A Translucent Roof Design for An Amphitheatre
OMA founder Rem Koolhaas and colleague David Gianotten have unveiled plans to create a reconfigurable amphitheatre topped by a translucent, floating roof for this year’s MPavilion in Melbourne.
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A Combination of House Designs in One Roof
Yesterday evening Ireland’s leading architects, and many of their happy clients, gathered at Dublin’s Mansion House for the 28th RIAI annual awards. The awards given by the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland applaud architecture, from healthcare to sustainability, commercial to conservation, across 14 categories.…
Designed Roof to Provide Cool Shades
“Architecture should give us oxygen,” says Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director and rainmaker-in-chief at the Serpentine Galleries in London. He cites a proposal by his hero, the late conceptual architect Cedric Price, for re-oxygenating Manhattan. He also thinks that oxygen is something that is offered…
Roof Improvements for Water Protection
The roof above the old administration building at the Water Protection Facility has been patched many times because of leaks that occur which create slippery and dirty conditions inside the facility.
New Roof and House Structural Design
A residential project in Brisbane has revitalised an existing Queenslander, and pulled a bit of a magic trick. On the 760-square-metre block where the single 1944 weatherboard used to sit, there are now four townhouses.
Accepting Bid to Fix School Gym's Roof
Frances Hubbard/ Daily Press file Temporary bracing had been put in place to support the Lee-Jackson Elementary School gym roof that collapsed during a snowstorm in January 2016.
Opening of National Museum's Rooftop Terrace
The National Museum of Scotland has been enchanting children and adults alike ever since it opened in the late 1800s, and these days it’s one of the most visited attractions in the country. But not all visitors know about its hidden gem.
Five Storey Building with Functional Two-lane Road on Roof
Social media is going gaga over pictures of a functional public road on the roof of a five-storey building in China. The building located in Chongqing city in China has a two-lane road right on top of it.