Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater for iPad

First interactive tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater for iPad..

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Nicanor Parra Library

Nicanor Parra Library by Mathias Klotz..

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RIBA Manser Medal 2011 winner - Hampstead Lane

RIBA Manser Medal 2011 for the best new house in the UK..

Duggan Morris Architects ..

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Architectural Animations,renders by DOF

Architectural animations, renders by DOF ..

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OMA in Conversation: On London

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Sou Fujimoto interview

Studio Banana TV interviews Sou Fujimoto ..

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Renzo Piano Interview

Renzo Piano interview by Architectural Review ..

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As Cities Grow

As Cities Grow by All Cut Up Films ..


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The Absolute Towers by MAD Architects

The Absolute Towers,Mississauga,Canada.. by MAD Architects ..

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Niemeyer Center by Oscar_Niemeyer

Niemeyer Center by Oscar Niemeyer ..

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Aomori Nebuta House

Seeing these lovely winter images of Aomori Nebuta House, I could not help but miss the snow - need to get to the mountains stat - and this building's absence (or something similar) from Vancouver's architectural landscape. This lovely project was designed by Vancouver's own Molo Design - known here more so for their less permanent works such as Softwall and Cloud light. 

After winning an international competition nearly a decade ago to design Nebuta House, they have been duly acknowledged internationally for their architecture this year as the building finally opened to visitors. Among the awards are International Architecture Award for Best New Global Design 2011, Perspective Excellence Award 2011, Design Vanguard 2010, and highly commended by venerable Architectural Review for Emerging Architecture 2011. 

Aomori's Nebuta Festival is one of Japan's largest and is quite spectacular consisting of a procession of large and incredible lantern floats representing many spirits, gods, and heroes. Nebuta House exhibits five best from each year. 

Although Molo Design winning competition entry was for a somewhat different program, the design was adjusted to its current intent. An external skin of twisted metal ribbons encloses a perimeter breezeway - not unlike traditional engawa. Besides giving the building its visual identity, it also mediates the sense of enclosure and filters the light. Where the external screen  The light and shadow play give way to darkness within, recreating the nighttime condition that sets off the Nebuta Lanterns to their full advantage. The designers have handled the shadows so skillfully as a strategy. 

It is a wonderful building - now can we have one like that in Vancouver? Architecture wanted....

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skin model

All images are by Iwan Baan and Molo Design.

Bjarke Ingels's speech at 2011 Take Lead Conference

Bjarke Ingels's speech at 2011 Take Lead Conference..

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Plan of the City

Plan of the City is an animated film, conceived and directed by Joshua Frankel..

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Rothschild Bank Headquarters by OMA

Rem Koolhaas and Ellen van Loon discussion of their design of the Rothschild Bank Headquarters in London.

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Photo Post - Waterfront House by Nick Milkovich

What luck! Recently I got a chance to tour a house designed by Nick Milkovich, which is in the final stages of construction. The house is very grand and the detailing is such a treat! Here are the pictures:

Norman Foster - Humanitas - Oxford University Lecture

Norman Foster , Humanitas Oxford University Lecture..

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Rem Koolhaas: On Progress

Rem Koolhaas lecture as delivered on the 10th of November 2011..


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