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After all those winter pictures, I want to indulge you with some sunny pictures :)
In 2007 I went with some friends to Barcelona in Spain for a short holiday in the middle of April, because we got some cheap tickets with SkyEurope.
One day we spent in the new development area "Parc Diagonal Mar" which is near the North-Eastern end of Avinguda Diagonal, a road which runs all through Barcelona diagonally. It's an area near the seaside and was used by former textile industry, which went down during the last century.
Now it's a very modern area for housing, with a big green area, lakes and some modern art, looking like a roller coaster track.
For Konstantin Mel'nikov's iconic design, with numerous photos, sketches, models, and reconstructions, please see: wp.me/pgGDG-2Tk
Architects; MRJ Rundell & Associates, 2006.
A rare example of a free standing building in the central London. Smithson's Economist tower can be seen in the background.
Mitchell Residence, by Ehrman Mitchell, partner of Mitchell Giurgola Architects in Philadelphia.
The home was built in the 1950s and subsequently expanded in the 60s and again in the 70s.
On a sunny 15th May 2012, I spent the whole day walking around Crawley and the environs of Gatwick Airport. My route was as follows: Three Bridges > Northgate > Manor Royal > Lowfield Heath > Charlwood (all the way round the edge of Gatwick Airport!) > Povey Cross > Horley. According to Google Maps, this is about 10 miles!
A good example of the modern face of the Manor Royal estate is the Thales building - actually one of several owned by that company - opposite the junction of Crompton Way and the road called Manor Royal.
A tired Victorian house in south west London, has been reconfigured and refurbished to create a stylish modern, architect designed home.
This image is part of the Modern Architecture in Edinburgh exhibition on www.capitalcollections.org.uk
Saint-Gobain Glass has supplied SGG Parsol for use across the Swiss Re building. As an epitome of contemporary architecture, the building uses energy-saving methods which allow it to use half the power that a similar tower would typically consume.
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Ghery says that his Serpentine Pavilion was inspired by Leanardo da Vinci's wooden catapult but for me this comes straight out of Vinci's sketch book and contains all the British love for idiosyncratic antics in the best traditions of Heath Robinson.
For Konstantin Mel'nikov's iconic design, with numerous photos, sketches, models, and reconstructions, please see: wp.me/pgGDG-2Tk
Another simple, well designed, economical 'shed' by Architects Peter Aldington with Craig and Collinge.
They also carried out some sensitive housing in 60s and 70s.
An amazing modern church built 1956-57,after the tornado of 1953. Unknown architect, possibly from St. Louis
G. H. Residence was conceived less as a house, but more as an extension and outgrowth of the limestone and aquifers of the Central Texas geography. The roof structure is configured so as to create a natural basin for the collection of rainwater, not unlike the vernal pools found in the outcroppings of Enchanted Rock. These basins harness additional natural flows through the use of photovoltaic and solar hot-water panels. The water, electricity and heat which are harvested on the roof tie into an extensive climate conditioning system which utilizes water source heat pumps and radiant loops to supply both the heating and cooling for the residence. The climate system is connected to geothermal ground loops as well as pools and water features thereby establishing a system of heat exchange which minimizes reliance on electricity or gas.
The primary formal gesture of the project inserts two long native limestone walls into the site. The walls serve as the boundary demarking domesticated space with the vegetation outbound of these walls being native while the interior spaces are more lush and tropical. The program of the residence is configured along the stone walls each of which serves as the spine for the public and private wings, respectively. The offset between the main wings establish an exterior courtyard which will serve as an extended living space for much of the year. The siting of the boundary walls and building elements was informed by the presence and preservation of three mature native oaks. The house enjoys close proximity to both Emma Long Metro Park and
West Bull Creek Preserve.
Bercy Chen Studio LP
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photo by Paul Bardagjy
Architects; Schweger Associated Architects. Competition winner, housing building nearing completion.
For Konstantin Mel'nikov's iconic design, with numerous photos, sketches, models, and reconstructions, please see: wp.me/pgGDG-2Tk
designed by Daniel Libeskind. Manchester
08.08.2010 - + 600 views - thank you all.
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Architects; Conran & Partners, 1989.
Difficult to imagine that these 30s looks are hiding a 'Banana Warehouse'.
For Konstantin Mel'nikov's iconic design, with numerous photos, sketches, models, and reconstructions, please see: wp.me/pgGDG-2Tk
For Konstantin Mel'nikov's iconic design, with numerous photos, sketches, models, and reconstructions, please see: wp.me/pgGDG-2Tk
For Konstantin Mel'nikov's iconic design, with numerous photos, sketches, models, and reconstructions, please see: wp.me/pgGDG-2Tk
Architect: Martin Richardson.
This alley leads to a delightful play area, offering views of the City Church.