Petrol Facebook / A + A Studio

Most should know perfectly Facebook, and we hope that fans of either platform architecture in this social network. But they may not know much about the environment that lie behind. As a good "start-up, the company started by young people has a much more horizontal organizational structure than other companies, for which required a space that will accommodate these needs.

from Plataforma Arquitectura by David Basulto

Veech Media Architecture Wins with “Ambient Gem” Swarovski Pavilion

The Vienna-based architecture and design office Veech Media Architecture (VMA) was presented with the IF Communication Gold Award in the category Corporate Architecture for the trade fair pavilion design for Swarovski Enlightened TM. The pavilion Ambient Gem at the exclusive watch and jewelery show Baselworld convinced the members of the jury by its way it sets new standards for the term “brand world”. The prize-giving ceremony was held on August 28 in the BMW World in Munich.

from Bustler.net News by Vanilla Hustler

icograda world design congress beijing 2009 & the 1st beijing design week
national center for performing arts, beijing

from 24-30 october 2009, the biennial icograda world design congress in association with the first beijing design week will be held in beijing, china. 100 carefully selected speakers and thousands of delegates from around the globe will gather in a cross-disciplinary event, offering five days of exchange and dialogue among the international design community.

from Designboom - Weblog

El Roble Chapel / 57 Studio

Nestled into a forest of Australian mimosa trees, a small family chapel designed by 57 Studio provides a quiet and serene place for religious contemplation. The chapel can hold approximately 40 seated people and focuses on providing ” the proper sense of religious spaces…through its communication with the natural surroundings.”

from Arch Daily by Karen Cilento

Prefabricated Shelters Offer a Jungle Eco-Retreat

Sitting among the canopy of a jungle forest near Yelapa, Mexico, these V-Houses by Heinz Legler are quite possibly an eco-adventurer’s paradise. The treehouse-like structures are lofted 16 feet above the ground and open on all sides to offer panoramic views of the tropical surroundings. Although the rooms measure only 16 feet by 16 feet, a slanted ceiling and open walls make the treehouse seem larger — blurring the lines between indoors and outdoors. And to top off this eco-dream of a jungle retreat, the V-Houses were designed with modular components, made with sustainable materials, and have incorporated solar panels, composting toilets, and a greywater system.

from Inhabitat » Architecture by Olivia Chen

Platform in Travel: Casa Reutter, Mathias Klotz

In 1998 Mathias Klotz, projects a more paradigmatic their homes and recognized that they are somehow embodied many of his ideas and concepts about the architecture that has developed: Reutter House, located off the coast of Cachagua in V Region of Chile.

from Plataforma Arquitectura by Guillermo Hevia García

rafael vinoly architects: brooklyn children’s museum

the brooklyn children’s museum by rafael vinoly architects combines bold and colourful forms with sustainable design. the museum’s original building was finished in 1977, but the new design re-imagines and reconfigures the space for a growing audience in brooklyn, new york. the new museum is a singular structure which intentionally differs from its context. the building’s bold primary colours and large modern forms were designed to identify it as a landmark, while also be compelling for children. the facade is mostly clad in glossy yellow ceramic tiles dotted with porthole windows and accented by green and red walls.

from Designboom - Weblog

Centro Insular de Atletismo de Tenerife / AMP

In the neighborhood of Tinca, located on the outskirts of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and close to the boundaries that define the mountains and the highway lies the new Centro Insular de Atletismo de Tenerife, a project of monumental scale, reflecting the volcanic origin the formalization of a crater whose sides are set by the weight of the gigantic volcanic rocks that cover, to form an evocative image of a pyroclastic cone. By means of a unified and resounding, resolves a program that integrates different applications, unifying under a stone mantle. At the same time, the performance demands its iconic value for its size, while minimizing impact to the environment. The crater provides a new public space outside stone finish high irregular basalt from establishing a visual relationship with the Atlantic Ocean. Inside develop various facilities including a high performance center, a gym, locker rooms, warm-up track, press room, and a screening room and conference open to the indoor space via a movable partitions, with up to 200 people.

from Plataforma Arquitectura by Giuliano Pastorelli