Archive for the 'Architecture Matters' Category

Architecture And The Senses

Looks like a very good thesis topic. In a world were buildings are predominantly judged by what they look like, how does someone without sight measure whether a building is a good one or a bad one? Beyond Appearances – Architecture and the senses

Zombie-Proof House By KWK Promes

The first zombie ‘proof’ house by KWK Promes. Your chances of surviving a zombie apocalypse is sort of guaranteed, provided that you stock up enough food. Photos: KWK Promes. Visit KWK Promes for more amazing photos of the interior. The name of the house is ‘Safe House’, not Zombie House.

How To Set Up A Small And Financially Stable Architecture Firm

How to set up an architecture firm? To be honest, I don’t own an architecture firm, probably never in the future, however, as I was once a draughtperson working in a small architecture firm, I was able to experience the in and out of and office. A creative architect does not translate into a successful [...]

24 Different Layouts In A Studio Apartment In Hong Kong

Image Source and Copyright: The New York Times Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, at 6,200 people per km², due to the density, Gary Chang, a Hong Kong architect, lives in a tiny apartment created at least 24 different room layout configurations from his 344 sq foot Room. [...]

Proposals for Beijing Olympic Stadium

Image Source and Copyright: Boston.com Image Source and Copyright: Boston.com Another one weeks, China and others say the Olympics should not be politicized, pro-Tibet protesters say they are trying to draw attention to China’s rule over Tibet and its human rights record… yada yada and yada… and more yada. I am against China’s attempt in [...]

Norman Foster, Reichstag and the Theatre of Democracy

Image Source and Copyright: The Puddle Dry – ich bin ein berliner pils The Reichstag building in Berlin was constructed to house the Reichstag, the first parliament of the German Empire, it dates from the 1890s and underwent a significant renovation under the lead of British architect Sir Norman Foster in year 1992. According to [...]

Bjarke Ingels presents The BIG CPH Experiment

Image Source: LFA On occasion of the London Festival of Architecture 2008 (www.lfa2008.org), Storefront will be opening its first temporary outpost in Europe on Exhibition Road, London. The opening party will be held on June 20 and the exhibition will remain open until July 27. The BIG CPH Experiment, an exhibition that inaugurated at Storefront [...]