Tall emblem structure in Dubai.

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Architect: ARCHICLUB, France

(Non)-Winners Announced for ThyssenKrupp Elevator Architecture Award 2008-2009

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Mineral House - Tokyo


Reflection of Mineral is a 480-square-foot (about 45 square meters) residence located in downtown Tokyo’s Nakano ward. Designed by architect Yasuhiro Yamashita Reflection of Mineral has received wide architecture and design media attention and numerous international awards.

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14 Viñas Winery / S.M.A.O.

The winery arises as a free standing building with an accentuated singular character.
Dueto its industrial use as much as to its location in an emblematic environment. It raises a respectful solution towards the landscape of low environmental impact which is suitable for the scale as much as for the dominating colours of the landscape.

Trojan House, Melbourne by Jackson Clements Burrows

The addition to the Trojan House by Jackson Clements Burrows is the most astonishing aspect of the structure. Three children’s bedrooms have been cantilevered above a large living space, and that amazing kitchen.The entire addition is wrapped in a seamless wooden skin that conceals any obvious openings. Windows, covered by shutters that follow the pattern of the façade, reveal nothing of the interior space.

Development of Blåsenhus in Uppsala




The work on the basis of a detailed plan for the settlement of Blåsenhus northeastern part has started. As part of that process, Akademiska Hus and Uppsala University invited four Nordic architectural offices to sketch ideas of how it could be designed.

Image: Semrén + Månsson's competition entry, illustration by Tenjin Visual.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Child of the Sun” Included in Upcoming Guggenheim Exhibition

Florida Southern College’s long-hidden treasure trove of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings—the largest single-site collection of the architect’s work in the world—is ready for a new dawn. Known collectively as “Child of the Sun,” the 12 structures will be featured in the upcoming exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.

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V&A washrooms by Glowacka Rennie

London architects Glowacka Rennie have completed the interior of the ladies toilets at the V&A museum in London. The design includes a black, stone wall, black cubicle interiors and brass fittings in a white-painted interior with a high ceiling.