urban life
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, […]
Green highway
Highways can actually be a source of green energy. This is a daring approach, coming from a student at the Arizona State University.
Sydney, a work of art on a building
This building could be Sydney’s biggest work of art. Starting from the famous photo of Max Dupain, “Bondi”, ARM designed a building that will have this image “engraved” on its 14 storey facade. From the inside, each balcony, which covers the north façade of the building, seems to be cut in a strange, unique […]
Elephant building
This is a strange building. The Chang or „Elephant Building” can be found on the corner of Pahon Yothin and Ratchadaphisek Roads, in the northern part of Bangkok called Chatuchak.
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?
Alive phone booths
“Hello, come on, call me, I’m waiting.” These phone booths look really funny and it’s actually a small intervention. It’s a kind of urban design (or should I say art?) that has something to say; it’s not all about function. If anyone knows where they are located please share with us.
