Pool Terrace for Dogs & Humans
Conceived as an experiential terrain amidst the lush tropical environs of Borneo, this Pool Terrace acts as a topographic playground
Glenn Murcutt’s Australian Islamic Centre
My first visit to a building by Glenn Murcutt (Australia’s only Pritzker Prize winner so far) did not disappoint! This
Toyo Ito at Island City
Located in the central park of an artificial island off the coast of Fukuoka Japan is a stunning building by
Teshima Art Museum
Near Japan’s famous architecture island of Naoshima is another serene island of architectural significance, Teshima. The droplet-shaped architecture of the
Japan’s Architecture Island
Naoshima, a remote island off the main Japanese island of Honshu, is an architectural paradise. The island is located a
a Cute Concrete Factory Building
The Wah Son Aerospace building by ipli Architects challenges the traditional factory typology with a delightfully crafted building. The separated
This Architecture School is Net-zero Energy!
The school of architecture at the National University of Singapore got a major face lift this year with a stunning
David Chipperfield in Seoul
The new Amorepacific building, designed by British architect David Chipperfield, is one of the best new buildings I’ve seen in
Zaha Hadid in Seoul
The site of a former stadium in Seoul has been transformed into Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), an art centre that
Capitol Theatre
When I was researching cool architecture to visit for a recent trip to Australia, I was surprised to see what
Toyo Ito at NTU
2013 Pritzker Prize laureate Toyo Ito (with local architects RSP) has recently completed a series of student dormitory buildings, Crescent &
A Concrete Exoskeleton in Dubai
I have been a fan of the firm Reiser + Umemoto since reading their book, Atlas of Novel Tectonics while
Carlo Scarpa in Venice
Venice is known throughout the world as a beautiful city of canals but it’s also the home to Carlo Scarpa,
Garden of Fine Arts
The Garden of Fine Arts by Tadao Ando is an understated yet undeniably spectacular urban park in Kyoto, Japan. The durable full-scale
Calatrava’s Stadelhofen Station
This incredible train station in Zurich by legendary architect Santiago Calatrava is extremely expressive of structural forces- both straining to
Alpine Railway by Zaha Hadid
I recently visited Innsbruck, Austria to visit the Nordpark cable railway system- including four funicular (inclined) railway stations and a
SANAA School in Essen Germany
The randomly punctured facade of this university building in Essen Germany gives a playful touch to an otherwise simple structure.
Keep Brutalist Buildings Around!
Orange County Government Center by Paul Rudolph, currently in danger of demolition. Photo by joseph_a from Flickr Around the world,
Church of the Light
When I visited this ethereal suburban Osaka church in December 2008, the original caretaker who convinced Ando to build the
Notre Dame du Raincy
The Church of Notre Dame du Raincy by Auguste & Gustave Perret in Paris. A concrete, early/pre-modernist building that really
Siege du Parti Comuniste Paris
Communist Party Headquarters by Oscar Niemeyer in Paris. More photos after the break.
Igualada Cemetery
Igualada Cemetery in suburban Barcelona by Enric Miralles and Carme Pinos- an incredible funerary landscape integrated into the surrounding Catalonian