Architecture Lab

Luce Memorial Chapel / I.M. Pei | Classics on Architecture Lab

Anton Giuroiu — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:41:19 +0000

Architects: I. M. Pei, Chi-kuan ChenArea: 477 m² (5,134 ft²)Year: 1963Photography: I.M. Pei, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, Tunghai University, Trevor Patt, Anonymous Blogger, Wikimedia Commons, United Press International, Lute66, Yakult6067, wanderlog.com, moc.gov.tw, facet studio, facetstudio.wordpress.comProject Engineer: Fong Heou-SanConstruction Cost: $125,000Client: Tunghai UniversityCity: TaichungCountry: Taiwan Luce Memorial Chapel Christian chapel designed by I. M. Pei ...

The Dymaxion House / Buckminster Fuller | Classics on Architecture Lab

Anton Giuroiu — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:27:02 +0000

Architects: Richard Buckminster FullerArea: 100 m² (1,076 ft²)Year: 1927–1946Photography: The Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller, Janet Pickel, Clark Richert, MoMA Collections, MoMA, Bettmann, Corbis, britannica.com, Daderot, Library of Congress: U.S. Farm Security Administration, Collections of The Henry Ford Museum, Wikimedia Commons, Rmhermen, davidszondy.com, clublugosi.es, myipamm.net, rhonalpes-tourism.com, scene.org, trumanlibrary.orgCountry: United States Dymaxion House residential prototype by ...

Rostock Federal University of Public Administration / sauerbruch hutton

Anton Giuroiu — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:51:42 +0000

Architects: sauerbruch huttonArea: 51,200 m²Year: 2026Photography: Jan BitterLead Architects: Matthias Sauerbruch, Louisa HuttonArchitects Team: Jürgen Bartenschlag, Tom Geister, Philipp Koch, Ilona PriwitzerDesign Team: Peter Apel, Alessandro Bucchi, Stefan Fuhlrott, Julia Garcia, Asya Güney, Lea Hirschmann, Hannah Idstein, Lariza Johnen, Weronika Kessler, Farah Khattab, Nisa Kömürcü, Denis Kolesnikov, Celia Landry, Catarina Medroa, Isis Perez Martin, Meta ...

Casa FJ / MIL870 + GRAUON

Anton Giuroiu — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:46:53 +0000

Architects: MIL870, GRAUONArea: 735 m²Year: 2025Photography: Ivo Tavares StudioLead Architects: Mário Jorge, Liane Dias CostaBuilder: CCR Eng e ConstruçãoInspection: GRAUONEngineering: GRAUONLandscape Design: PAP 2025Lighting Design: MIL870Acoustic Design: GRAUONFluids Engineering: GRAUONThermal Engineering: GRAUONInterior Design: MIL870City: Póvoa de VarzimCountry: Portugal Casa FJ, designed by MIL870 and GRAUON, is a 735-square-meter residence completed in 2025 in Póvoa de ...

Maison Louis Carré / Alvar Aalto | Classics on Architecture Lab

Anton Giuroiu — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:30:17 +0000

Architects: Alvar Aalto, Elissa AaltoArea: 450 m² (4,844 ft²)Year: 1959Photography: Alvar Aalto Foundation, Maison Louis Carré, Jari Jetsonen, Martti Kapanen, Heikki Havas, Samuel Ludwig, Aurélien Mole, Maija Holma, Jonathan Rieke, Darren Bradley, Michelle Courteau, mksfca, Risto Raittila, W@C, Briac Robert, Carla Maher, thewoodhouseny.com, Wikimedia Commons, Florent Darrault, Fred Romero, Patrick.charpiat, HerRobin, architecture-history.orgClient: Louis and Olga ...

15 Iconic Facade Material Transitions In Architecture

Anton Giuroiu — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:01:28 +0000

A facade changes material for reasons that are rarely cosmetic. Brick may be kept because a city remembers itself through masonry. Glass may be introduced because a ground floor needs to trade opacity for public display. Timber may appear at the point of touch, where a heavy wall becomes a window, a desk, a lining, ...

Park Hill Estate / Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith | Classics on Architecture Lab

Anton Giuroiu — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:17:38 +0000

Architects: Jack Lynn, Ivor SmithYear: 1961Photography: Architectural Press Archive, RIBA Library Photographs Collection, Paul Dobraszczyk, Julián Varas, Daniel Hopkinson, Pleasence, Shane Rounce, Google Maps, Wikimedia Commons, Paolo Margari, Chris Downer, Paolo Margari X-novo, Warofdreams, Mr Ignavy, Martin Speck, Sheffield Tiger, ThomasB443, sheffielder.net, manchesterhistory.netSupervising Architect: John Lewis WomersleyCollaborator: Frederick NicklinClient: Sheffield City CouncilCity: SheffieldCountry: United Kingdom ...

Milam Residence / Paul Rudolph | Classics on Architecture Lab

Anton Giuroiu — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:13:37 +0000

Architects: Paul RudolphArea: 637 m² (6,858 ft²)Year: 1961Photography: Paul Rudolph, Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture, Joseph W. Molitor, Judson McCranie, Ouno Design, Casacara, jamesygirl, Wikimedia Commons, Bubba73, Ebyabe, Mathew105601, WikiArquitectura, dornob.comAssociate Architect: Robert ErnestClient: Arthur W. MilamStructural Engineer: Herman D. J. SpiegelMEP Engineer: Frank B. Wilder & AssociatesContractor: William E. Arnold CompanyExtension: 1969–1973City: Ponte ...

House DF / MF Architettura

Anton Giuroiu — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:12:40 +0000

Architects: MF ArchitetturaPhotography: Elisa FedrizziLocation: Belluno, VenetoCountry: Italy House DF is the renovation and expansion of an abandoned rural outbuilding in Belluno, Italy. MF Architettura approached the project through a careful balance of preservation and renewal, retaining the building’s rustic identity while introducing a more contemporary architectural language. Traditional materials and elements salvaged from the ...

Meadow House / Büro Koray Duman

Anton Giuroiu — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:12:31 +0000

Architects: Büro Koray DumanArea: 2,800 ft²Year: 2025Photography: Alon Koppel, Naho KubotaArchitects Team: Koray Duman, Daniel Elmore, Caitlin Dippo, Roksolana Ozerianska, Pablo Subiotto MarquésLocation: Germantown, New YorkCountry: United States Meadow House is a 2,800-square-foot multigenerational residence situated within a gently sloping meadow in Germantown, New York. Designed by Büro Koray Duman, the house reinterprets the rural ...