THE (architectural) HORROR STORY >> monstrocity #1
Bi-weekly dose of architectural horror.
Parade of the ugliest buildings in the world.
Bi-weekly dose of architectural horror.
Parade of the ugliest buildings in the world.
How does one turn a modernist office building into contemporary luxury living?
Conversion of Costantinos Doxiadis’ Athenian landmark as if modernism could benefit from today’s materials.
Who bit the orange cube?
The building by Dominique Jakob and Brendan Macfarlane is part of the larger “Confluences” urban planning project to revitalize Lyon’s waterfront.
Innovation in Detail.
A 1908-built slaughterhouse and livestock market of Arganzuela transformed into an art centre / cinema.
The fragile balance among the different finishes, materials, lights, spacious volumes and their industrial scale make up for a seductive place, especially for them vintage-lovers, and a spectacular effect.
Details | An illustrated library of architectural details (part 1) :
Outstanding projects revolving around an exceptional detail.
How to upgrade a creativity-oriented favela?
This gymnasium in Natal is just the first building within a wider plan to boost development in the “MĂŁe Luiza” favela.
Photographic proof of a success story: ceramics and architecture.
Harvard Art Museums: Renzo Piano’s renovation and expansion makes the most out of the existing building.
When old and new coexist seamlessly, with no compromise.
Beth Moon, a photographer based in San Francisco, has been searching for the world’s oldest trees for the past 14 years. She has traveled all around the globe to capture the most magnificent trees that grow in remote locations and look as old as the world itself.
An entertaining story about
Frank Owen Gehry (born Frank O. Goldberg, 1929). Known for his sculptural and organic designs, he is the only architect having appeared on “The Simpsons”.