(scarletgreen– flickr/creative commons license) In the lush green rice patties of 新潟 Japan, this rusted Corten steel building by Tekuka Architects stands as a whole and natural object. The meandering tube follows the hill’s topography and then rises into the …
Month: June 2015
(sara~– flickr/creative commons license) This 2004 expansion to the Museum of Modern Art in New York by Yoshio Taniguchi adds modernism to Cesar Pelli’s greenhouse design. This $315 million renovation opened wide spaces into the tower, including a 33 meter …
(chad_k– flickr/creative commons license) The Sundial bridge by Santiago Calatrava spans the Sacramento River at Turtle Bay in Redding, California. The 700 ft bridge only allows pedestrians and bicycles, so the opportunities for alternative materials were used. The glass floor …
(de*– flickr/creative commons license) The Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge was designed by Schwartz and Silver. The exterior was inspired by several contextual conditions: glass beading, paper langterns, the Mississippi river, a “lantern on the levee.” The …
Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen designed this 2004 museum for Aarhus, Denmark. At 17,700m2 this is one of the largest museums in Northern Europe. The site circulatory path bisects this red cube with its white interior to form an expansive atrium. …
(rictulio– flickr/creative commons license) The Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum overlooks Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem valley. The design by Moshe Safdie took ten years to culminate and finally opened in 2005. The campus of six buildings is linked by paths and bridges …
Near the Graz Art Museum, the circulatory island in the Mur River contains secret surprises. A cafe, children’s playground, and open theatre provide a public destination that offers creativity and adventure while tying the river into the city.The dome and …
(kentamabuchi– flickr/creative commons license) Hitoshi Abe designed this 2002 Town Centre for Reihoku, Japan. This project included close cooperation with the residents and city leaders for over three years. In the end, the rooms were left unspecific as they couldn’t …
(Fritz Geller-Grimm– wikipedia/creative commons license) The Frieder Burda Museum in Baden-Baden was designed by Richard Meier, who did the Getty Center. Winner of several top awards, the museum opened in 2004. Meier was sensitive to the surrounding museum and Lichtentaler …
(bluguia_pablo– flickr/creative commons license) The Auditorio Ciudad de Leon (Leon Auditorium) was designed by Luis M. Mansilla and Emilio Tuñón, who also did the Leon Contemporary Art Museum. The open gathering space takes on a form with many careful light …