Xeritown

X-architects, architecture office from Dubai, have design huge blocks for new city in the city Dubai. Main difference is that this project is not vertical, but is classical horizontal town. This multifunctional space is also minimising energy consumption. So this project is try to bring to Dubai something new with principles of old.

Kahn’s Exeter Short Film

Shortfilm about Louis Kahn’s Phillips Exeter Academy Library. Footage from “The Third & The Seventh” project for illustrating Mundos Digitales 2009 conference. Done with 3dsmax, Vray, AE and Premiere. Main theme soundtrack it’s The Divine Comedy’s “Laika’s Theme” from “Absent Friends” album.

House in Japan

Kochi architects interestingly solved problem of privacy in closely build colony of houses. House KN is designed for a suburban area of japanesse city Kanagawa. It is a classical concrete box slited to originate intimate, private garden. The patio oin the second floor is opened and at the same time saved from eyes from surroundings. Very impressive.

House on a coast

House OS is build on beautiful coast of spanish Cantabaria. The house by its connection to the nature it arrange under itself useful covered place, covered from sun and wind. The house has a green roof, that even more maintain integration of the house to the place. OS is absolutely luminous, opened, but also properly covered, with a lot of private atriums.

New sky-line of Paris

La Defance will start big building boom soon. The projects is designed from wellknown architects, like Daniel Libeskind, Norman Foster, Jean Nouvel etc. But it doesn´t change that most of the projects are quite boring. On our opinion the best project is from sir Foster, which is diferent with his simplicity and surpreising interieor space.

Today's archidose #372

Nottingham Contemporary, originally uploaded by stoneroberts.

The Nottingham Contemporary in Nottingham, England by Caruso St John Architects, opened on November 14, 2009. See many more photos in stoneroberts' flickr set on the building.

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Today's archidose #371

Tokyo Cocoon Tower, originally uploaded by Manuel.A.69.

The Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower in Tokyo, Japan by Kenzo Tange Associates, 2008.

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Today's archidose #370

Here are a couple photos of the Brandhorst Museum in Munich, Germany by sauerbruch hutton, 2008. Photographs are by ludd, who has many more photos of the museum.

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Today's archidose #368

DSC08689, originally uploaded by hellothomas.

Hawaii Gateway Energy Center in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii by Ferraro Choi and Associates, 2004.

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Today's archidose #367

Here are some photos of 4143 Buena Vista in Dallas, Texas by Ron Wommack Architect, 2009. Photographs are by fake_plastic_earth.

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