Trois-Rivières Amphitheatre in Trois-Rivières, Canada

July 29, 2011 Category: Cultural, Public Buildings

Trois-Rivières Amphitheatre in Trois-Rivières, Canada

Designed by ARCHITEM Wolff Shapiro Kuskowski architectes, Trois-Rivières Amphitheatre is located in Trois-Rivières, Canada. Inspired by the town’s history, with its roots in the lumber industry, Architem’s project creates an icon in the landscape and focuses on the connection to the water. The forest informs and inspires the building’s architectural design expression. The exterior... 

Benozzo Gozzoli Museum in Castelfiorentino (Florence), Italy

July 29, 2011 Category: Cultural, Public Buildings

Benozzo Gozzoli Museum in Castelfiorentino (Florence), Italy

The Benozzo Gozzoli Museum designed by massimo mariani is located in Castelfiorentino (Florence), Italy. The building is rooted to the ground with a functional base, a shaped island, which solves the problem of urban furnishing (benches, flower-pot, etc..). The curvilinear base  which runs around the building, can also be used as a seating area, a playing area for children and a stage for small outdoor... 

Amphibious 1000 concept designs for futuristic semi-submerged hotel resort in Qatar

July 28, 2011 Category: Commercial Building, Hotel

Amphibious 1000 concept designs for futuristic semi-submerged hotel resort in Qatar

The Amphibious 1000 concept designs for futuristic semi-submerged hotel resort designed by Giancarlo Zema Design Group is located in Qatar.  In the sea section there are four innovative semi-submerged hotels with underwater halls that give fascinating views. The four hotels echo the soft lines of the super-yachts anchored on land. Large diagonal glass windows make the hotels memorable, each with 75... 

The Mercer @ Mercer Street in Hong Kong

July 28, 2011 Category: Commercial Building, Hotel

The Mercer @ Mercer Street in Hong Kong

The Mercer @ Mercer Street that is positioned in Hong Kong, was designed by Barrie Ho Architecture Interiors Ltd. The Mercer tower is now visible on the skyline of the Hong Kong Island, facing the Victoria Harbour. It is also the recent style of Barrie Ho Architecture Interiors Ltd to reintroduce and reinterpret fundamental architectural elements with the coordination of the most basic of colours –... 

Poetry Foundation Now Open in Chicago, United States

July 28, 2011 Category: Cultural, Public Buildings

Poetry Foundation Now Open in Chicago, United States

Situated in Chicago, United States, Poetry Foundation Now Open was designed by John Ronan Architects. Sited on a corner in Chicago’s River North neighbourhood, the building blurs the distinction between building and landscape, between indoor and outdoor space. Visitors enter through an eroded corner that reveals a garden space within. This garden is an urban oasis- a respite from the busy and frenetic... 

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