Rafael Gamo
Hotel Hyatt Regency Andares / Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
15 Impressive Atriums (And Their Sections)
Offices and cultural buildings both offer the perfect opportunity to design the atrium of your dreams. These central spaces, designed to allow serendipitous meetings of users or to help with orientation in the building, are spacious and offer a lot of design freedom. Imposing scales, sculptural stairs, eccentric materials, and indoor vegetation are just some of the resources used to give life to these spaces. To help you with your design ideas, below we have gathered a selection of 15 notable atriums and their section drawings.
11 of the Most Impressive and Innovative Rooftop Spaces
This week, we present a selection of 11 of the best images of rooftop spaces. These spaces, usually terraces conceived for the enjoyment of views and fresh air, can often be the most important element of a design. Some of these rooftops surprise us with wonderful gardens, others with impressive pools, and others even with fun games for children. Below is a selection of images from prominent photographers such as Nico Arellano, Hiroyuki Oki, and Amit Geron.
The 50 Most Popular Architecture Photographs of 2017
At ArchDaily, we're lucky enough to know a fantastic network of architecture professionals, allowing us to share the world's best architecture with our audience. But our articles wouldn't be the same without the many photographers who dedicate themselves to making incredible, inspiring images. For that reason, here we present the 50 most popular architecture images of 2017.
10 Stylish Images of Cars and Architecture: The Best Photos of the Week
The inclusion of cars in photographs of architecture is an interesting tool that can help the viewer to understand the scale of a building. The addition of an automobile to a scene can not only help to transmit a notion of the size of the photographed elements, it can also be used to generate interesting compositional relationships to benefit the photograph as a whole. Below, we've highlighted a selection of 10 images from prominent photographers such as Rafael Gamo, Michael Sinclair and Bruno Candiotto which make effective use of this technique.
Oral-Criminal Court in Pátzcuaro / Taller de Arquitectura Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo
Interview with Javier Sanchez: “Where are the Projects? Let’s Find Them!”
In the decade since the start of the financial crisis, there has been an explosion in the number of architectural practices that have pursued unusual and ingenious business models—among the most popular of which is the concept of the developer-architect, who serves as their own client. With his architecture firm and development company JSa, Javier Sanchez has been proving this concept since long before the financial crisis hit. In the latest interview of his City of Ideas series—and the third of his interviews with Mexican architects after Enrique Norten, Alberto Kalach and Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo—Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks to Sanchez about the benefits of working as one’s own client and how JSa leverages its business model to improve the city.
Little House. Big City / Office of Architecture
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Architects: Office of Architecture
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Dornbracht, Alape, Duravit, Subzero/Wolf, Acor, +9
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Professionals: Montestbuild Inc., Blue Sky Design, Sol Building Consultants
20 Incredible Images of Architecture and Animals: The Best Photos of the Week
For the animal lovers among our audience, this week we have put together a special roundup of images of architecture alongside some marvelous critters. While not exactly a mainstay of architectural photography, proponents of the form like BoysPlayNice, Jesus Granada and Rafael Gamo have dared to include animal inhabitants in their architectural compositions. Read on to see a selection of 20 creative images where you will find horses, sheep, cows, goats, dogs, cats, and even elephants.
House AA315 / BERNARDI + PESCHARD & BLANCASMORAN
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Architects: BERNARDI + PESCHARD, BLANCASMORAN
- Area: 1200 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Dornbracht, Maffi, Stones Piedras Naturlales
World Photo Day 2017: Our Readers’ 100 Most-Bookmarked Architectural Photographs
This August 19th is World Photo Day, which celebrates photography on the anniversary of the day on which France bought the patent for the daguerreotype, one of the earliest photographic processes, and released it to the world for free in 1839. At ArchDaily, we understand the importance of photography in architecture—not only as a tool for recording designs, but also as a discipline that many of us enjoy. To celebrate the occasion, we decided to reveal the most popular images ever published on ArchDaily, as selected by you, our readers. Using data gathered from My ArchDaily, we have ranked the 100 most-saved images from our database; read on to see them.
Drift San José / Self Designed
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Architects: Self Designed
- Area: 445 m²
- Year: 2016
Parque Toreo / Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
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Architects: Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
- Area: 440580 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Etra, Grupo RIOBOO Jorod, IACSA, Innovative Designs, Luz y Forma, +2
Casa Paraíso / DCPP Arquitectos
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Architects: DCPP Arquitectos
- Area: 350 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Escenium HAUS, Masisa, Nuprotec, Samsung, Teka, +1
Américas 1500 / Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
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Architects: Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
- Area: 57970 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Saint-Gobain, Atlas Schindler, BKT mobiliario urbano, Cempanel, Constructa
30 Sites Every Architect Should Visit in Mexico City
Though the idea of a vacation in Mexico usually brings to mind images of margaritas on white-sand beaches, it seems the country is slowly but surely gaining recognition in other aspects as well. Among the most populated urban cities in Latin America and the world – not to mention The New York Times' number one "Place to Go in 2016" – Mexico City offers a particular cultural diversity evident both in its traditions and in its architecture. Considering it's the main tourist, educational, cultural, economic and political center of Mexico, it makes sense that it's the perfect scenario for the social encounters of its multicultural inhabitants and tourists.
The sites of architectural interest alone are worth the visit, with prehispanic, classic, modern and contemporary examples ranging from Juan O'Gorman and Luis Barragán to Felix Candela and David Chipperfield. Add to that the fact that its gastronomic scene has garnered much praise and attention in recent years, and you've got a perfect combo. Below is a carefully curated list of 30 sites that every architect should know and visit.
Watermill House / Office of Architecture
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Architects: Office of Architecture
- Area: 6000 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Clear Western, Jerusalem, VM
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Professionals: Summerhill Landscape