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Scaffold, in building construction, is a temporary platform used to elevate and support workers and materials during the construction, repair, or cleaning of a structure or machine; it consists of one or more planks of convenient size and length, with various methods of support, depending on the form and use.
This Tokyo house NA by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has hardly any walls and looks like scaffolding. Sou Fujimoto House Na Technical Information Architects: Sou Fujimoto Architects Location: Tokyo, Japan Typology:…
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The Great Mosque of Djenné, a magnificent structure located in the bustling city of Djenné, Mali, is considered to be one of the greatest examples of Sudano-Sahelian architecture. Dating back…
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The Oficina Teatro (Theater office) was designed by Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi in São Paulo in 1984. The renovation of the historic and previously burned office building into a…
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Completed in 2010, the Studio East Dining designed by Carmody Groarke masterly combines opposite concepts. Among others, it is remarkable the way that ephemerality vs. presence and translucency vs. opacity is represented.
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