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New Zealand is an architectural treasure trove. Influenced by various cultures and building traditio ns from around the world, the island country holds incredible works of commercial, residential and cultural design. These projects are intimately tied to the country’s past and geography. Surrounded by ocean, New Zealand includes two main islands and a number of outlying…
Built at a variety of scales with widely varied formal expressions, the projects begin to show how t he country’s rapid development has begun to shape its new cultural architecture.
“Color does not add a pleasant quality to design — it reinforces it.” —Pierre Bonnard The witty rema rk by the French Post-Impressionist painter and printmaker perfectly describes how color can be used not only as an aesthetic garnish, but as a useful design tool to create organization strategies. Arguably so, color can be used to…
If there is one thing architects never seem to have quite enough of, it’s time.
There are many sides to Spain. Almost entirely located on the Iberian Peninsula, the country also in cludes two major exclaves located in Africa. While its mainland is bordered by Portugal, France and Andorra, the country is simultaneously bounded by a number of seas and dramatic coastlines. The two main boundaries, the Atlantic Ocean and the…
In the critical dialogue about architecture, the designer’s solutions to optimize natural light are nearly always part of the conversation. Carefully engineered to admit and deflect just the right amount of light, windows and transparent surfaces illuminate interiors, let in warmth and offer views of the outdoors. As designers, we can better understand the logic…
Materials hold cultural weight. Historically tied to a specific context, architecture emerged from p rovincial or regionally sourced materials. Trade, migration and transculturation would begin to disconnect materials from their locale, and yet, many parts of the world still hold cultural connections between place and the physical makeup of their buildings. This holds especially true in…
These architects explored the power of contrast by placing minimalist concrete projects within the w ilderness.
Today, huts continue to take on many forms and functions, from the ultimate artist studio to mobile micro-living quarters that can be transported on site.