Civic Cultural Exhibition and Activity Center (CCEAC) in Korla, China

The Civic Cultural Exhibition and Activity Center (CCEAC) designed by inFORM studio is located in Korla, China. Korla is in a unique location situated above the Taklamakan Desert and at the foothills of a mountain range south of Lake Bosten. Ecological and geological extremes practically co-exist within Korla yielding a tremendous opportunity to exemplify both [...]

Tags: China, Cities along the Silk Road, Civic Cultural Exhibition and Activity Center, energy, Environment, inFORM studio, Korla, Lake, Lake Bosten, Sites along the Silk Road, Sunshine, Taklamakan Desert, Water

Shaft House funnels sunshine into the heart of the home in Toronto, Canada

Designed by Urbanline studio [ALI MALEK-ZADEH] & atelier rzlbd [REZA ALIABADI], Shaft House funnels sunshine into the heart of the home is located in Toronto, Canada. Shaft House attains the objective of creating an economically efficient, sustainable and responsive housing design through function and innovation. The structure of the house revolves around a central shaft, [...]

Tags: Canada, Culture, Film, Folklore, Mass media, Reza, REZA ALIABADI, Shaft, steel, Toronto, Underground mine ventilation, Urbanline studio, vernacular architecture

BORABoras park pavilions and skating rink in Borås, Sweden

Designed by Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect, BORABoras park pavilions and skating rink is located in Borås, Sweden. A glazed winter garden and a bandstand are sited in the park as rounded forms, thin perforated shells clearly visible from the city centre. The shells form a meeting point where several paths intersect, thereby framing an open [...]

Tags: Bandstand, Borås, Entertainment, Glade, Ice rink, Sweden

Sunshine Hospital Radiation Therapy Centre at St Albans in St Albans, Australia

Located in St Albans, Australia, Sunshine Hospital Radiation Therapy Centre at St Albans was designed by Silver Thomas Hanley. Silver Thomas Hanley envision the centre to be a ‘beacon’ of the hospital campus – metaphorically this is expressed as a rainbow curved wall at the main entry for its symbolic connotation with hope; and physically [...]

Tags: Australia, Cancer, radiation, St Albans, Sunshine Hospital Radiation Therapy Centre, Thomas Hanley

Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate, United Kingdom

Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, Turner Contemporary Gallery is located in Margate, United Kingdom. The quiet coastal town was once a hub of activity as holidaymakers flocked to its beaches during the brief flashes of British summer sunshine. Over the years, Brighton and Blackpool have slowly replaced Margate as the first choice for England’s sunseekers, [...]

Tags: Architect, Blackpool, Clock, Counties of England, David Chipperfield, Geography of England, Horology, Hospitality/Recreation, Hunk, Kent, Margate, project site, The Harbourside, Turner Contemporary, Turner Contemporary Gallery, United Kingdom