Photos: Charles Hosea
Installed on the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, A Room For London is part of the 2012 Olympic year cultural celebrations. The proposal is for a boat perched on the roof appearing as though stranded after a great flood. The idea, developed by David Kohn Architects in collaboration with Fiona Banner, evolved from travel narratives and in particular the ‘Heart of Darkness’, the novella by Joseph Conrad whose hero set sail from London on his journey to Africa. Read more
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Images: Edward Ogosta Architecture
The Californian dessert I am told, has a haunting beauty which the Four Eyes House is designed to appreciate. Its ‘sleeping towers’ rise above the desert to provide distinct spatial experiences in relation to observable natural phenomena. Watching the sunset, sunrise, stars and …storms is the stuff of dreams. Read more
Images: Neri & Hu
This house is the first in Singapore by Neri & Hu. It treats the landscape and the dwelling as layers that can be folded, lapped and manipulated to challenge the notions of inside, and outside, landscape and building, private and public. Read more
Images: Richard Meier & Partners
The Latin American Tower – for many years the tallest in Mexico and South America – looks set to have a new companion on the skyline of Mexico City. Richard Meier & Partners have recently unveiled the Mitikah Tower which has been inspired by a modern interpretation of Aztec forms. Read more
Images: 3XN
In general the hotel industry has been somewhat slow to respond to the environmental agenda, but in some quarters that is changing. This hotel and conference centre on the island of Borholm, Denmark is designed by the architects 3XN, and makes a fully committed attempt to meet the highest possible environmental standards. Read more
