All Blog Posts Tagged 'architecture' (126)

Italy's First Museum of Modern Art - MAXXI

The first museum in Italy to be devoted to modern works has finally opened in Rome. The MAXXI formally known as the National Museum of the XXI Century Arts. The facility has been under construction for a while and has not been warmly accepted by Italy's artistic elite. The country of course is home to an… Continue

Added by Mark Huckabee on November 16, 2009 at 9:58am — 2 Comments

Modern Design: The Kid's Republic Bookstore

This space was designed by Sako, Japan’s leading architecture firm, for Poplar Picture Bookstore, Japan’s largest children’s book publisher. If my local library looked like this when I was a kid, I'd pester my mum to take me everyday! This is amazing use of space and architecture.

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Added by Doctolero on October 20, 2009 at 9:33am — 1 Comment

Modern Architecture - United Nations Memorial Cube (5 pics)

London-based architecture firm ACME was recently awarded third prize in a competition to design a United Nations memorial. Initiated by the city of Chungju in South Korea, the selected memorial will rest i… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 19, 2009 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Edible Architecture (15 Awesome Food Structures)

Have you ever had that dream where all the buildings and houses around you were made out of different foods? No? Well me either, but how cool would that be? These awesome photoshop creations were created by the m… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 8, 2009 at 10:12pm — 2 Comments

Modern Architecture - 2014 Asian Games Stadium: South Korea (5 pics)

Global architecture firm Populous won the competition to create the main stadium for the 17th Asian games in Incheon, South Korea. The 70,000 seat, $400 million multipurpose stadium will be designed to be reco… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 5, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

8 Gorgeous Modern Home Designs

Today I thought I'd look back at some of the most gorgeous modern houses we've ever featured here on the Met. What each of the designers or architects did so well was plan for an intelligent use of space. Not only do these… Continue

Added by alice on October 3, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

How awesome is your workspace?

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Added by nguyen duong on October 1, 2009 at 1:01pm — No Comments

Modern Architecture - Belgium's New Cathedral for Passage (7 photos)

Liège, Belgium recently unveiled a stunning new high speed rail station designed by Santiago Calatrava. With less than 200,000 occupants in Liège, the station is set to provide a… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 1, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Modern Architecture - Aqua Tower Stop Birds From Crashing Into Windows

Congrats to Studio Gang Architects for recently earning a PETA Proggy award for Aqua Tower's bird-deflecting elements. PETA’s Proggy Awards (“Proggy” is for “progress”) recognize animal-friendly achievements in commerc… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 22, 2009 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments

Wall in New York to be built by a Robot

Swiss architects Gramazio & Kohler at ETH Zurich have developed an industrial robot that can build walls. The robot called R-O-B is mounted on a flatbed trailer to allow it to move along the construction path. The brick wall will be constructed on Pike Street in New York, in full view of t… Continue

Added by Mark Huckabee on September 17, 2009 at 2:07pm — 1 Comment

I love this house! -- Hind House by John Pardey Architects

This house sits on the banks of the river Loddon near Wargrave England but as you can see flooding sometimes causes it to sit directly IN the river. It was designed by the award-winning firm John Pardy Architects. Built as a one-off residence it is known as Hind House.

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Added by Mark Huckabee on September 10, 2009 at 7:27pm — 6 Comments

Madrid's Barajas Airport

I flew out of this airport some years ago and it's fantastic interiors fascinated me. It really is a beautiful airport. The mix of timber and metal, the curved ceilings, the big lights all worked perfectly together. It is a very unique and unusual design (as is Denver's DIA but that is a whole other style and… Continue

Added by James Lynch on August 30, 2009 at 6:36pm — 2 Comments

Modern Architecture - Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid Opens!: Chicago

After nearly a two month delay, Zaha Hadid's Burnham Pavilion finally opened to the public earlier this month at Millennium Park in Chicago. The actual photos of the structure look even more i… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 24, 2009 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Modern Architecture - The Greenest Super Development in Turkey (9 pics)

Architecture group RMJM recently unveiled details of a $1 billion development it is designing in Istanbul’s new residential and business district. Set on a 1.15 million square foot parcel, t… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 17, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

What do you think of the Perforated House? (8 pics)

Forget everything you ever thought about how the outside of a house should look like and then check out the Perforated House, designed by Kavellaris Urban Design. Completed in 2008, this modern house sits in ar… Continue

Added by alice on August 16, 2009 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments

NYC's Pier 57 to be remade into Artist shops and Rooftop park

I recently posted an article about the opening of the HighLine in New york City where abandoned elevated railways are being remade into park-like walkways. Now a similar concept will be applied t… Continue

Added by Mark Huckabee on August 9, 2009 at 3:59am — No Comments

Modern Architecture - The World's First Floating Apartment Complex

Could this be a solution for sustainable living if sea levels rise and the world goes under water due to global warming? Designed by Koen Olthuis of Waterstudio, the Citadel will be the w… Continue

Added by Eugene on July 31, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Modern Architecture - Great Metropolis: Bangkok (6 pics)

Translated "Great Metropolis," MahaNakhon is set to become the tallest building in Bangkok when completed in 2010. Designed by German architect Ole Scheeren of Office for Metropolitan Architecture, the 77 story, 1.6 million square foot (150,000 sq m) project includes luxury retail… Continue

Added by Eugene on July 23, 2009 at 2:35pm — 3 Comments

Modern Architecture - Dance Palace: St. Petersburg, Russia

Dutch architects UNStudio have won a competition to design a dance theater in the historic center of St. Petersburg, Russia. The new complex houses the Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, heade… Continue

Added by Eugene on July 23, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments