Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Architecture Award,ATMOSPHERE,Circulation,Exotic Idea,GREEN AREA,Green Project,Harmony With The Context,Landmark,MASS & SHAPE,Prefabricated elements,Public Facilities,STRUCTURAL,Structural Award,SUSTAINABILITY,Travel,ViewPoint,Wooden,World's Best Places to VisitMay 17, 2013
The Tree Tower, designed by the Architekt Josef Stöger from Schönberg, features an impressively airy architectural structure and a unique concept for enclosing the three very old, up to 38 m tall fir and beech trees in the egg-shaped tower. 16 arched glued laminated timber girders (GL28c larch), each over 40 m long, support the 17 t look-out platform…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Architecture Award,Cozy,Editor's Picks,GREEN AREA,Green Project,Harmony With The Context,Lodge & Tented Camp,Lodge & Tented Camp Interior,MATERIALS USED,Modern Tropical Style,OUTDOOR SPACE,Planting Area,Pool / Pond,Relax,Resort,Resort Space,Romantic,SUSTAINABILITY,WoodenMay 13, 2013
Nine private casitas comprise Nicaragua´s most upscale nature resort, located on a private island in Lake Nicaragua. A short boat ride from the colonial town of Granada, the lodge offers spectacular views of the Mombacho Volcano across the lake…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Activity / Multipurpose Area,Circulation,Editor's Picks,Green Project,Landscape Award,Landscape Element,Park,Pavement / pattern,Plant Materials Used,Planting Area,Pool / Pond,Public Space,TravelMay 10, 2013
The Australian Garden is Australia’s Botanic Garden and is located 30km south of Melbourne at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne. It is a garden that displays Australian flora in creative, interactive and educative ways…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in ATMOSPHERE,DAYLIGHTING,Famous / Popular / Great / World : Building,Featured,Gallery,glass facade,GREEN AREA,HISTORY & STORY OF THE BUILDING,INTERIORs SPACE,Landform / Contour / Lawn,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,MATERIALS USED,Memorial & Museum Space,Metal Sheet,Museum,NATURAL VENTILATION,OUTDOOR SPACE,Steel,TravelMay 8, 2013
Situated on a former coal mine in Lens, a quiet town in northern France, the newly opened branch of the Musée du Louvre stands as a stunning essay in transparency and geometry. Designed by the Japanese firm SANAA in collaboration with the Manhattan studio Imrey Culbert…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Activity / Multipurpose Area,Circulation,Editor's Picks,Green Project,Landmark,MATERIALS USED,Metal Sheet,Pavement / pattern,Pavilion,Pedestrian / Street,Public Facilities,Public Space,Shelter / Pavilion / Kiosk,SUSTAINABILITY,Travel,Urban Design,WaterfrontMarch 18, 2013
Marseille’s Vieux Port is one of the grand Mediterranean ports, but over time the World Heritage-listed site has become inaccessible to pedestrians and has been cut off from the life of the city. The masterplan for its regeneration will reclaim the quaysides as a civic space, creating new informal venues for performances and events and removing traffic to create a safe, semi-pedestrianised public realm. Its transformation is one of a series of projects to be completed in time for the city’s inauguration as European Capital of Culture in 2013…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Bridge,Exotic Idea,Footbridge,Green Project,MATERIALS USED,Pedestrian / Street,SOLUTION,Steel,STRUCTURAL,SUSTAINABILITYMarch 14, 2013
The Weave Bridge at the University of Pennsylvania creates a pedestrian passage over the Amtrak train tracks that currently separate the main campus from athletic fields along the Schuylkill River. The Weave Bridge is a 145 ft (44 m) bridge at The University of Pennsylvania, USA which was conceptualized by Cecil Balmond and engineered by Ammann & Whitney. It was commissioned by the University of Pennsylvania in 2007, and opened in June 2009…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Activity / Multipurpose Area,Analysis / Solution / System,Circulation,City Space,Concrete,Editor's Picks,Harmony With The Context,Landform / Contour / Lawn,Landscape & Street Furniture,Landscape Award,Playground,Public Space,Sports Field,Square,Street Art,TravelMarch 7, 2013
Superkilen is a half a mile long urban space wedging through one of the most ethnically diverse and socially challenged neighborhoods in Denmark. A collage of stories and urban situations from around the world: Bjarke Ingels Group, Topotek1 and SUPERFLEX’s response to Copenhagen’s most multi-cultural district…
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