You may have seen the work of architect Marco Casagrande here before—his Walking Barns series in Finland or his Chen House in Taiwan. He is now involved in a project in Taiwan called Ruin Academy.
Ruin Academy
October 17, 2010
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Shigeru Ban & paper architecture
August 16, 2010
Shigeru Ban is well known for his paper architecture, in particular the emergency structures designed for regions struck by disaster, notably houses for the Japanese city of Kobe hit by a devastating earthquake in 1995, and a series of paper tent structures for the UN High Commission for Refugees in Rwanda in 1999.
“Some of our more arrogant and careless buildings are at war with time and change, and they always lose.”
August 8, 2010
“Buildings are the wealth of nations, our largest capital asset. They are the ornament of cultures and they are where we spend most of our lives. Some of our more arrogant and careless buildings are at war with time and change, and they always lose.
Luis Barragán House
May 16, 2010
This is the Mexico City house and studio of Luis Barragán, considered by many to be the foremost Mexican architect of the 20th century. Built in 1948, the house was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004 and is now a museum.
Door canopy by architect Robert Kleyn
April 22, 2010
Beautiful canopy by Robert Kleyn for Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Vancouver. The design of this canopy is clever not just because it’s a visually interesting addition to an otherwise aggressively plain warehouse, but also because it effectively deflects wind in what is an exposed windy laneway.
“If I Had a Hammer? What Do You Mean If?”
April 19, 2010
Before I start, I’m asking on behalf of the owners of this house that nobody reposts or reproduces any of these images anywhere without my permission. Like a lot of people who have built their own houses in the woods, the owners, who are relatives of mine, appreciate their privacy and feel a bit negative about seeing their house all over the internet.
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Local bank branch in 70s modern cedar
April 2, 2010
Look, Vancouver, Victoria retained its cedar modernism. You could have, too.
Bank of Montreal branch in James Bay, Victoria, BC. Too bad about the sign.
A-frame Maritime Museum by CBK Van Norman
I’ve always loved this building. It’s part of the Vancouver Maritime Museum and was built in 1966 to house the icebreaker St. Roch. You can just see the top of the mast through the upper window.
Expo Lounge – Montreal’s Expo 67 and the 60s
March 28, 2010
Expo Lounge is a fun mine of architecture & design from Expo 67 and its general 1960s context – the utopian architecture, the futurist and sci-fi imagination, and the burst of innovation and optimism .
Macquarie Bank, Sydney, Australia, by Clive Wilkinson Architects
March 19, 2010
Bank in Sydney, Australia, built like a vertical Greek village. Clive Wilkinson Architects. I actually can’t decide if I like this or not. I like the idea, but it still feels a little cold.
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