Archive for August, 2006
Art Gallery Ontario (modern architecture)
Art Gallery Ontario (modern architecture)
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Walt Disney Concert Hall
On October 20, 2003 the Music Center made history as it dedicated its newest venue and architectural masterpiece of modern architecture, Walt Disney Concert Hall. Major donors, civic leaders and local and state politicians were all on hand to present the new home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale to the […]
Modular Homes from the UK
Pad is an interesting and elegant prefab idea with precast foundations, a service core and rooms that can be plugged in and added as needed. Two rules about modern prefab: 1) many designs are vapourware and the more wheels reinvented the less likely it is to happen; Pad does some serious reinventing but they have […]
Global Spotlight to Shine on Hobart Waterfront
An international design competition to uncover new ideas for the Hobart Waterfront will see Tasmania’s most innovative designers compete against the world’s best .The Premier of Tasmania Paul Lennon today launched the Hobart Waterfront International Design Competition, seeking visionary ideas for the area between Theatre Royal and Sullivans Cove.Entries will be judged by an international […]
Selegie House - modern architecture
Selegie House.
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Biennale of modern architecture, Venice
10th International Architecture Exhibition
Venice, September-November 2006
Main features of the 10th International Architecture Exhibition
On August 4, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Venice Biennale, presided by Davide Croff, gathered at Palazzo Querini Dubois to select and approve the project for the 10th International Architecture Exhibition, along with the director and the curators who […]
A Small Sustainable Sports Centre - modern architecture competition
Closing date for entries 10 November 2006
Preamble
“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to […]
New touch-driven computer screen for architects?
Jeff Han is a research scientist for New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Here, he demonstrates—for the first time publicly—his intuitive, “interface-free,” touch-driven computer screen, which can be manipulated intuitively with the fingertips, and responds to varying levels of pressure. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 09:32)
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Library of the faculty of law, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Library of the faculty of law, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Farnsworth House - animation
The animation of construction of Farnsworth House - Mies van der Rohe.
Farnsworth House video - Part 1
Farnsworth House video - Part 2
Farnsworth House video - Part 3
