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ARCHITECTURE
Projects by Architects
Pool Pavilion
Pool Pavilion by New York-based practice Peter Gluck and Partners Architects is a two-storey recreational structure was conceived as a rift in the landscape. Located near Lake George in Adirondack Mountains, New York, the project serves as a central gathering place for the existing family and guest ...Read Entire Story
The Prescott Passive House
The Prescott Passive House by Studio 804 is the product of eight months of research, experimentation, design, and construction by the architecture studio’s sixteen graduate students at the University of Kansas. Located in Kansas City, Kansas, the single-family home is designed to both LEED pla...Read Entire Story
Batumi Aquarium
Henning Larsen Architects has won first prize in the invited competition for a new aquarium in the Georgian seaport of Batumi. The 2,000 m2 aquarium will replace the previous aquarium of the port and will be situated on the beach side of Rustaveli Str. adjacent to Batumi 6 May Park featuring a Dol...Read Entire Story
House on Cedar Hill
House on Cedar Hill by Cunningham Architects Situated at the edge of an escarpment zone, the house is organized along a native, stacked stone wall 182 feet long and 21 feet high. A cantilevered concrete canopy serves as an interruption through the wall into and through the house, briefly allowing v...Read Entire Story
Fish House
Fish House by Guz Architects This modern tropical bungalow encapsulates the essence of living in the hot and humid climate of Singapore by creating open spaces which encourage natural ventilation and offer residents views to the ocean. The main design concept is to create a house which has clo...Read Entire Story
House of Culture and Movement
MVRDV and ADEPT Architects win competition for House of Culture and Movement, Frederiksberg, DK The City of Frederiksberg, Denmark, the Danish Foundation for Culture and Sport Facilities and Realdania announced MVRDV and ADEPT winner of the House of Culture and Movement competition in Frederiksbe...Read Entire Story
Projects by Students
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ART & DESIGN
Re-loved: Designer Stories
Chris Bosse has sliced up the Panton chair as part of the Re-loved: designer stories at the Powerhouse Museum Sydney until 10 October. Bosse, director of innovative architectural firm LAVA, is one of several designers commissioned by the Powerhouse to use a pre-loved chair to tell a story about a p...Read Entire Story
Fashion Week Trinidad & Tobago 2010
Watch out world! The beauty, style and fashion designers of the Caribbean is a force to be reckoned with. Fashion Week Trinidad & Tobago 2010 featured over 40 designers from Trinidad & Tobago, and 10 from other Caribbean nations. It was a resounding success. There were informative and educat...Read Entire Story
Andres Parada Works
Andres Parada is a designer. Born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. Raised in a mixture of Chilean and Swedish culture, with Chilean parents, he moved to the USA in 2004 and began his studies in Industrial Design at Brigham Young University. Architecture Caribbean features some of Andres' designs and...Read Entire Story
Terrick Gichie
Terrick Gichie is a self-taught Graphic Designer/Artist from Montego Bay, Jamaica. He works full-time for an overseas company that focuses on business Identity, however he still freelance on his own time. Read Architecture Caribbean's interview with Terrick here >>> Frog ...Read Entire Story
Aron Jansco Works
Aron Jancso is a freelance designer from Budapest, Hungary who is passionate about typography and type design. Son of an architect and industrial designer, he has a strong background in design and visual arts. Graffiti was his first step toward type, especially 3d type. After doing some drawing and ...Read Entire Story
INTERVIEWS
Interview with Fashion Designer - Alicia Sanchez (Favala)
Alicia Sanchez describes herself as a 26 year old Latina from the Dominican Republic whose true passion was fashion from a young age. She went to College for an MBA in international business but realized that Corporate America was not cut out for her . She is very outspoken, innovative, adventurous ...Read Entire Story
Interview with Fashion Designer - Marvin Warner (themudtoneproject)
Marvin Warner is an artist first. His love and deep rooted foundation in art is the catalyst for all he does. He says that, "Art is the mother of all things. Visuals are needed in everything from design to the finish product, so what I really am is an Artist." Marvin took time out of her b...Read Entire Story
Interview with Visual Artist - Jade Achoy
Jade Achoy is a final year undergraduate student in the University of the West Indies pursuing a BA Visual Arts. She hails from San Fernando and hopes to fulfill her aspirations on her up and coming career as a designer and illustrator. Jade took time out of her busy schedule to speak with Architect...Read Entire Story
Interview with Trinidadian Artist/ Designer - Kristal le Blanc
Kristal Le Blanc is a Final year student of the Visual Arts Bachelor Degree programme at the University of the West Indies. Prior to her studies here she completed an Associate Degree in the US, at Essex County College, in Visual Arts in 2006. Her passions lie in psychology, furniture design, digita...Read Entire Story
Interview with Joy Baynes-Jones (Textile Designer) - Trinidad
Joy Baynes Jones is a wife, mother, and daughter. She has always thought of herself as a student of Art, Design, and Textile Design. She calls herself a student because she believes that "one is constantly learning, evolving and refining ones craft." Joy has been extremely busy, but ...Read Entire Story
Interview with Andres Parada (Product Designer) - Sweden
Andres Parada is a designer. Born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. Raised in a mixture of Chilean and Swedish culture, with Chilean parents, he moved to the USA in 2004 and began his studies in Industrial Design at Brigham Young University. Andres was kind enough to give some of his most precious ti...Read Entire Story
Interview with Terrick Gichie (Graphic Artist/ Designer) - Jamaica
Terrick Gichie is a self-taught Graphic Designer/Artist arising from Montego Bay, Jamaica. While attending school, the sciences and informational technology was the main focus of study, art was just a hobby for him during leisure time. After graduating school, he went on to broaden his education in ...Read Entire Story
Interview with Aron Jancso (Graphic Design/ Typography) - Hungary
Aron Jancso is a freelance designer whose favorite area is typography and type design. He loves to experiment with various elements and techniques in visual arts. He is from Budapest, Hungary with a father who is an architect, and an industrial designer. Graffiti was his first step toward type, espe...Read Entire Story
Interview with Ralf Pasel (pasel.kunzel architects) – Netherlands
Ralf Pasel is an architect from the Netherlands. He is the principal partner at pasel.kuenzel architects and visiting professor Academy for Architecture and Urban Design Rotterdam. Ralf took time out of his busy schedules to speak with Architecture Caribbean about his work and his practice. Enjoy!...Read Entire Story
Interview with Vasco Correia & Patricia Sousa (Camarim)
Vasco Correia and Patricia Sousa are two Portuguese architects who met at the Faculty of Architecture in Lisbon, Portugal. After finishing their studies they headed to Flanders, then to London to learn about architecture and life. After 5 years of experience, they came back to Portugal to set up the...Read Entire Story
ARTICLES
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Designed as a football and rugby stadium, the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is located beside North End Lake with terraces and hills in the middle of Prince Alfred's Park. The stadium, designed by GMP Architekten, is set in the surrounding area as a landmark building, rising from the edge of the l...Read Entire Story
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa
The Moses Mabhid Stadium in Durban, designed by GMP Architekten and Ibhola Lethu Consortium, features an array of eco-worthy design features. The Moses Mabhid Stadium, named for Moses Mabhida, a former general secretary of the South African Communist Party, finished construction back in 2009 and has...Read Entire Story
Greenpoint Stadium - South Africa World Cup 2010
The Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town was designed by German firm gmp architekten together with local architects and Louis Karol Architects. The new structure is one of the major stadiums intended to host the semi-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. One of the most artistic football ...Read Entire Story
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2010 RIBA Award Winners Announced
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 RIBA Awards. RIBA Awards for architectural excellence will be presented to 102 buildings in the UK and Europe (93 in the UK and nine in the rest of the EU). The award-winning buildings range from a small...Read Entire Story
Danish Pavilion at Expo 2010
Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) by competition, the Danish Pavilion is an opportunity to try out Danish city life. You can visit the original and famous Little Mermaid by foot or by city bike. You can let your children run around on the playground. You can enjoy a picnic and dip your toes in t...Read Entire Story
German Pavilion at Shanghai 2010 Expo
It is the epitome of a city, boasting the creation of a "harbor image" and a "dynamic tunnel" with urban scenes from Germany. This is the "Balancity," a magnificent crystallization of Germanic originality and technology. The structure is wrapped in silver membrane. A te...Read Entire Story
Aviva Stadium opened in Dublin (Architects - Populous and Scott Tallon Walker)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, designed as a result of a collaboration between global architects Populous and Dublin‐based architects, Scott Tallon Walker is officially opened today by An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, TD. Aviva Stadium, previously called the Lansdowne Road Stadium, hosted its...Read Entire Story
Finalists announced in Google's Model Your Town Competition
Five finalists have been selected in Google's Model Your Town Competition, and the winner was selected by the public. WINNER! Town: Barranco - Lima, Peru Team Member: Jorge De Albertis Bettocchi Town: Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany Team Member: Leonhard...Read Entire Story
American Landscape Architects Announce 2010 Professional Awards
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) recently announced the winners of the 2010 Professional Awards, representing the best in landscape architecture around the world in the categories of general design, residential design, analysis and planning, research and communication. The jury c...Read Entire Story
Caribbean Community Pavilions for Shanghai Expo 2010
World Expositions are galleries of human inspirations and thoughts. Since 1851 when the Great Exhibition of Industries of All Nations was held in London, the World Expositions have attained increasing prominence as grand events for economic, scientific, technological and cultural exchanges, serving ...Read Entire Story
Winners Announced for Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti Competition
John McAslan + Partners and Allied London have announced the winner of an international student competition to design a music studio in Cité Soleil (Port-au-Prince), Haiti, on behalf of Wyclef Jean and his charity Yéle Haiti. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) competition...Read Entire Story
OFF Architecture Win Competition for Cultural Center in Cugnaux, France
Paris-based OFF Architecture has recently won the competition for the Cultural Center in Cugnaux, France. If the name doesn’t immediately ring a bell with you, check out OFF Architecture’s fascinating entry for the Bering Strait Project that won the studio the second place in the c...Read Entire Story
Architecture, Success, and the 10,000 hour tenet
Architects and Architecture students in the Caribbean and other parts of the world are feeling the results of the economic recession in the US. I have spoken with several Caribbean Architects and other professionals; the story is the same, “things are slowing down.” New work is almost no...Read Entire Story
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