Sunken living rooms, a distinct architectural feature that gained popularity in the mid-20th century, are experiencing a revival. Here’s a dive into their history, their decline, and the reasons behind their modern resurgence. The Heyday of Sunken Living Rooms The sunken living room, or the conver
Every now and then, we hear about funny architectural fails where lack of taste meets poor aesthetics and greets atrocious execution. Check out our previous features with such examples here, here, and here.
Explore the origins & allure of Gothic Architecture from the mid 12th to 16th centuries. Delve deep into its unique history & ornate aesthetics.
Completed in 2020 in Blackheath, Australia. Images by Brett Boardman. The most recent recipient of the highest residential award for architecture in Australia - The Robin Boyd Award 2021. (the Australian Institute...
Explore the origins & allure of Gothic Architecture from the mid 12th to 16th centuries. Delve deep into its unique history & ornate aesthetics.
By using the work of Gaudí as inspiration, Midjourney as a tool, and primitive environmentalism as a goal, Ariadna Giménez has found an architectural and visual style that is very much her own.
Completed in 2023 in Quzhou, China. Images by Fangfang Tian, Qingyan Zhu. The Concept Library is a spiral shell embraced by a high grass field, located in the rural area of Zhejiang Province, China. It tries to explore the...
The construction of high rise buildings did not commence until the late 1800's but sustained its development well past the turn of the century with the first
Image 23 of 29 from gallery of 10M4D House / guga Urban Architecture.
Olayinka Dosekun-Adjei, cofounder and creative director of 2023 Design Vanguard firm Studio Contra, is one of nine featured speakers at RECORD’s upcoming Innovation Conference in New York.
Whether you realize it or not, beauty is everywhere around you and, even though it's difficult to define stunning design, identifying it is easy. Every
The new visitor centre at Skamlingsbanken in Kolding by CEBRA, is an architectural portal to the glacial landscape and its history of democratic events. The centre is designed as a natural and integrated part of the undulating landscape and from the overall design to the small details, visitors will experience an architecture that finds its origin in Skamlingsbanken's unique nature and history.
There are quite a few types of arches, and that's largely because the arch is a design element that has been around for thousands of years. While they...
World Architecture Community News - CHYBIK+KRISTOF's new sinuous winery takes inspiration from biological process of fermentation
Bagh Chal or Sunken courtyard was an Iranian native method to protect from hot weather, in this way the courtyard stays below the ground level. Designed by Iranian architect Davood Salavati manager of Team Group, Bagh Chal is a botique restaurant located in Kashan, Esfahan, Iran. Project descrip...
In the midst of a newly designed building ensemble boasting bright facades and ultramodern workspaces the German architecture practice has created a..
Penda has released images of its proposed high-rise residential tower in Tel Aviv, featuring brick arches and cascading terraces influenced by the Bauhaus.
The annual report of the Nemetschek Group features an impressive architecture project: the Irina Viner-Usmanova Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in Moscow....
