building of the month
Buit on a very limited budget, the Hale County Animal Shelter (dog pound) is well designed, ergonomic, sustainable and definitely worth checking out….
location: Greensboro, AL, USA
architect: Rural Studio
NEWS: The Museum Aan de Stroom (MAS) in Antwerp opened this week – on the 17th May 2011. It is situated in the heart of the old harbour, close to the city centre. The 60m high tower of stacked exhibition spaces twists 90 degrees with each level to form a giant spiral.
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location: Copenhagen, Demark
architect: BIG
location: Lisbon, Portugal
architect: João Luís Carrilho da Graça
location: Lisbon, Portugal
architect: Regino Cruz, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
location: Antwerp, Belgium
architects: Neutelings Riedijk
location: Wellington, New Zealand
architect: King & Dawson
location: Paris, France
architect: Frank Gehry
location: Buchara, Uzbekistan
UNESCO World Heritage Site
location: Bukhara, Uzbekistan
UNESCO World Heritage Site
location: Sydney, Australia
architects: Lacoste + Stevenson
location: Buchara, Uzbekistan
UNESCO World Heritage Site
location: Povoacao, São Miguel, Portugal
architects: Barbosa & Guimarães
location: Wellington, New Zealand
architects: Warren & Mahoney
location: Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
architect: Alvaro Siza
location: Tasmania, Australia
architects: Circa Architecture
location: San Vito d'Altivole, Italy
architect: Carlo Scarpa
location: Porto, Portugal
architect: Alvaro Siza
location: Berlin, Germany
architect: 3XN
location: Liverpool, UK.
architects: BDP
location: Littlehampton, UK
architects: Heatherwick Studio
