Jacob Paul Wiegmann's Blog Posts Tagged 'architecture' (5)

A proposal for a brand new and quite unique building in Iraq has just been released. Designed by architecture firm AMBS, this would be the first public library in Iraq since the 1970's and would be the heart of the new Youth City plan that is meant to encourage and inspire young locals. Marcos De Andreas, the co-founder of AMBS stated that they "challenged the conventional library…

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Nestled into a 600 acre plot in the rain forests of Costa Rica, Finca Bellavista is a pioneering, off-the-grid, self-sustaining tree house community. Founded by couple Erica and Matt Hogan back in 2006 as a way to save a large portion of rainforest, Finca Bellavista has transformed into an ever growing commune with 27 separate tree house style structures and more planned for construction.

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World renowned architect Zaha Hadid has just won a competition to design the new metro station for Saudia Arabia's capital city Riyadh. The city's population has doubled since 1990 and is now home to more than 5 million people. Due to this large influx of citizens, the city has now started planning a brand new metro system to better aid them in their day to day life.

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French sculptor Sosno and Lithuanian architect Rytis Daukantas have teamed up for a rather interesting project. Based off of one of Sosno's sculptures, the "Sosno Art Gallery Building" is a gallery that would stand 22 meters high and has 600 square meters of space. It's possible location is Niche, France.



Quite literally, the beam goes through the face of the building and holds… Continue

This impressive new skyscraper is just a concept but it may soon be added to Taichung, Taiwan's skyline. Designed by Vincent Callebaut, the Biotic Arch would be a revolutionary and creative skyscraper that would also be one of the most environmentally friendly buildings to date.



The Biotic Arch would acquire electricity from a mix of bio, solar, and wind energies. The… Continue