Architecture

March 18, 2021

Futuristic ‘Blackbird Cabin’ Concept Is Folded Like Architectural Origami

Blackbird cabin is a truly unique and modern retreat designed by Stipfold. The idea for it was first sketched out in 2012 and later transformed into a fully developed concept design. Though not planned for construction, Stipfold believes that unfiltered conceptual design helps the architecture firm develop as creatives and understand their mission as designers. Like a piece of origami, the Blackbird is designed as a single plane folded to create an enclosure.

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March 6, 2021

Foster + Partners Has Designed an Idyllic Circular Resort Lassoing the Red Sea

Renowned British architecture firm Foster + Partners has just completed the conceptual design for a circular resort in Saudi Arabia. The hotel, called Ummahat AlShaykh Hotel 12, was designed as part of the Red Sea Project—the most ambitious tourism endeavor in the world. Planned by The Red Sea Development Company, the Red Sea Project will drive the growth of tourism along Saudi Arabia’s west coast.

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March 3, 2021

Incredible ‘Bookshelf Theater’ Unveiled at Tokyo’s Kadokawa Culture Museum

If you are a big reader or just love cozy interiors, there is almost nothing more exciting than a room lined wall to wall with books. The new Kadokawa Culture Museum, designed by renowned architect Kengo Kuma, includes an incredible interior filled with books. Kuma designed a unique wood shelving system that reaches floor to ceiling and continues across with floating wooden panels.

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February 26, 2021

10 Facts About Antoni Gaudí the Creative Madman Behind La Sagrada Familia [Infographic]

There are a handful of architects whose legacy will live on for generations, long after they're gone. One such genius is Antoni Gaudí. The Catalan architect was a devout Catholic with remarkable artistic vision. From truly radical neo-gothic structures to almost biomorphic art-nouveau buildings, the architecture of Gaudí is anything but ordinary.

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