The Harvest City, light alternative to Haiti’s urban development crisis designed by Ahearn Schopfer is located in Port au Prince. The four major canals will focus on built neighbourhoods consisting of four story housing complexes. The outer perimeter of the design is predominately ‘one acre’ crop circles with secondary feeder canals whilst the inner ‘harbour’ will house...
Containers of Hope that located in Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture, was designed by San Jose, Costa Rica. The insightful designer has now shared details of his most recent scheme, ‘Containers of Hope’, which seamlessly transforms two disused shipping containers into an aesthetically pleasing private home. Located in San Jose, Costa Rica this residential project was the result of a close collaboration...
Designed by Steven Holl Architects, National University of Colombia is located in Bogotá, Colombia. This angular white volume for the National University of Colombia by Steven Holl and Chris McVoy builds upon the architectural foundations laid down by designer Leopold Rother in the 1930s. Spread over 6,400 sq m, the pure white building is comprised of an auditorium with capacity for 600 seated guests,...
The Hotel Fort Canning, a hill-top hotel designed by DP Architects Pte Ltd is located in Singapore. The success of the restoration process encouraged the designers to continue in the same vein throughout the project, returning all of the interiors to their original splendour. Columns were stripped of their non period cladding and repaired, as were the original beams. Yet, the most miraculous restorations...
The Doha Festival City designed by DP Architects is located in Doha, Qatar. The complex boasts a retail section with the best in class international, regional and local brands, an entertainment and theme park, hospitality and conference facilities, and auto showrooms. DP Architects is the designer, with Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB) appointed as the project architect. The design concept brings the...