Archive for the 'Canopy' Category
Magnificent La Rioja Technology Center in Spain
La Rioja Technology Center is a space dedicated to IT training, development and research. FOA wanted to maximize exposure to the outside by integrating the structure into the landscape. One of the ways they accomplished this was by entwined climbing plants around a series of cables that have been stretched from the balustrades to a circular section fixed just above the ground all around the building.
Category: Architecture,Canopy,Landscape, posted at: Feb 4th 2011, Comments: No CommentsTags: Architecture, facades, FOA, inhabitat, interior, Landscape, Spain
Temporary Porte Cochère Spiraling Prefab Pavilion for the UN Campus
Recently FTL Design Engineering has finished their prefab pavilion for the UN campus in NYC. It’s called, sits adjacent to the UN’s new temporary General Assembly building, and serves as a pop-up entrance pavilion and security screen for the general assembly delegates. The Porte Cochère’s main function is to serve as an entrance pavilion while [...]
Category: Campus,Canopy,Pavilion, posted at: Jan 22nd 2011, Comments: No CommentsTags: environmental impact, FTL, Pavilion, Porte Coch, UN
Striking Brisbane Office Tower Design
Designed by Cox Rayner Architects, the Brisbane high rise office tower built with aesthetic, environmental and workplace benefits would lure prospective tenants. The tower’s structure is organic in that the columns twist and turn up its 45 storey height, emerging through the roof to form a tree like canopy. The resulting filigree of structure reflects [...]
Category: Canopy,Towers, posted at: Jan 21st 2011, Comments: 1 CommentTags: Australia, evolo, Fig Trees, Green Building, Green Star, office tower, roof, tower design
Modern Centre for Promotion of Science in Belgrade
Designed by Austrian architect Wolfgang Tschapeller, the Centre for Promotion of Science in Belgrade, Serbia will be an institution of service and a national bank of knowledge in the field of science. It will organise innovative and educative exhibitions, and bring science closer to the people. The main goal of the Centre for Promotion of [...]
Category: Architect,Canopy,Innovation Designer, posted at: Jan 10th 2011, Comments: 1 CommentTags: Architectural Exhibition, evolo, exhibitions, Innovation Designer, Serbia, Wolfgang Tschapeller
Attractive Inflatable Roof Canopy for Netherland Fair
The pillowy pavilion provokes the spirits and emits a soft warm glow over the inhabitants below. Dubbed The Roof That Goes Up in Smoke, the piece was designed by the Dutch collective Overtreders W, and features an illuminated pillow inflated by a wood stove. All Souls Day was celebrated the Allerzielen.nu fair in the Netherlands [...]
Category: Canopy,Pavilion, posted at: Dec 31st 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: contemporary art, inhabitat, Netherlands, Pavilion, roof, Souls Day, wood stove
Compact Shipping Container for Rainforest Research Center
Made of two conventional shipping containers, this cute and compact shipping container home was built to provide shelter for researchers studying the rainforest in Far North Queensland, Australia. The house has a full 90 square meters of living space and stays dry and free of insects and vermin despite the heavy tropical rain that is [...]
Category: Canopy,Containers,Home,House,Shipping Container, posted at: Nov 23rd 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: AUS, Cyclone Larry, Far North Queensland, House, shipping container home, Shipping Containers
Taiwan Tower International Competition Award Winner
Serving as a model for green building in the 21st century, Little’s submission for the Taiwan Tower International Design Competition symbolizes life, vibrancy and perpetual prosperity, cultural qualities indicative of the Taiwan Spirit and important to the people of Taichung as well as the visitors of this civic icon. The self sustaining tower includes a [...]
Category: Canopy,Museum,Towers, posted at: Nov 22nd 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: aerial view, elements, evolo, Museum, Taiwan, Taiwan Spirit, urban development
Extraordinary Japanese Noodle Restaurant Located in Jakarta
Designed by firm DSA+s, this extraordinary Japanese noodle restaurant located in Jakarta, Indonesia made the bold decision to build it entirely out of bamboo. The result is a richly textured, light filled environment that is impermanent yet robust. The designers rethought the function of shelter and developed a dining space that is light, renewable, and [...]
Category: Canopy,Restaurant, posted at: Nov 11th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: bamboo, designers, DSA, ground source, Indonesia, inhabitat
Magnificent Vertical City in Prestine Landscapes
Czech architect Jiri Richter recently unveiled his proposal for a self sufficient vertical city to be located in pristine landscapes. Richter’s project investigates the possibility of creating a building that will support an entire community without a nation’s help. The structure is designed as two 150 meter tall arches with hanging floors. The central core [...]
Category: Canopy,Landscape,Recreational Areas, posted at: Nov 9th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: evolo, Jiri Richter, Landscape, landscapes, open space, wind turbines
Qatar’s Lusail Iconic Stadium for Solar World Cup Stadium
The Lusail Iconic Stadium was revealed today at the Leaders in Football conference in London, and it will be large enough to seat over 86,000 spectators. Built specifically for the extreme summer conditions of the capital city Doha, the stadium will be stay cool in the hot, hot heat and also generate solar power from [...]
Category: Canopy,Stadium, posted at: Oct 27th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Foster Partners, fosterandpartners, Korea, Russia, solar, solar panels, solar power, World Cup
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