On April 21, Brasilia turns a half century. The city was built in record time of five years, from a dream of enterprising President Juscelino Kubitschek, and designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer and the urbanist Lucio Costa, to become the new Brazilian capital, thus dethroning immortal Rio de Janeiro… [ELPAIS.com / abc.es / Clarin]. […]
On the last 15th of April, Jean Nouvel granted an interview to Charlie Rose…. video > charlierose.comsource > Archinect
South Africa > Alexandra Interpretation Centre in Johannesburg, designed by Peter Rich [Iwan Baan]. source > dezain.net
Images of 1111 Lincoln Road, a recently opened car park in Miami, designed by Herzog & de Meuron [dezeen].
‘Casa Cher’, summer house in Mar Azul wood, hamlet of Villa Gesell, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, designed by BAK architects – Maria Victoria Besonias, Luciano Kruk >>>
France > “Les Laureades”, residence for students in Bordeaux, designed by French architects Lanoire & Courrian [dezeen].
Works of Archigram group, formed by Peter Cook, David Greene, Mike Webb, Ron Herron, Warren Chalk and Dennis Crompton, can now be consulted on the Web > Archigram Archival Project
Argentina > Riverside path designed by the architect Ruben Edgardo Cabrera in Paranà City, Entre Rios Province [Plataforma Arquitectura].
International Furniture Fair 2010 > Video interviews by Fabio Novembre, designer, for Abitare / More videos en domus / Images: Monocle: 1 – 2 – 3 / designboom
This series of XVIII century farm buildings is situated in the woodlands on the outskits of Ballymahon (Longford County, Ireland). The preexisting structures formed three sides of a courtyard, closed by an ancient wall on the fourth side. A one-level extension, designed by ODOS Architects, replaced the former wall, providing a kitchen open to dining […]
Images from the International Furniture Fair 2010, taking place in Milan until April 19 [Flickr].
Italy > Shiigeru Ban‘s design for a temporary auditorium in L’Aquila [designboom].
