Friday, December 21, 2012

BMW Welt in Munich by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU


BMW Welt in Munich,  Germany
COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky + Partner 
2001 (start of construction) – 2007 (scheduled opening)




NEWurbanFACE by Simone Micheli


NEWurbanFACE
by Simone Micheli
Milan Tourist information 



Fina Europe Service Station in Orival


Fina Europe Service Station
in Orival, Brussels-Paris E19 highway, Belgium
Philippe Samyn  
 Completion time  1998 > 2001




Sportplaza in Leuven, Belgium


Sportplaza in Leuven, Belgium
Arassociati De Gregorio & Partners
Completion time  2003 > 2005



Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Extension of Reina Sofia Museum by Ateliers Jean Nouvel


Extension of Reina Sofia Museum by Ateliers Jean Nouvel


Architect : Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Madrid, Spain


Completion time 2002 > 2005




La arquitectura del Museo del Prado

Extension of Prado’s Museum by Rafael Moneo


Extension of Prado’s Museum by Rafael Moneo
Location Paseo del Prado, Madrid, Spain


Collaborators : Belén Hermida, Christoph Schmid, Carmen Díez, Mariano Molina, Jacobo García Germán, Borja Peña (project), 



Christoph Schmid, Belén Hermida, Eduardo Arilla, José Mª Hurtado de Mendoza, Oliver Bieniussa, Dirk Schluppkotten, Juan Manuel Nicás, Filippo Serra (executive phase), 



Pedro Elcuaz, Miguel Angel Santamaría, Filippo Serra, Francisco Blasco Esparza, David Campo, Belén Hermida, Isabel López Taberna, Scott Snyder, Fernando Iznaola (construction phase) 



Project time 2001 – 2002




Architectural Awakening - New Synagogues in Germany | Arts.21

The Jewish Synagogue in Munich, Germany


The Jewish Synagogue in Munich, Germany

Architects : Wandel Hoefer Lorch
Project time 2003 – 2006 



Monday, December 3, 2012

Kalmar Museum of Art by Tham & Videgård Hansson Arkitekter



Kalmar Museum of Art by Tham & Videgård Hansson Arkitekter
Architects Bolle Tham and Martin Videgård Hansson
Project time 2004 competition 2008 completed



Présentation des Bains des docks - Le Havre

Residencial and Commercial Building by MGM Architects, Ceuta, Spain.


Residencial and Commercial Building by MGM Architects, Ceuta, Spain.

MGM Morales + Giles + Mariscal

Architects José Morales Sánchez, Juan González Mariscal
Project time 2004 (project) 2004-2007 (construction)



Le Havre Dock’s water complex by Ateliers Jean Nouvel


Le Havre Dock’s water complex by Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Location Port of Le Havre, France
Project time 2004 (competition) 2006-2008 (construction) 




Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Architect !



Choose a job you love, 
and you will never have to work a day in your life. 
by Confucius.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Bocconi University by Grafton Architects


Bocconi University
via Roentgen, viale Bligny, Milan, Italy.

Architects : Grafton Architects
    Yvonne Farrell, Shelley McNamara (directors),
    Gerard Carty, Philippe O’Sullivan,
    Simona Castelli (project architect)

2001 (competition), 2002-2008 (project).




The Church of the Good Shepherd


The Church of the Good Shepherd
Palosuontie 1, Helsinki, Finland 

 Architects : Juha Leiviskä and Pekka Kivisalo 
Vilhelm Helander, 
arkkitehdit Safa





Tomar Environmental Monitoring and Interpretation Offices (EMIO)



Tomar Environmental Monitoring and Interpretation Offices (EMIO)
Praça Alves Redol nº 5 -Tomar, Portugal 

Architects  EMBAIXADA – ARQUITECTURA, LDA
Project time  2003 (competition) – 2003 (project) – 2005-2006 (construction)




Saturday, November 24, 2012

Zollverein School


Zollverein School by SANAA
 Location  : Essen, Germany  
 Architects : Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA
Project time : 2006



Hypo-Alpe-Adria Bank Headquarters


Hypo-Alpe-Adria Bank Headquarters by Morphosis with Geza
Location  : Feletto Umberto, Tavagnacco, Udine, Italy 

 Architects : Morphosis, Thom Mayne, FAIA
+    Geza, Stefano Gri, Piero Zucchi
Completion time :  2004 -2006 .



Sunday, November 18, 2012

Part 3. Architectural Model Making: Gluing and Connecting

Part 2. Architectural Model Making: Scaling & Cutting

Part 1. Architectural Model Making: Tools & Materials

Zaha HADID - Exhibition Pavillion

Le CORBUSIER - The Chapel Notre-Dame du Haut

Le CORBUSIER - Villa La ROCHE

Le CORBUSIER - Villa SAVOYE

Massimiliano FUKSAS - EUROPARK

Office 25 Architects | Taiwan Union Tower

2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Recipient - Ipekyol Textile Factor...

Seismic Test for 30 Storey BSB Factory Built Building in Beijing Earth Q...

Roca London Gallery by Zaha Hadid

Visit the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart

Opus Office Tower © Zaha Hadid Architects

The Stone Towers by Zaha Hadid Architects

Le CORBUSIER - Maison du Brésil

Renzo PIANO - Rue de Meaux HOUSING

Gremio Filme Construtivo HD.mp4

Kinetower by Kinetura

Sketch Architect's Forest Retreat

Le CORBUSIER - SWISS Pavilion

I. M. Pei - Grand LOUVRE