainability in the built environment. The facility uses on-site, renewable sources to achieve net-zero energy on an annual basis; sequesters enough carbon to achieve carbon neutrality; uses filtered rainwater for the building’s greywater requirements; and treats 100% of blackwater in an on-site bioreactor.
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Feb 09

Appetizer Version of College - Carnegie Mellon’s Pre-College Architecture Program

Design, Extreme Architecture, Green Architecture, Interview, Movies

This video is a presentation of Carnegie Mellon University’s Pre-College Architecture Program. This program is structured to introduce students each of basic areas of architecture and also give them the experience of studying architecture in a university setting. During this video, you will be able to hear professors who lecture there. They will describe how many advantages this project has. Apart from professors, students will have also a chance to share with us their opinion about this Pre-College Program.
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Feb 09

Unique Building with the Unconventional Fat Cylindrical Shape

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This building is certainly one of a kind, its shape is more similar to geometrical model than to a normal house. The project is located in Tilburg, Netherlands and it was designed by Dutch architects Bedaux de Brouwer. This five-storey building with an exterior of dark glazed bricks called Project Duikklok and it contains two apartments. Do you like this unique form?
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Feb 09

Gorgeous Modern Lakefront Residence Transformed from 1960′s Split-level House

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This beautiful and also very modern building is an effect of transformation from 1960′s split-level house. This unique contemporary residence was designed by Moore Architects and it was called Lakefront Residence. As described by the architects, this home is organized according to the owner’s needs while taking into account the existing building: “Saving the bones of the front to back split-level, the architects sought to use this basic organization to an advantage: exploiting the street side / water side split personality of the residence, but acknowledging that the fun is in the modern connection of the two worlds.
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Feb 09

Picturesque Getaway on Mustique Private Island: Yemanja Resort

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Ready for some holiday vibes? The soothing Yemanja resort is nestled high on a beautiful hill, overlooking the Macaroni Beach on Mustique island, in St Vincent and the Grenadines. It consists of a main villa, a three-bedroom cottage and bunk houses for children. According to the official resort description, the main 5 bedroom residence is filled with an eclectic collection of Brazilian and African artworks and charming ethnic pieces which contribute to the authenticity of its design. The building revolves around a Mexican “palapa”, with an alluring palm fringe and a lovely infinity pool. Private terraces, pool access and hammocks are just some of the features of the bedrooms that can be rented in this villa. Yemanja resort also accommodates a tennis court, a media room, and impressive indoor and outdoor dining spaces. If you are curious about the rates for this retreat, the renting costs begin at $22,000 for 5 bedrooms (10 guests, May to December), and go up, depending on the season, number of guests and type of services required. Price tag aside, do you find it inviting?
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Feb 08

Architecture Paradigm in Financial Crisis Context (Interview with Charles Jencks)

Design, Extreme Architecture, Green Architecture, Interview, Movies, News

This video shows an interview with Charles Jencks who is an American architectural theorist, landscape architect and designer. His books on the history and criticism of Modernism and Postmodernism were widely read in architectural circles and beyond. He first studied English Literature at Harvard University, later gained an MA in architecture from the Graduate School of Design in 1965. He also has a PhD in Architectural History from the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College, London. During the interview, Jencks shares with us his thoughts about theoretical site of architecture. He describes his view of new architecture paradigm and also explains what architecture will look like in the nearly feature.  
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