Feb 20
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Fab Prefab – Designer Housing
Prefab, or pre-fabricated, homes are the current rage with everyone from modernists to environmentalists. The basic idea behind prefab houses are that they are built in a factory or manufacturing site and then assembled wherever the structure is to be located. Although embraced by modernists, prefab is nothing new and has existed as a construction [...]
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Restorative Architecture
1 response - Posted 11.27.07
The National Museum of Singapore has a dome. This contains many panels of stained glass. These panels have been erected since the building was constructed in 1849. In restoration works, these glass panels were detached, cleaned and restored. Age, weather and gravity caused deterioration and these were repaired by a professional stain glass restorer. [...]continue
1 response - Posted 11.27.07
The National Museum of Singapore has a dome. This contains many panels of stained glass. These panels have been erected since the building was constructed in 1849. In restoration works, these glass panels were detached, cleaned and restored. Age, weather and gravity caused deterioration and these were repaired by a professional stain glass restorer. [...]continue
Mumbai Architechture – Gateway of India.
no responses - Posted 11.20.07
The Gateway of India is in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. As its name suggests, it is a Gateway that tourists must visit. It is an arch like building that looks like a hollow house. It is made of basalt and concrete. Due to the evolution of land and air transportation, local and [...]continue
no responses - Posted 11.20.07
The Gateway of India is in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. As its name suggests, it is a Gateway that tourists must visit. It is an arch like building that looks like a hollow house. It is made of basalt and concrete. Due to the evolution of land and air transportation, local and [...]continue
Industrial design – public shelters.
1 response - Posted 10.15.07
These photographs show a public walkway in-between a building that makes pewter wares and a row of shop houses. This street, named River Valley Road, is in Singapore, a small island state in Southeast Asia. The pewter factory, The “Royal Selangor“, needs a covered space to organize mass participation activities. It is part and parcel [...]continue
1 response - Posted 10.15.07
These photographs show a public walkway in-between a building that makes pewter wares and a row of shop houses. This street, named River Valley Road, is in Singapore, a small island state in Southeast Asia. The pewter factory, The “Royal Selangor“, needs a covered space to organize mass participation activities. It is part and parcel [...]continue
2007 Stirling Architecture Prize Awarded!
4 responses - Posted 10.12.07
This year’s coveted Stirling architecture prize was won by the Museum of Modern Literature at Marbach am Neckar in Germany. The Stirling prize, awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects in association with the Architects’ Journal, is now in it’s 12th year and remains one of the most sought-after awards in architectural design. [...]continue
4 responses - Posted 10.12.07
This year’s coveted Stirling architecture prize was won by the Museum of Modern Literature at Marbach am Neckar in Germany. The Stirling prize, awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects in association with the Architects’ Journal, is now in it’s 12th year and remains one of the most sought-after awards in architectural design. [...]continue
3XN – Orestad Gymnasium, Denmark
1 response - Posted 10.08.07
They used to say ‘a light bulb goes on in your mind’ when knowledge happens. The Danish architects at 3XN already realize the sun is the true source of knowledge – providing fuel for each global system. Imagine the power more sunlight can provide young minds hard at work in their schools.continue
1 response - Posted 10.08.07
They used to say ‘a light bulb goes on in your mind’ when knowledge happens. The Danish architects at 3XN already realize the sun is the true source of knowledge – providing fuel for each global system. Imagine the power more sunlight can provide young minds hard at work in their schools.continue
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