Posts filed under "architecture"
Apple store in Covent Garden - This is significant, because one of my best buds (Stathis) was the main MEP contractor on the project and has been living and breathing ...
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010 by Jean Nouvel - Last year's Serpentine gallery was pretty bland, it's good to see that things are going back to normal in terms of the ...
http://brokenkode.com/serpentine-gallery-pavilion-2010-by-jean-nouvel
Switch Restaurant by Karim Rashid - Okay, I've been bashing Dubai a bit too much, so here's something that I think is actually very elegant and unique in it's own ...
Dubai architecture you couldn't make up - I remember the cloud in the sky, because we actually were part of that competition (or supported it), and I read about the ...
http://brokenkode.com/dubai-architecture-you-couldnt-make-up
Vodafone headquarters by Barbosa & Guimaraes - Think Libeskind, think Frank Gehry but in Porto.
Travel Through Dubai at 818mph - Great trip on the Dubai metro. What's interesting to me is I was there like a year ago when this wasn't even close to ...
http://brokenkode.com/travel-through-dubai-at-818mph-dubai-gizmodo
Open House London - Every year in London, the Open House event happens, where you get to visit different buildings that are usually closed to the public; and every year ...
http://brokenkode.com/open-house-london-wallpapercom-international-design-interiors-fashion-travel
Tour the Bugatti factory, Molsheim - It's but a glimpse, but a glimpse I've never seen before, for the single most expensive supercar manufacturer in the world.
Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque - Pictures from the third largest Mosque in the world after Mecca and Madina. I have my views about the type of interiors ...
http://brokenkode.com/sheikh-zayed-bin-sultan-al-nahyan-mosque-grand-mosque
Carbuncle Cup 2009 - Love it. The worst of British architecture.
20 of the World's Most Beautiful Libraries - My favourite is Jay Walker's private library.
http://brokenkode.com/20-of-the-worlds-most-beautiful-libraries
Ekali Houses in Athens - And here I thought contemporary architecture in Athens was pure shit. This is a truly elegant statement. Interesting factoid is the fact that I went ...
Here & There - A horizonless projection in Manhattan. I would really be interested in something like this for London as it really does provide a unique perspective of a ...
The 2008 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion houses the first structure by Frank Gehry in England (engineering by Arup). Highly recommended if you're in and around London until the 19th of ...
The Chicago Spire by Santiago Calatrava. It's not a secret that he's my favourite contemporary architect at the moment. Good little promotional website. The thing is though listening to the ...
The entrance to Miyamoto Musashi's house.
I'll be posting loads of these throughout the coming week.
Over 1000 photos , but here is a small slither of what is to come:
So this last week I was in Princeton for my 'little' project in Egypt. The highlight of the trip without a doubt however was actually meeting Michael Graves. He ...