Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Architecture Award,ATMOSPHERE,BUILDING SYSTEMS,Concrete,Deck / Terrace / Plaza,Famous / Popular / Great / World : Building,Featured,FUNCTIONAL,Harmony With The Context,MASS & SHAPE,MATERIALS USED,Memorial & Museum Space,Museum,Natural Stone & Rock,OUTDOOR SPACE,Public Space,SOLUTION,Step / Stair,SUSTAINABILITY,Travel,Wall / Retaining wall,World's Best Places to VisitOctober 17, 2012
Architecture is a means to bring people to the natural environment. The Museum features a large plaza that characterizes the building. The development of this area was vital to connecting the building to the environment. It arose from the idea to strengthen the relationship between the town and the natural landscape that exists around the museum…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Activity / Multipurpose Area,Circulation,Concrete,Deck / Terrace / Plaza,Featured,Harmony With The Context,Landscape & Street Furniture,Landscape Award,Landscape Element,Pavement / pattern,Public Space,Step / Stair,Travel,Urban Design,WaterfrontOctober 16, 2012
The open spaces of the western part of Hafencity are central components of the processes of transformation of the former harbor zone south of the historical Speicherstadt (waterhouse district) bordering on the inner city. This area has changed continuously throughout its history, in keeping with various harbor and industrial uses. The alternating ebb and high tides characterize the typical appearance of the port basin…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Building on the water,CANTILEVERED,Exotic Idea,FUNCTIONAL,Green Project,Harmony With The Context,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,MASS & SHAPE,MATERIALS USED,Metal Sheet,OUTDOOR SPACE,Pavilion,Pool / Pond,Prefabricated elements,Shelter / Pavilion / Kiosk,Steel,Step / Stair,STRUCTURAL,SUSTAINABILITYSeptember 3, 2012
The new Porsche Pavilion, designed by HENN Architekten, is meant to capture the importance of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG within the Volkswagen group family. “The structure captures the dynamic flow of driving with a seamless building skin,” explained the architects. Curving lines and organic bends make their way over the man-made pond…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Activity / Multipurpose Area,Circulation,Featured,Green Project,Landform / Contour / Lawn,Landscape Element,Pavement / pattern,Pedestrian / Street,Plant Materials Used,Planting Area,Public Space,Riverside,Step / Stair,Travel,WaterfrontAugust 30, 2012
The race street pier by new york’s james corner field operations is now complete. Located along philadelphia’s delaware river, the intervention seeks to connect the city with the river, reactivating the water’s edge and establishing the area as an intimate public park…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Bridge,Circulation,City Space,Exotic Idea,Footbridge,FUNCTIONAL,Harmony With The Context,Infrastructure,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,MATERIALS USED,Pedestrian / Street,Public Facilities,SOLUTION,Steel,Step / Stair,STRUCTURAL,SUSTAINABILITY,Travel,USABILITYJuly 19, 2012
Designed by Taiwanese Architects – AMBi studio,This is Public infrastructure’s undulating steel body is dictated by the user’s experience, accentuating views towards points of interest in the encompassing urban landscape while helping pedestrians safely traverse xian-min road…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Activity / Multipurpose Area,Architecture Award,ATMOSPHERE,Beachfront,CANTILEVERED,Ceramic / Tile,Circulation,Editor's Picks,Harmony With The Context,Landscape Award,Landscape Element,Pavement / pattern,Pedestrian / Street,Public Space,Step / Stair,Travel,Urban Design,Wall / Retaining wallMarch 26, 2012
Benidorm is perhaps the one Spanish town where the massive industry of leisure and tourism has turned into a paradigm, the promenade in Benidorm, a new transitional location between built city and the natural space of sea and beach, was officially opened in July 2009…
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The West Brabant Water Line is a defence-line consisting of a series of fortresses and cities with inundation areas in the south-west of the Netherlands. It dates from the 17th century but fell into disrepair in the 19th century. When the water line was finally restored…
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