New metropolitan architecture
Civil Justice Centre, Manchester
After an international competition, the Australian practice Denton Corker Marshall Architects was chosen to design The Civil Justice Center in Manchester. The building, inaugurated a few days ago, is the practice’s first major civic building in the UK. Conceived as a powerful sculptural element, it shows an opened architecture, meant to promote civic confidence, […]
Helsinki apartment blocks
In Helsinki a new residential complex is going to emerge on the site of a former power plant, Hanasaari. ALA, the young architecture studio which won the competition, presented a different and daring approach.The terraced blocks have a wave like form that offers almost every apartment a fabulous view toward the sea. Inside their enclosed […]
The latest work of Oscar Niemeyer
At 99 years of age, Oscar Niemeyer inaugurated on the 5th April 2007 his latest work, The Popular Theater in Niteroi (a city located near Rio de Janeiro). The famous architect dedicated the building to Brazil, symbolized in the green, blue and yellow colors of the auditorium. Capable of hosting 10.000 visitors, The Popular […]
Fouquet Barrière Hotel
Fouquet’s Barrière Hotel opened to the public in October 2006. Found in the heart of Paris, on Champs-Elysées, this hotel links two existing buildings, offering an interesting example of urban insertion. Why Édouard François chose to recreate a haussmanienne facade when he could have created anything else?
The tallest building in Paris?
After 120 years, the Eiffel Tower is threatened to lose its title as the tallest structure in Paris. The Californian architect Thom Mayne (winner of the 2005 Pritzker prize) envisioned a new office block in La Defense district, that will be 300m high, only 20 cm smaller than the famous tower. This sky-scraper project, along […]
Corner building
Interesting way of designing a corner building. The corner itself isn’t here a downfall for the project but actually becomes the central point of this strange design: a steel bar that seems to hold the two facades in there place. All looks like a sail blown by the wind because the narrow space […]
