Pritzker Architecture Prize 2007 goes to Sir Richard Rogers, I’ve got no idea who this architect is and what type of architecture he practice. The 2006 Pritzker Architecture Prize won by Paulo Mendes da Rocha from Barzil, as usual I’ve got no idea who this guy is. I guess architecture is not my cup of […]

Office for Metropolitan Architecture or better known as OMA has come up with this unique 36-storey residential high-rise in Singapore, four individual apartment towers are vertically offset from one another and suspended from a central core which is what makes it appear as if they’re floating, according to the architect, the lifted towers also reduce […]

Designed by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt), in collaboration with Hassell as associate architect, peeks above the treetops like a crown. Inspired by the native xanthorrhoea plant, a grass tree common in Perth, these four buildings house the school of business, the vice chancellor’s offices, and the administrative center for Edith Cowan University’s Joondalup campus. Funny thing […]

This narrow house belongs to the lady in yellow - Helenita, designed by her, she live in this 1 meter wide by 10 meter tall house in Madre de Deus, Brazil. The funnt thing is, how would the foundation support such a slim and tall building? Well, it could be a hoax. Source Technorati Tags: Smallest […]

Only one home remains after developers moved in, apparently the developer offer them a huge lump sum of money but the family refuses to move out from their house (why should they?). This makes me wonder how would the project take off when there is a house in the middle of site, and is there […]

Photo: Robert Bravo Jr. / Hualapai Tribe The Hualapai Tribe began rolling out the amazing Grand Canyon Skywalk few days ago, the official opening would be on the 28th March. I never expect that this idea would take off considering the massive amount of money involved. Walking on a glass platform anyone? Will you pay $75 […]

Some interesting facts on the actual study model of Sydney Opera House: It was vanished for more than 30 years ago and has surfaced inside 24 storage crates at the customs warehouse in western Sydney. It has in 2,500 pieces, and the instructions for putting it back together were missing The model - a “crystal palace” reportedly worth […]

I was reading the book “Architectural Research Methods” by Linda Groat and David Wang and came across this short article on the Notre Dame du Haut, according to the book and the architect – Le Corbusier, he was inspired by a crab shell he picked up in Long Island, New York. It so happen that […]

Islamic artisans constructed exotic nonrepeating pattern 500 years ago, well ahead of modern science which only manage to discover this pattern making technique 30 years ago. This ancient islamic penrose tiles was re-discovered by Peter J. Lu when he traveled to Uzbekistan, he had no idea of the mathematical journey that he was about to […]