strange hotel in china

Written By Mustafa | Architectural Projects | Cuma 8 Ocak 2010 14:13


I’ve seen my fair share of insane buildings over the years but I reckon I just stumbled across one of the strangest yet in the form of a Chinese hotel. What’s also interesting is that, to my knowledge, very few English speaking websites have seen or mentioned what has got to be one of the most bizarre pieces of hotel architecture on Earth.

Without further ado, I give you Tianzi Hotel…

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Sensitive hotel

Written By Mustafa | Architectural Projects | Cuma 1 Ocak 2010 15:31


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In an area of almost unviolated nature in the South America, in Patagonia, territory spread in Argentina and Chile, architect German del Sol built hotel Remota. There are two buildings, thin cuboids, connected together not by huge lobby, but just by narrow pathways between wooden fence. Hotel absolutely respect the nature, it doesn´t create typical urban spaces that are conjunct with hotels.

Hotel Caldor

Written By Mustafa | Architectural Projects | Perşembe 17 Aralık 2009 00:37

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Söhne & Partner projected the first Self Check In Hotel located in the city border of Vienna, near to the biggest Shopping Center of Austria.

The structure of the Hotel Caldor emerges along the road. From the centre cross point the Hotel is buckling. The buckling gives the hotel a high profile from the main road. At the cross point you find the lobby, the main access, the check in machine, etc.

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What is an Organic Architecture?

Written By Mustafa | Architectural Projects | Çarşamba 18 Kasım 2009 12:45

Architectural beauty is a natural outcome of the clear design plan of simple and harmonious relationships. All elements of a structure should be designed with economy according to the natural principles of geometrical relationships and the unadulterated use of appropriate materials.

These are the Famous Architects of there time, who practiced Organic architecture.

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Prism Gallery / PATTERNS

Written By Mustafa | Architectural Projects | Cumartesi 14 Kasım 2009 23:20

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PATTERNS has designed a new three story cultural center for West Hollywood, California.  The center, known as Prism, will become a cornerstone of artistic experimentation, carving a new niche for the arts in Southern California.   The facade will be the first in the nation to be constructed entirely out of a resin based composite polycarbonate. Inspired by automotive design supple forms, streamlined detailing and plastic finishes; the façade has a dual aesthetic performance associated to its plastic materiality and responsive to the lively energy of its context: it behaves as a reflectively glossy surface during daylight and as a translucent skin at night.

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New York Times Company New Headquarters

Written By Mustafa | Architectural Projects | Cumartesi 7 Kasım 2009 21:56

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Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Fox & Fowle Architects
New York Times Company New Headquarters
New York, NY

“Each architecture tells a story, and the story this new building proposes to tell is one of lightness and transparency.”
Renzo Piano

The new 52-storey Times Company Headquarters, Renzo Piano’s first major project in New York City, will occupy one of the last sites in the 42nd Street Development Are; a 13-acre district adjoining Times Square designated for redevelopment in the mid-1980s by New York State and City government.

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The new Modern Art Museum – Tadao Ando

Written By Mustafa | Architectural Projects | Cuma 6 Kasım 2009 15:17

Nearing completion
Tadao Ando
The new Modern Art Museum

Fort Worth, Texas

The new Modern Art Museum, designed by Tadao Ando, will open to the public on Saturday, December 14, 2002.
The building is located in Fort Worth’s celebrated Cultural District, directly opposite the Kimbell Art Museum, designed by Louis I. Kahn, and near the Amon Carter Museum, designed by Philip Johnson.


Drawing courtesy Modern Art Museum

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North Jutland Art Museum – Alvar Aalto

Written By Mustafa | Architectural Projects | Cuma 6 Kasım 2009 15:14

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North Jutland Art Museum

Ålborg, Denmark

“True architecture exists only where man stands in the center.”
Alvar Aalto

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One of the most influential architects of the 20th century, Aalto continues to have a profound influence both within Finland and internationally.
The North Jutland Art Museum is a prime example of modern Scandinavian architecture. Built from 1968 to 1972, it was designed by Elissa and Alvar Aalto as a showplace for 20th-century Danish and international art.

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BUMPS, Beijing, 2008

Written By Mustafa | Architectural Projects | Cuma 6 Kasım 2009 14:58

BUMPS, Beijing, 2008

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