Utopian city fail, Ordos city in China
All these images have one thing in common , the almost complete absence of people. We had already spoken of the Chinese ghost town, but in the case of an Utopian city fail, it’s quite different than a “simple” uninhabited city. At the origin of this failure there was a project, a dream, investments and […]
Carpa Olivera pool recovered by Colectivo Urbano
You can easily define the Carpa Olivera pool a magical place settled on the Olas Atlas Beach near the historic center of Mazatlan, Mexican town. It was built in 1915, inspired by the Lisbon sea pools, with the aim of making it a gathering and entertainment public place. Its great exposure to the weather and […]
Labyrinth installation, Gijs e Van Vaerenbergh
In Genk, in Belgium, two young architects Pieterjan Gijs e Arnout Van Vaerenbergh have designed and created an experimental labyrinth installation made of boolean curves. It covers a portion of 37.5 to 37.5 square meters and Consists of one kilometer of walls made of thick steel plates 5 mm and 5 meters high. Some forms were […]
Converting an old tower in a luxury hotel, Tainaron Blue
In southern Greece, precisely to Asiata, Sminos, architects Costas Zouvelos and Kassiani Theodorakakos recovered an old guard tower of the 19th Century and converted it into a hotel with the Best comfort. Tainaron Blue if you want to visit the official site. The original building was built with local stone and his defensive purpose echoes still […]
Tropical Box House, Kuala Lumpur, WHBC Architects
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the architects of WHBC Architects have invented a residence that has a double function: on the one hand protects the surroundings and the other binds to it with extremely fascinating elements and clever solutions. To do this they created a concrete “box”, without closing it on itself, but instead is a […]
Horror Architecture or a Wonder? The ocean resort built on a rock
I’ve a clear opinion on this issue, if I look at this ocean resort built on a rock in the middle of the ocean, Villa On Dunbar Rock, I feel deep sensations. It’s a private resort designed specifically for those who love diving and living in contact with the sea. The hotel is a far 40 km from Honduras […]
Bibliotheque Nationale de France | Architecture by Dominique Perrault
A controversial architecture, not much loved by the residents, but who knows how to surprise the visitor. Probably because of the non-human scale, it reminds the authoritarian architectures of science fiction films. And somehow the inner park – strictly closed to the public – reminds us that we are not free. Bibliotheque Nationale de France […]
Firminy Vert, the urban complex designed by Le Corbusier
What we would observe if we decided to visit Firminy Vert, a France little town, is an urban complex designed by Le Corbusier. 1955 is the year in which the work begins, when Le Corbusier was still alive, but they will end many years later. The windows are the same that are located in La Tourette – […]
Colorful Architecture, 9 Great “projects” that know how to use it
Architecture and color are not often associated in fear of falling into banality. During the course of ‘900, from Purism onwards, the architecture environment was marked by more and more minimal buildings, more and more white and more and more boring.. Beyond Postmodernism, which used color and shapes in a very contradictory way, in recent […]
Vulcania Park, the “Golden Volcano” designed by Hans Hollein
As reported on the official Hans Hollein Site, Vulcania Park is “Situated within extinct volcanoes on an altitude of 1.000 m this complex serves to inform about, educate on and experience the primeval forces of nature and the creation of our planet. It is highly symbolically charged, with an aura of mystery, the descent into […]
The new Architecture of Feltrinelli Milano, by Herzog & De Meuron
Milan has been enriched by a new building, it is the new architecture of the Feltrinelli Milano. A simple building, which recalls the values of other Milanese buildings, designed by architects Herzog & De Meuron. The new headquarters will house the Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Foundation, a library, archives, multi-purpose rooms, a library, as well as shops […]
Armani Silos in Milano
In the heart of Tortona, in one of the streets that explodes during the Milano Design Week, precisaly in via Bergognone 40, rises the Armani Silos, in the place where originally was located a Nestle deposit. “I chose to call it silos,” says Armani, “because that’s where the grain, material for living, were kept. And […]