Philadelphia, USA2009 Plumbob LLC www. onionflats. com 142 Thin Flats | Philadelphia | USA | Fig. 1 above | Fig. 2 opposite
Category: Eco-Urban Design
Urban Canyon
Seattle, USA2009 b9 architects inc.www. b9architects. com Urban Canyon is a speculative housing development of seven homes designed with community living in mind. Although purely residential, the massing and shape of the buildings, along with the linked pedestrian walkways and shared outdoor spaces, generates the ambience of village life. The buildings are carefully oriented to […]
Lavarack Barracks
Townsville, Australia2005 BVN Architecturewww. bvn. com. au The City of Townsville, in the state of Queensland, is located on Australia’s north-eastern coast. The city is considered as the unofficial capital of North Queensland and is home to government and civic administration offices for the northern part of the state. Magnetic Island and the central section […]
Near North Apartments
Chicago, USA2007 Murphy / Jahnwww. murphyjahn. com “The Windy City” may refer to Chicago politician’s ability to boast about their city’s merits. However, it is also true that Chicago’s winters are cold, and very windy. Harnessing that wind power through roof-mounted turbines is only one of the innovative technologies being employed at Near North Apartments. […]
Horizon Serono
Geneva, Switzerland2004 Murphy / Jahnwww. murphyjahn. com 104 Horizon Serono | Geneva | Switzerland | Fig. 1 above | Fig. 2 opposite The task for Murphy / Jahn was clear; to retain the existing historic buildings on the site and simultaneously establish a new identity and continuity throughout the complex plot. (Fig. 1, Fig. 3, […]
Silverspur
Palos Verdes, USA2006 XTEN Architecturewww. xtenarchitecture. com Palos Verdes Peninsula in the vicinity of Los Angeles is renowned for year round sunshine. This abundance can be both a blessing and a curse on the Southern California lifestyle. When it comes to maintaining comfort in the workplace, new strategies and innovative technologies are required. One of […]
Ill South Wacker
Chicago, USA2005 Goettsch Partnerswww. gpchicago. com On the corner of Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, a bronze marker in the pavement locates the spot where the U. S. Government built Fort Dearborn in 1795. The Fort’s location, at the mouth of the Chicago river on the south western shore of Lake Michigan, made it ideally […]
Norddeutsche Landesbank
Hannover, Germany2002 Behnisch ArchitektenTranssolarwww. behnisch. com Hannover, is the capital of the Federal State of Lower Saxony and is situated on the river Leine. As a major commercial, business and administrative centre in northern Germany, Hannover was chosen as the site for the World Fair, Expo 2000. Due primarily to its size, 75,000 m2, the […]
The New York Times Building
New York, USA2007 Renzo Piano Building Workshophttp://rpbw. r.ui-pro. com Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, The New York Daily Times was sold at one cent per copy. In 1857 the name was changed to The New York Times and, today, has the largest circulation of any local metropolitan newspaper in the […]
40 Albert Road
Melbourne, Australia2005 SJB Architectswww. sjb. com. au The City of Melbourne, Victoria, evolved from the settlement of Bearbrass, which was established in 1835 on the Yarra river by Tasmanian settlers searching for pastoral land in the Port Philip area. In 1847, Queen Victoria began the process of altering the status of Melbourne to that of […]