procakis_architects

wise words from the Fantastic Mr.Fox himself 🦊

ああ、残酷だ...

Radical statement or eyesore? Japan’s divisive brutalist buildings – in pictures The country is known for wooden and ceramic creations – yet many argue these concrete behemoths fit with Japan’s traditional aesthetics too

spatial orthodoxy & responsibility 🤓

hø, hø, hø... 🎅

on jizhu xiangchou [rural nostalgia] 👀

‘In China, builders don’t look at drawings’: the architect challenging his country’s rampant urban obsession China is moving mountains and flattening neighbourhoods. But D**g Gong is sparking a revolution – by working slowly with what’s already there. As a book of his great projects appears, he shares his philosophy

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Giraffe Water Towers by ZOO Architects: A Sustainable Design for Serengeti Wildlife | ArchEyes The Giraffe Water Towers by ZOO Architects is an innovative architectural project designed to enhance the Serengeti’s ecosystem. Inspired by giraffe patterns and Taoist philosophy, these water storage towers promote sustainable water distribution, improve soil fertility, and provide habitats for w...

‘I am not very good at design’: architecture’s top honour goes to Riken Yamamoto The Pritzker prize has been won by the 78-year-old Japanese master whose whose work ranges from an open-access Hiroshima fire station to a building seemingly made of books

The House of One: Facing Fear - Harvard Design Magazine The natural response to terrorism is to bunker down—to increase the thickness of concrete, and expand the distance between public […]

the old fox goes austria 💖

A House with a Point of View - Review of ‘Point of Origin: Building a House in Austria’ Point of Origin – Building a House in Austria documents the construction of an alpine house designed by Rem Koolhaas that is notably the Dutch architect’s...