Browsing:

Ghana

Accra Twin Towers / Frederico Valsassina Arquitectos

By — Filed under: mini ,Mixed Use ,Urban Design , , ,

The present proposal for the Twin Towers by Frederico Valsassina Arquitectos occupies a central position in relation to the urban design of the city of Accra. It has a place in a regular small sized plot, located on Liberia Road, near the British Council. The scale of the urban mesh on which it is inserted stands from the density of the suburban construction that surrounds this central area of the city which underlines a privileged treatment of the spaces. In this sense, as a major action, with an ambitious program, it was understood that the planned object should take advantage of all these constraints in order to be able to assume an emblematic role in the urban and architectonic context of the city. More images and architects’ description after the break. read more »

New Land Commission Building / ATENASTUDIO + CITYFÖRSTER + 3TI Italia S.p.A.

By — Filed under: Institutional Architecture , , ,

© ATENASTUDIO + CITYFÖRSTER + 3TI Italia S.p.A.

Italian architects ATENASTUDIO, along with CITYFÖRSTER and 3TI Italia S.p.A. shared with us their winning proposal for the New Land Comission Building Competition in , . More images and architect’s description after the break. read more »

Arts Village / Mihai Dorcu, Stefan Padurariu & Vlad Burclacu

By — Filed under: Cultural ,Educational ,Sustainability , , , , ,

art center view 01

The goal for the design of a model arts village in Ghana, was to be easily built from local materials and local labor at a low cost with a budget of $42,000-$62,000. For final year students, Mihai Dorcu, and Vlad Burlacu, their challenge was to provide a comfortable and multi-use space for the international arts community in the rural part of the country. They would go on to achieve this by tapping into local resources for sustainable development to integrate art into architecture for a more sustainable future. More images and description after the break. read more »

OS House Competition proposal / Andrea Morri

By — Filed under: Housing , , ,

Courtesy of

Italian architect Andrea Morri shared with us his proposal in collaboration with Ing. Massimo Maioli for the OS House Competition. The project is an innovative and sustainable concept for housing in . More images and architect’s description after the break. read more »

Open Source House Design Competition

By — Filed under: Competitions ,

The creators of Sustainable Dance Club and Hybrid Tuktuk present a new Wow! project – Open Source House. The design competition starts on January 15th, 2010 and is open for team or individual participation. The challenge is to design a sustainable, flexible and locally embedded one family house for a specific location in . The modular construction should be suitable for local implementation and affordable for its future owners. The winning design(s) will be built in .

For more information on timeline and submission, go to the competition’s official website.

YouTube Preview Image

Latest Comments »

The design of the building doesnt seem to...[+]
Romain Federiconi | Architecture interieure & Design on Bournville College / Broadway Malyan
Hey There. I found your...[+]
Modern Mosque love it![+]
What a competition. All of the designs show great promise; however, the !melk team...[+]
Architecture is such a wonderful undertaking that their are too...[+]

Upcoming Architecture Events »

got events? invite us! click here

Architecture Books & Magazines »

Strategy Space / a+t: Landscape Urbanism Strategies

Strategy Space / a+t: Landscape Urbanism Strategies

Landscape Urbanism is the new black in architecture and this magazine, part of a+t strategy series, has heads turning. There are a dozen projects and hundreds of ideas in this edition. A recurring them is the manipulation of time…

 

London Unfurled / Matteo Pericoli

London Unfurled / Matteo Pericoli

If you haven’t finished all your holiday shopping, and you need something for someone who loves both architecture and London then we might have the right gift for you. We recently received Matteo Pericoli’s London Unfurled. This accordion-style book folds out…

 

Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture

Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture

French novelist Gustave Flaubert’s expression, “le bon Dieu est le détail” became a cliché for one reason, it is true. God does dwell in the details, and well done details are often the difference between a mundane building and…

 

Our partners »

AD on iPad via Pulse

Browse by date »

Browse by category »

Friends »