Brno experienced a building boom in the late 1920s that reflected the growing confidence of the city in the independent Czechoslovakia, created in 1918. Between 1929-1930 the recently married Grete and Fritz Tugendhat gave Ludwig Mies van der Rohe free rein over the design and construction of their Villa in Brno, 209 kms [...]
Modern structures are subject to the same risks as aging structures, including neglect, inappropriate renovation, the effects of climate change and even demolition, but additional risks arise from the very qualities that make them modern: innovative technologies, experimental materials, and novel design.
However, public apathy, the lack of understanding that buildings of our own time can [...]
Kerry Hill ( Australian born director of the Singapore (and now Fremantle) based practice Kerry Hill Architects ) has been an influential figure in South East Asian architecture over the past four decades. Not surprisingly Kerry’s favourite hobby is architecture ! He seems to live and breathe architecture.
“I am an architect ….. like a dog [...]
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Wang Shu, the chinese national architect of the Hangzhou-based practice ” Amateur Architecture Studio ” has been announced as the 2012 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, receiving the most prestigious award to be given in the field of architecture.
The Pritzker Architecture Prize, ( founded in Chicago in 1979 by the late Jay A. Pritzker [...]
Tom surprised local London inhabitants in Ladbroke Grove with his ingenious townhouse design that has converted an old water tower into an apartment home that integrates into the borough skyline. .
Tom has owned the property and the surrounding area since 2005 and has painstakingly seen his dream home become a [...]
