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Suspended between the two towers of Fusionopolis Phase 1 and supported solely on a mega column, Genexis Theatre is an experimental theatre that has won a presidential award for its design in 2009. Its modular seating can accommodate a maximum of 560 people. [Source]
Aurland Lookout was designed by Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen. We won first prize to in an invited competition in 2002. This project is part of a national program on tourist routes commissioned by the Norwegian Highway Department. The pictures actually say more than a thousand words. [Source]
The Old Faithful Inn is a hotel located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States, with a clear view of the renowned Old Faithful Geyser. The Inn features a multi-story log lobby, flanked by long frame wings containing guest rooms. [Source]
Just one of many abandoned Russian villages, scattered across huge Russia. People simply leave for cities where they can earn more, and thousands of Russian wooden architecture masterpieces, sometimes more than 200 years old, stay by their own. [Source]
The Lighthouse is the UK's first net zero-carbon house to meet Level 6 (the highest level) of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The heart of the concept for this prototype home is the ambition to create homes where innovative environmental design and construction methods do not compromise the quality of the occupants’ life, but add to it, creating adaptable, flexible spaces designed for sustainable modern living. [Source]
This building boggles the mind to think it's created solely of wooden logs! It's located in an abandoned village and was built more than 300 years ago.. imagine the history it's seen. [Source]
Within the urban plan of Nieuw Leyden, 24H > architecture design two ecological houses. The building block consists of 18 houses, designed by different architects. There are no regulations of the beauty commission, so the future owners are free to design their house, as long as it fits within the provided building envelope. [Source]
One of the most famous buildings and pictures in Colorado is of the bay window house in Animas Forks. [Source]
Omar Hayat Mahal Library is a 19th century wooden architectural wonder of Chiniot, Pakistan. The palace's building is perhaps the last of Mughal’s architectural style, or a Mughal Revival building ("revival" buildings are interpretations of an old architectural style by people of a later era). Unique carving cuts on the doors, windows and jhirokas reflect a colour of their own. The facade of the building is decorated with a fine inlay of bricks, the dazzling shine of marble and picturesque shades help it rank among the great palaces of Mughal era landlords. [Wiki]