Amagansett a New Family House in New York, United States

The Amagansett House designed by Francois de Menil Architect PC is located in New York, United States.  With its roots in Eastern Long Island’s modernist design explorations during the 1950s and 1960s, the Amagansett House exemplifies functional simplicity and energy conservation in its resolution of client program and site conditions. The poetry of the house is in its restrained, simple form and... 

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Catholic Church in Colonia, Uruguay

The Catholic Church designed by Lambrechts-Bertinat Arquitectos is located in Colonia, Uruguay.  This small Catholic Church is situated on the shores of the River Plate on the isolated Parant Beach. The stretches of white sand contrast sharply with the blood red waters of the River Plate making an ethereal quality in the light which is reflected in the colours of the church. The interior is light,... 

Tags: Atlantic ocean, Campanile, Catholic Church, Colonia, Colonia del Sacramento, Parant Beach, Political geography, South American rivers, Uruguay

Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa

Greenpoint Stadium Cape Town, South Africa,  is uniquely characterised by its surrounding natural architecture – Table Mountain, Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean – so when it came to designing the new stadiums for the 2010 World Cup, the architects and engineers involved (gmp – von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects, Berlin, Germany in cooperation with Louis Karol and Point Architects... 

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Tenerife Athletics Centre in Tincer, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Designed by AMP arquitectos s.l, Tenerife Athletics Centre  is located in Tincer, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, In the district of Tincer, on the outskirts of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and close to the boundaries between the city, the mountains and the motorway, is the new Tenerife Athletics Centre; a monumental scale project that reflects the volcanic origin in the formalisation of a crater with slopes... 

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h2o apartment building in Santa Cruz, Portugal

The h2o apartment building designed by lema barros + castelo branco, arquitectos Located in the beach of Santa Cruz , Portugal, this apartment building creates 9 duplex apartments as if each one could be a single family house, with its independent entrances. The internal organization is based on the boat interiors concept, in which all spaces are over profited : walls that become kitchens, doors that... 

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