Hong Kong based architecture firm TheeAe Architects designed the Dubai Heart Water Park Resort in Jumeirah Beach, Dubai. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Architect Vincent Callebaut in collaboration with Bouygues Immobilier group, won the public vote of the “Imagine Angers” international design competition with a lush vertical forest designed as an innovative residential, multi-purpose environment. Arboricole, meaning “tree” and “cultivation,” is a 50-apartment building complete with a bar, concert hall, brewery, and art spaces. More
You surely want to turn your garden into the prettiest place on earth. And it should happen on an every-season basis. But is it real to keep it flourishing all the year round, especially if you leave in the area with severe winters and hot and dry summers? At getpotted.com we have found the right […] More
Lab D+H designed this innovative 250.0 m2 public restroom located in Yantai, Shandong, China, in 2017. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Kawahara Krause Architects designed the Garden Folly – a grid structure of acrylic tubes connected by joints, in a private garden in Leonberg, Germany. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Architectural engineers stand at the interface between civil engineering and architecture. They enjoy far more job flexibility than architects and thus a lower unemployment rate. They also have better pay rates than architects because they can work as civil engineers and facility designers instead of competing for landmark projects to generate a following and constant […] More
The exhibition “Making of a Forest” is based on the current state of Czech forestry. It presents the keystones of forest-based production, forest maintenance and logging. The visual material for the exhibition was created over the course of one year and represents a time-lapse record of the 100-year-long cycle of a forest. It captures the […] More
Take a look at Ulf Mejergren Architects‘ shortlisted entry in the Pape Bird Observatory competition. With the “Lookout Loop” the architects aimed to create an iconic bird observatory in a sensitive wetland environment. Take a look at the complete story below. More
Piet Oudolf and LOLA landscape architects are designing the landscape around Gasklockan in Hjorthagen, located the northeast of Stockholm, together with Oscar Properties. Piet Oudolf is behind award-winning and innovative landscape projects such as The High Line in New York and The Lurie Garden in Chicago, LOLA designed the adidas campus in Germany. Together they […] More
Your backyard is a place you might spend more time if it looked nicer. The good news is you have the power to change the appearance of your backyard with a few small updates. You’ll be glad to have a place to go when you want to relax, read a book or soak up the […] More
Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed the spectacular temple in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. A 13.5 metres tall statue of the buddha, sculpted 15 years ago, is concealed within a hill covered in 150,000 of lavender plants. Under the hill are a a 40-metre tunnel and a rotunda embracing the statue. See more after the jump: More
OCAD’s Steam Canoe was inspired by the canoe; The vessel that symbolizes the rich history of the indigenous first nations and early exploration of North America. The shoreline shelter was built to cut through the harsh wind of the cold winter shoreline, reflecting the interior space created by overturned water vessels. Solar hydronic components were […] More