 Arcoiris Sur, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| The model we have proposed comprises a closed set of units that long for intimacy and protection as they interact with their own unplanned context. The main axis is devoted to circulation and it splits the lot into two areas that we have further divided into three, which we have then used to develop different typological variations; i.e. detached single-family units, paired single-family.. |
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| National Museum of Qatar |
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| “This museum is a modern-day caravanserai. From here you leave the desert behind, returning with treasured images that remain engraved on your memory. The National Museum of Qatar will become the voice of a culture, delivering a message of modernity, metamorphosis and the beauty that happens when the desert meets the sea.” Jean Nouvel... |
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| Headquarters of the Human Rights Commission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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| The shape of the building is based on the Islamic religious symbol of the square inside the square. The building’s orientation and geometry is directed towards Mecca. The building floats above the landscape to provide natural shelter from the sun. Shady spaces occur underneath the construction, being naturally ventilated by a central courtyard. From this shady ground level on, users get access to the transparent mosque of glass ... |
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| Great Mosque of Algiers
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| The new Great Mosque of Algiers is to be built on a 275.000 m² site in a central position very close to the sea on the bay of Algiers. It will be the world's third largest mosque. One of the unique aspects of the project is that the mosque complex combines religious and secular facilities. The structure is planned for up to 120.000 visitors per day. In the Bay of Algiers, to the... |
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| Sustainable house, Aqaba, Jordan |
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Sustainable Building is at its early start in Jordan. Due to rising energy prices the general public starts to becomes aware of the importance of energy saving. Additionally water efficiency is in important for Jordan, as it is listed in the top 4 of water poorest countries worldwide.
The biggest challenge for Sustainable Building in Jordan is... |
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| Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| The upper roof, which is cantilevered from an enormous triangular spatial ring truss, is covered by a PTFE membrane in a colour similar to that of mine-dump sand. The bottom of the trusses will be covered by a perforated mesh membrane, thus giving the appearance of a smooth under-slung ceiling. The triangular spatial ring truss is supported by twelve, 40 meter... |
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| Designing in Teheran, United Colors of Benetton |
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| “Teheran in Persian means “going downwards”. Indeed, the ancient city was first established on an upland plateau before gradually developing downhill in subsequent years to become the metropolis it is today. Expansion of the city was rapid and uncontrolled, but unlike in other cases of massive development, the wealthy population moved out of the old town, whilst the.. |
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| Women's Centre in Rufisque, Senegal |
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| According to the west African custom, the building is grouped around an internal courtyard; the line between private and public is clear but flexible. The simplicity of the street façades adapts the building to its surroundings; the corner facing a road crossing forms a small public square where the facilities reserved for trading are located. The building's red colour gives the house its.. |
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| Algiers Millenium Site |
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| The Place Des Martyrs is fundamental to the Masterplan. An intervention into the surface of the square opens up a vista that draws the public through the harbour-side arcades to the water’s edge. Combining a processional stair with a memorial wall helps connect the historic elements as well as improving the relationship between the Mosque of the Fisherman to the Place.. |
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| Doha Museum of Islamic Art |
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| Pei sought to create a structure that would embody the "essence of Islamic architecture." He spent months traveling across the Middle East searching for inspiration. He visited the ninth-century Ahmad ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo, a sober structure organized around a central court with a temple-like central fountain, as well as ancient fortresses in Tunisia. Rising on its own island just .. |
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