Tag: Architecture

  • Kazuyo Sejima to Direct Venice Biennale

    Great newsbit of the day: SANAA‘s Kazuyo Sejima has been announced as the director of next year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. She is the first woman to occupy the post.

  • Insidehouse & Outsidehouse

    I love all the open areas in Takeshi Hosaka Architects‘ Insidehouse & Outsidehouse — Designboom posts photos of the interior.

  • Urban Airgap

    It may just be a proposal, but Suppose Design Office‘s “Urban Airgap” design for a competition in Greece looks pretty damn amazing. It would be to revitalize a rundown area of Athens. In their research, Suppose Design Office noted that the existing building designs in the Kerameikos-Metaxourgeio area did not allow for a window opening…

  • Dezeen Stumbles on KDa Show

    Although it’s great that Dezeen has decided to cover KDa‘s Gallery MA show by posting a collection of photos, they really do need to get their facts straight — the exhibition is not “on show,” it was held earlier this year from April to June.

  • Rokushomaki House

    Built back in 2006, I’m liking the tower-like Rokushomaki House, designed by Masuda Atelier and located up in Saitama. Via MoCo Loco.

  • Crystal Delight

    If you have the chance, come celebrate Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein‘s 20 years in Japan at SuperDeluxe tonight (November 1, 18:00-22:00, free entrance). For this one night, the 20 Crystal Collection — models of their works encased in crystals — that was first shown earlier this year during their Gallery MA show will be…

  • Hoto Fudo

    Hoto Fudo is the bulbous building pictured above, currently in construction in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, and set to house a restaurant. It was designed by Takeshi Hosaka Architects — see this Designboom post for more images of the project.

  • Plastic Moon

    Plastic Moon is a new house in Tokyo that combines a private residence with the owner’s dental practice, and includes a swimming pool on the top floor. It was designed by Norisada Maeda Atelier. See more photos at Dezeen.