United Network Studio, or UNStudio as the Dutch architecture firm is more commonly known, experiments with design on a variety of scales, from conceptualizing how to renovate and revitalize an entire city area to determining the best chairs for different purposes. In addition, the firm has domestic, commercial, institutional, and interior design built projects in …
Month: December 2012
Korean firm Samoo Architects and Engineers was ranked ninth in the world this year in BD World Architecture’s Top 100 architectural practices. Many of Samoo’s designs have a touch of what fifty years ago would have been deemed futuristic—and apparently that aesthetic of upwardly curving lines, twisting forms, and sleek surfaces did indeed represent the …
Australia-based architecture and design Crone Partners proudly engages in a range of projects, from master planning and urban design to commercial and residential architecture to interior and landscape design. An environmentally friendly commercial tower, 180 Brisbane, is set to begin construction in 2013. The firm aims for it to become a landmark of the Brisbane …
Moscow-based architecture firm Asadov Architectural Studio isn’t afraid to think outside the box—truly. Many of their works have a character that can only be described as unique. The forms are just as alive as the people who use them, and the ideas are fresh and exciting. One of the firm’s most recent designs is a …
Spacious, luxurious modernism seems to be the mantra of South African–based architecture firm SAOTA. Any one of their numerous award-winning internationally built projects can be said to embrace this feeling, but it is particularly evident in two residences built this year, in 2012. Glen 2961 in Cape Town, South Africa, and 6th 1448 Houghton ZM …
Daniel Libeskind’s name is associated with major projects in major cities. His built work can be seen around the world, from Hong Kong to Las Vegas, from Denver Art Museum to Dresden’s Military History Museum, to Singapore’s new residential development, Reflections at Keppel Bay; he was also the winner of the World Trade Center …