Sometimes you hear the perfect set of insightful words from a creative master and you feel reinspired to create something new. When it comes to architecture, there are some legendary architects that have some really beautiful thoughts about the role of design in the world.
The Sydney Opera House is undoubtedly one of the most famous and recognizable buildings in the world.
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Shenzhen may be getting a new permanent fixture. Lunar is Snøhetta’s entry for a new landmark in Shenzhen’s Qianhai Bay. The design symbolizes the “data era” and celebrates the industrial city's history of incredible technological advances. Though the organizers for the International Competition of the Landmark Design of Qianhai’s New City Center did not select a winner, Lunar tied for second place with Sou Fujimoto’s 99 Floating Islands.
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Design firm MAD Architects has recently unveiled yet another futuristic design for the city of Jiaxing, China.
This proposal for the redevelopment of Tawi-Tawi’s island resort is characterized by massive clamshells that act as a roof over some villas. Designed by dada, the proposal includes villas, a restaurant, clubhouse, and new reception area. Though the clamshell is beautiful as a functional architectural feature, it also acts as a celebration of local culture. The clamshell form is elegantly abstracted to provide shade around each entrance to the villas.
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This tower proposal by Sou Fujimoto Architects imagines 99 incredible floating islands that soar about 880 feet above the water. The design was completed as part of Qianhai’s New City Center Landmark competition, an invitation-based competition for a new monument on Shenzhen’s Qianhai Bay. This new project would celebrate Shenzhen and the Qianhai district’s recent rapid urban development.
Contemporary architecture is not defined by a single style or set of characteristics.
The word biophilia describes humans' innate desire to be immersed in the natural world.
