(WordRidden– flickr/creative commons license) The Stefano Rotondo was built in 470 A.D. in Rome Italy, and consecrated under Pope Simplicius to St. Stephen the martyr. It is Rome’s most characteristic example of central type cathedrals. The Rotunda is 80m long …
Month: December 2015
Design solutions can prevent death and injury in volcano areas, particularly in low-income areas that rely on cheap materials and design methods. These considerations are vital when planning out a community, arranging societal connections, and especially for people unable to …
(westher– flickr/creative commons license) Renzo Piano designed the Weltstadthaus in Köln, Germany, completed in 2005. Currently it is occupied by the Peek and Cloppenburg store. The main building is a standard rectangular department store that respects the old department store …
(Smart Chicago Collaborative– flickr/creative commons license) SOM designed the China town branch of the Chicago library, completed in 2015. The oval shaped building uses a glass curtain wall with intermittent fins for sunlight shading. These fins remain uniform the whole …
(News Oresund– flickr/creative commons license) Schmidt hammer lassen designed the Krystallen extension to the Kykredit headquarters on the Kalvebod Brugge waterfront of Copenhagen. The geometric building rests gingerly at the center, and allows entrance and pedestrian circulation beneath. The glazed …
(dave7dean– flickr/creative commons license) David Chipperfield Architects designed the renovation to the New Museum in Berlin, Germany, completed in 2009. Friedrich August Stüler designed the original building in 1859. Chipperfield’s renovation restored and brought continuity to the parts that were …
(Zhangzhugang– wikipedia/creative commons license) David Chipperfield Archits designed the museum in Liangzhu China, for the preservation and display of Neolithic archaeology, completed in 2007. Levin Monsigny Landschaftsarchitekten landscaped this contaminated site to be suitable for habitation, with streams and hills. …
MAD Architects and Burka Architects designed the Absolute Towers, also nicknamed the “Marilyn Monroe,” in 2012. The designers sought a soft roundness for the typical harsh materials of skyscrapers, to emulate the fluidity of natural life. Each unit gets a …
Geometry and four basic rules determine how to draw reflections in perspective. This is an important skill to learn because everything has reflections in it. With each object in your artwork, you need to consider how objects around it are …
(Maria Eklind– flickr/creative commons license) Terroir and Kim Utzon Arkitekter designed the extension to the Swedish Maritime University. This building adds 6,000 sq m of educational space to the university. The design folds the material and gabled roof of the …