KEPCO Headquarters in Naju, South Korea

The KEPCO Headquarters designed by Haeahn Architecture + H Associates is located in Naju, South Korea. The site strategies in the project challenge the clearly segregated tower / podium / landscape hierarchy which dominates the current office complex typology. The design inverts the normative scheme to create a polycentric, campus-like organisation with dispersed volumes and [...]

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Shelter 02 in México City, Mexico

Located in México City, Mexico, Shelter 02 was designed by BROISSIN architects, Futuristic perceptions largely predicted the IKEA culture of modular life and the propensity towards using steel in design which are both common in living design today. They also predicted that people would live in self-sufficient pods. With Shelter 02, Broissin attempts to make [...]

Tags: Architecture, Bathroom, Closet, Furniture, IKEA, Mexico, Mexico City, Rooms, steel, Tepotzotlán, USG Mexico, With Shelter

School of Architecture, Urban Design & Landscape Architecture, CCNY in New York, United States

Located in New York, United States, School of Architecture, Urban Design & Landscape Architecture, CCNY was designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects PC. Officially opening yesterday was Rafael Viñoly Architects’ remodelled School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture at City College of New York. Having worked successfully on previous projects for the City University of [...]

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121st Police Precinct Station House in New York, United States

Designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects PC, 121st Police Precinct Station House is located in New York, United States. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg joined New York Police Department Commissioner Ray W. Kelly, Department of Design and Construction Commissioner David J. Burney FAIA along with Staten Island elected officials on Thursday to celebrate the groundbreaking of Rafael [...]

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Bethnal Green Health Centre in London, United Kingdom

Located in London, United Kingdom, Bethnal Green Health Centre was designed by Theis and Khan Architects were commissioned, to extend and refurbish the 1980’s Bethnal Green Health Centre by Tower Hamlets PCT. The existing building had been designed for two separate GP practices and community health services. The new centre now accommodates one GP practice [...]

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