Les Bains des Docks, a 5000 sqm aquatic complex designed by Jean Nouvel has been opened in the historical Port of Le Havre.

Les Bains des Docks is a revitalisation project lead by the city in order to create together with a new shopping centre a unique destination in the long term.

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The Burj Dubai tower, the tallest skyscraper in the world, is expected to be completed in August, 2009.

To celebrate it, David Hobcote has taken a series of amazing high resolution pictures from the air which give an exact impression of the breathtaking, massive scale of this building.

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Gollifer Langston Architects is an architectural studio for commercial, education, arts, media, residential and public design. The proposal for the transportable Classrooms of the Future is to create a prototype highly information and communication technology (ICT) resourced demountable “clip-on” classroom for use throughout Camden (outside of London).

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Architectural student Andres Miguel Lillo Coria created these nice shelters which located in the region of Maule’s Andes Mountains. The simple structure is in pine and is assembled in a way to allow the visitor to view the beautiful landscape through the walls and ceiling. Between the two shelters is a fireplace.

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If you need some private space for health care but live in a crowded house, then you could try this house in a box from Japanese home building company Sago Mokuzai. The house comes in two boxes weighing 41 Kg each and is currently being designed for emergency use, and durable for about 6 month.  [via..]

China’s Olympics stadium known as the Bird’ Nest, cost around $500 million and took 7 years to build. Now a group of farmers in Hangzhou city spent two weeks recreating Beijing’s The Bird’s Nest using nearly 1,000 pieces of bamboo.

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Designed by Finnish architects ALA, “Tropaion” is a residential project on the site of the former Hanasaari power station in Helsinki, Finland. “Tropaion”, consists of five perimeter blocks of varying heights covered with roof terraces of the upper apartments. The blocks form a gigantic bowl shape with crossing sea views from all terraces and a sense of community and togetherness for the people. The courtyards will form semi-proivate spaces, which the residents of Helsinki are very fond of, and public streets with shops and services at street level. Building heights vary from 16 floors down to two, with varying housing typologies and apartments sizes included in the same blocks.

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You might remember the Earth House, an eco friendly project from a swiss architect who’s aim is not to live under or in the ground, but with it! Today here is another creative project called Dome House by home manufacturer Japan Dome House Co., Ltd. Dubbed the “habitat for the 21st century,” the Dome House is an igloo-shaped structure built from snap-together wall sections made of 100% expanded polystyrene foam (styrofoam). It might seem like an odd choice of material for a house, but the company lists a number of advantages that styrofoam has over traditional materials. Unlike wood and metal structures, for example, the styrofoam Dome House does not rust, rot or attract termites. It is also highly resistant to earthquakes and typhoons. In addition, the walls, which are treated with a flame retardant, emit no toxic fumes in a fire. Dome House kits start at around $30,000 which excludes the cost of delivery, assembly and interior construction, etc.

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The lady in yellow – Helenita designed and live in this 1 meter wide by 10 meter tall house in Madre de Deus, Brazil. Amazing! But how would the foundation support such a slim and tall building? Continue reading for more pics…

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Nikolai Sutyagin who live in Arkhangelsk, a city in Russia’s far north-west built the tallest wooden building in the world, or at least Russia; he called it “the eighth wonder of the world”. The building soars 13 floors to reach 144ft and is built to last according to its owner, but it’s under threat of demolition from city authorities determined to end the former gangster’s crazy 15-year project. Continue reading for more about this amazing DIY skyscrapper and watch a video of it.

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