Over time, natural gas replaced coal gas, and the gasometers were no longer needed. The gas plant was permanently shut down in 1984. After their decommission they were used for various purposes, including: a set in the movie James Bond: The Living Daylights and as a venue to host the Gazometer Raves. Sound in the large round structures reverberated and exhibited a special echo that was popular to the ravers in attendance.
Cadaval & sola-morales architects created the Tepoztlan Lounge, a central communal space for leisure in nature. The project is a negotiation between interior and exterior, a construction of an inbetween condition. The limits between the open and the content space merge to produce a single architectural entity. The design establishes three separate living quarters designed in accordance to the 3 activities planned.
If you’re studying to become an architect, William O’Brien Junior will be no stranger to you. Having just won the 2011 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects and Designers, O’Brien went on to become a finalist at the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program and an inaugural winner of the Design Biennial Boston Award.
the ‘mill valley cabins’ designed by american firm feldman architecture are two extensions to an existing family home in mill valley california. housing a studio and yoga space, also used as a private guest home, the strategy was to integrate the wooden structures into the steep hillside between the trees and to minimize the intervention on site.
We love order and minimalism in buildings. New, freshly planned, pristine and perfect are great attributes for new structures, yet we also find ourselves drawn to things that aren’t so flawless. Recycled, repurposed, previously loved, salvaged. Buildings that have a previous life carry a character that brand-new ones just cannot master.
mexico city and new york city-based practice FREE have won a competition to design and execute the ‘miami chapel’ for thecatholic community in miami, florida. devoted to the mexican virgin our lady of guadalupe, the practice chose to representall of the virgins of the latin american cultures.
Steve Domoney Architecture explains that two defining notions drove the design for this Robinson Road House in Melbourne, Australia. Firstly, the recognition that the street is currently in transition with the post war brick bungalow style dwelling giving way to more recent contemporary dwellings.
In Santpedor, Spain, a crippled 18th century church has been restored and rejuvenated with a new purpose and life.
photographs of the recently completed ‘les bains des docks’ aquatic centre in le havre, francedesigned by jean nouvel have begun to surface. the mostly white space is very light in feel,while a brightly coloured alcove pops with vitality.
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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) unveiled the winners of the 2012 RIBA Awards. RIBA Awards for architectural excellence were presented to 50 buildings in the UK and 9 buildings elsewhere in the EU. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the building of the year will be drawn from the 59 RIBA Award winners.
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Garsington Opera Pavilion, High Wycombe
Snell Associates