Elliptical Symphony

The project of Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas was conceived as a symphony of architectural volumes, creating the effect of a music that you can listen to with your eyes. On a total area of ​​about 110,000 square meters, the elliptical shape of each building gives the impression of a perpetual motion and continuous vibration. The surface of the facade is a continuous ribbon coated with a metal skin with openings geometric design that allow natural light to enter the interior of the four volumes.
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/new-performing-arts-complex-in-chengdu-china-by-fuksas/

subaquatic Archeological park

This project designed by Juan Jose Sanchez Martinez from the European University of Madrid is a proposition for a subaquatic archeological park of Yenikapi, Istanbul. The grounds of a forgotten harbor for more than 16 centuries restructured into a subaquatic museum transited through a hammam. We face the preservation by the evolution of a new cultural tourism where history and body create an emphatic bond. The project folds with the exterior, it flows towards the landscape, not imitating its forms but its evolutionary process.
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/subaquatic-archeological-park/

Valley of the Sun

“This is the right place and the right time for a signature project for downtown Phoenix and we knew the design needed to be something extraordinary. BIG has delivered something exceptional, blending form and function in a way that will change the local skyline forever and will give visitors a once-in-a-lifetime experience.” Brian Stowell, Novawest.
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/phoenix-unveils-new-observation-tower-big/

Oscillation of Materiality

DrawDEL Strands designed by Nikita Troufanov and Gonzalo Padilla is an experiment in the oscillation of materiality—layering information sets and shifting focus, materialized as part drawing part model.In this hybridized 2d and 3d presentation neither mode of communication can stand without the other. It is an artifact to push the modality of fabrication not only for presentation but for its use as a design tool.
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/drawdel-strands-an-experiment-in-the-oscillation-of-materiality/

the Perot Museum

Rising above the distracting blare of its surroundings, the new Perot Museum is an eloquent paean to the cosmic and geological forces that shape our planet and buildings...
http://www.architectural-review.com/8639846.article

World Wide Stone

(December 2012) The world-wide demand for stone is on the rise, the concentration on a small number of producing countries is also getting stronger and big stone companies in the Euro-Financial-Crisis-Zone have mastered the difficulties by increasing exports. http://www.stone-ideas.com/2012/12/01/markets-world-wide-demand-for-natural-stone-on-the-rise/

the Furies of the Sea

Built to symbolize the turbulent trials of immigration and the furies of the sea that brought the immigrants to Florida, the Miami Pier Museum of Latin American Immigrants building is symbolic and artful in its reflection of the struggles of Miami’s immigrants.The museum, designed by architect Maciej Zawadzki.
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/miami-immigrants-museums-bold-design-symbolizes-struggle-and-the-sea-maciej-zawadzki/

Mad Cities..!

The 'shan-shui city' (the city of mountains and water) is one of MAD's latest projects which will be build in guiyang.
It came from a concept which dates back to ancient times of the mountain-water worship, followed by wu zixu’s idea (5th century BC) of locating cities by observing the earth and examining the water, and the emperors’ locating cities on the strategic place of the surrounding natural environment...
http://www.designboom.com/architecture/mad-architects-shan-shui-city-guiyang-china/?utm_campaign=monthly&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_source=subscribers

in Crimea, out of Marble

Visiting caves of the Crimea that appeared in these ancient mountains as a result of joint work of time and water performing here for centuries...You are invited to visit Marble Cave (located near Alushtа - Crimea), one of the most famous caves and one of the five beautiful caves in Europe; the winner of the All-Ukrainian contest "7 wonders of nature of Ukraine".You will find yourself in marvelous galleries with a variety of beautiful ornaments stretching for 2 000 kilometers. http://en.ukrainecityguide.com/regions/mramornayapecshera/Marble_Cave.

Marble, Phidias, Golden Ratio

The golden ratio () is also called the golden section (Latin: sectio aurea) or golden mean.Other names include extreme and mean ratio,medial section, divine proportion, divine section (Latin: sectio divina), golden proportion, golden cut, golden number, and mean of Phidias.
In mathematics and the arts, two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio

morpho-Tectonic by OMA

The advancement in parametric design has opened the door to the exploration of morpho-tectonic architecture. This tower is located contiguous to the CCTV building by OMA in Beijing. China. A series of tectonic manipulations change the appearance of the building...http://www.evolo.us/architecture/parametric-skyscraper-in-beijing/

a Flower of Music

An opera theater, A historic urban fabric of Vienna... This project seeks to develop a middle ground between excessive un-architecture and conventional opera theater. One of the strategies is to create a new vertical transition. This tower proposes an intensive, yet ivy romantic environment.
Die Angewandte Vienna in Austria to produce an Opera Theater or a Concert Hall in the Karmelitermarket...E-Volo

Stalactite

Drift Pavilion, designed for the 8th Design Miami, is a structure made out of several hundred inflatable tubes. The stalactite-like ceilings shelter a courtyard lounge area, equipped with tubular seating. The creators of the pavilion, New York-based Snarkitecture, have designed a floating environment that both defines and negates the presence of architecture.
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/drift-pavilion-snarkitecture/

For the 2018 World Cup

Populous, architects of the London 2012 Olympic stadium, Sochi 2014 Olympic stadium and Soccer City 2010 World Cup stadium, have been selected as designers of the new Rostov Stadium. This will be the fourth stadium that Populous has designed in Russia to be used for the 2018 World Cup, together with Kazan, Saransk, Sochi.
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/2018-world-cup-stadium-in-rostov-russia-populous/

Future Cities Laboratory (FCL)

FCL was established by ETH Zurich and Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF). It is run under the auspices of the Singapore-ETH Centre for Global Environmental Sustainability (SEC). Collaborating academic partners include the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).The Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) is a transdisciplinary research centre focused on urban sustainability in a global frame.
http://www.futurecities.ethz.ch/

SerLachious

Built in 1935, the Joenniemi Manor was the masterpiece of architect Jarl Eklund. The floor plan and design of the building point to the clear influence of Functionalism and English country house architecture. The park and formal garden featuring geometric landscape elements are designed by Paul Olsson in the same year... http://www.evolo.us/architecture/serlachius-museum-extension-renaissance-of-joenniemi-manor-kubota-bachmann/

eatable...Materials

The topic of the upcoming EXPO 2015 in Milan is “Feeding the planet – Energy for life.” So how could a pavilion deal with that topic? It’s name is Biolosophy, a design by architecture student Patrick Vogel at Wismar University, Germany The basic idea was to design a building, that seems “alive” and maybe eatable. Food is getting scarce on the planet, and meanwhile the world population is increasing.
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/german-pavilion-for-2015-milan-expo-patrick-vogel/

delineation KROB

The 2012 KRob competition has announced six winners, three jury citations, and twenty finalists. Now in its 38th year, the annual Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition is the longest running architectural drawing competition anywhere in the world. The 2012 jury was comprised of Jeff Mottle, Founder of CGarchitect Digital Media Corporation; Carlo Aiello, Editor-in-Chief & Creative Director at eVolo Magazine; and Michael Malone, AIA, Founder of Michael Malone Architects.
http://www.evolo.us/architecture/best-architectural-delineation-krob-2012-winners/

India's First International Design Event

What is the future of design and what role will India play in it? The India Design Forum (IDF) is the country’s first and most influential international design platform. Created by the Coimbatore Centre for Contemporary Art (CoCCA), IDF brings the stars of the global design world together in nine exciting days dedicated to modern design...http://www.indiadesignforum.com/

Daegu Gosan Synthesis

The free-form geometries of SDA’s (Synthesis Design+Architecture) Daegu Gosan Library proposal aims to embody the spirit of a revisited library typology – open-source exchange and the idea of collective knowledge are facilitated by flowing architecture and its integration into the existing urban tissue of the city. It is a hybrid environment that merges information resources with active communal spaces..http://www.evolo.us/architecture/daegu-gosan-library-proposal-sda/

Morphosis, Marble, Stones

Morphosis has recently completed their Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, which in now open to the public. The main body of the museum, in the shape of a large cube, emerges from a large plinth covered in stones and drought-resistant grasses that reflects the Texas landscape. The new building is located in Victory Park...http://www.evolo.us/architecture/perot-museum-of-nature-and-science-morphosis/