Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jul 11, 2010, 10:59 pm
When TZG and JMD were commissioned to convert the Paddington Reservoir into an urban park, the general expectation was that the site would be capped off and a brand new arrangement built on top. However, we were captivated by the possibilities of revealing the 19th century structures as a ruin throu...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jul 3, 2010, 3:08 pm
The municipality of Rødovre, an independent municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark, announced a demand for a new tower in Rødovre, the periphery of Copenhagen. This competition raises the issue as to what kind of tower should be added to the skyline of the capital. Can it criticize and improve th...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jul 1, 2010, 3:08 pm
Iceland’s new Art Academy in the heart of Reykjavik. The Iceland Academy of the Arts will have a central location on the main shopping street Laugavegur – and will be uniting the existing institutes for art, architecture, design, theatre and music under one roof. Furthermore the building will co...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jul 1, 2010, 1:45 am
The Tolerant City by ADEPT Architects grows in the H+ area through a flexible and instructive planning process. The point of departure is Helsingborgs unique characteristics, the landscape, the water, history and the current well-run activities. The inherent wishes for proximity to water, sustainabi...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jun 24, 2010, 3:41 pm
MVRDV and ADEPT 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 Frederiksberg, Denmark. T...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jun 24, 2010, 11:46 am
MUSEUM OF IMAGE AND SOUND – MIS The building, made up of 5 blocks housing the museum functions and grouped according to usage affinities and public traffic, rises from a ground floor crossed by an internal passageway connecting Atlantica Avenue to Aires Saldanha Street. Each volume features a diff...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jun 23, 2010, 12:20 am
A unique house. Two Bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, Living, Dining, Kitchen and Family. The house evolved in the design process to be the intersection in plan of three primary shapes- circle, rectangle and triangle. Concrete block but treated with coral render to define volumes. Read more >>>
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jun 20, 2010, 10:00 pm
Architecture Caribbean would like to thank all our members, readers, subscribers, supporters, designers, artists, students, and the entire design community in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the rest of the world. Read our anniversary message here >>>
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jun 18, 2010, 8:01 pm
Architects Aboday have completed a holiday home called Villa Paya-Paya in Bali, Indonesia. The two-storey building is arranged around courtyards and surrounded by water of varying depth, which creates a shallow pond at the entrance, jacuzzi and large swimming pool. Read more >>>
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jun 18, 2010, 10:06 am
Woodhead Architects designed this building over a beautiful landscape in Western Australia, integrated with it through the use of wood. The exterior spaces offer a shaded place to contemplate this landscape.The ritual burning of the Pinnacles Interpretive Centre in Western Australia, as part of its ...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jun 18, 2010, 5:18 am
The Arab emirate’s colossal, multibillion-dollar skyscraper, Burj Dubai, opened for business Monday, stretching 168 stories and 2,684 feet into the desert sky. The “At the Top” observation deck, at the 123rd floor, isn’t really at the top, but it’s plenty high enough...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jun 15, 2010, 5:29 pm
The Iseami House by Robles Arquitectos is located on the Peninsula de Osa in Costa Rica. Read more >>>
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jun 12, 2010, 10:37 pm
The city of Ptuj has been chosen as a partner city of European Capital of Culture 2012, which is a great opportunity for a change and an upgrade of a cultural infrastructure. Renovation of the Dominican monastery and its surroundings into a congress and performance center is a part
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Jun 8, 2010, 4:22 pm
The Fashion Design industry in the Caribbean is in great hands! Watch out world, here comes the Caribbean! Architecture Caribbean was pleasantly surprised and utterly impressed by the work coming out of the Caribbean designers. Stay tuned for our take on FWTT 2010. Go here for more photos from Fashi...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - May 26, 2010, 10:33 pm
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...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - May 25, 2010, 12:14 am
Terry-Jeane Thompson is a Bahamian architect, and architectural consultant/ feature Writer for “Insitu Arch Magazine”, a Caribbean Architecture publication, started by CEO Marcus Laing in Oct 2008. She was gracious enough to take time from her busy schedule for an interview with Architecture...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - May 23, 2010, 9:56 pm
Architecture Caribbean asks Caribbean artists, “Why is art important to society?” Here are some of their responses.. “Art sometimes tells a story of an event that is topical or historical, it illustrates fantasy and reality and is most times is inspired by society itself. Art al...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - May 22, 2010, 9:26 pm
Peter Sheppard is a Trinidadian artist who was born into a creative family as both his parents painted and were involved in the Carnival Arts. His father Stephen Sheppard, painted landscapes in acrylics from scenes that inspired him after long drives in and around the countryside. His mother Mar...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - May 21, 2010, 2:07 am
Click here for more on the pavilions representing the Caribbean Communities at the Shanghai Expo 2010. Grenada Pavilion What do you think of the Pavilions representing the Caribbean communities? Click here to see all.
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - May 21, 2010, 1:56 am
There is strong concern by architects, and historians about the possible loss of their vernacular in Trinidad & Tobago, and Barbados, just to name a few. Significant buildings of the rich Caribbean vernacular which showcase the important architectural, climatic, social, and cultural resources of...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - May 14, 2010, 10:55 am
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Apr 30, 2010, 2:52 am
Inspired by the technical properties of Chinese hats and bridges, the nearly complete Centre Pompidou-Metz will be a satellite branch of the Centre Pompidou modern art museum in Paris. Architects Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines designed the building to have a “superstructure” - a curved roo...
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Architecture Caribbean posted an article on Architecture Caribbean - Feb 8, 2010, 3:11 pm
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