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Modern Zen Architect Thailand, recommends: LEEDS Home

Modern Zen Architect, recommends: A LEEDS Home in Wisconsin… The Ross Street House, was recognized as Wisconsin’s first LEED for Homes Platinum rated residence in July 2009. The home has captured the attention of green enthusiasts throughout the country for far exceeding the requirements to achieve the highest LEED rating of Platinum. Brought to you by Modern [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle Recommends: Steel Shipping Container Homes

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends… There are millions upon millions of shipping containers used daily to transport goods throughout the world.  But a new trend emerging is finding a different use for these steel compartments.  As seen in the images below, these boxes are being converted into makeshift homes and offices.  We (Michael Earle) [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architect Michael Earle, Recommends:

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends… This article below asks the very current question, Is the McMansion dead?  For those of you who don’t know, the Mcmansion was named for these huge boring mansions that popped up all over the US and came to represent development during the last boom period.  Obviously, it was the [ READ MORE ]

Michael Earle, a Modern Zen Architect, Recommends Superform Architects:

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect recommends… Architects Anton Žižek and Marjan Poboljšaj have been winning awards for their designs ever since they graduated in 1997.  Having formed their own architectural firm, Superform, it doesn’t appear like they will be slowing down anytime soon.  One of their latest projects for a private client in Slovenia [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle Recommends: Villa Vals

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, recommends… Although not much has been written yet about Villa Vals, Modern Zen Architects feels the new design by Search warrants mentioning.  Located in Switzerland, the dwelling Villa Vals is aptly described as a “mountain home.”  Not because it is built among the mountains of Switzerland- it is because it [ READ MORE ]

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, Recommends:

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends… MIT Stata Centre, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (2004). “Another eyepopping assemblage of curvy silos and angled towers”. var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'Twitter, Digg, Technorati, Delicious, StumbleUpon, Favorites, more...'; [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends: Marqués de Riscal’s Hotel Elciego

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, recommends… Marqués de Riscal’s Hotel Elciego, Spain (1998-2006). Ribbons of coloured titanium are Gehry’s response to the unbroken landscape surrounding the building, coloured metals inspired by the rich tones of the sky and vineyard. var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'Twitter, Digg, Technorati, Delicious, StumbleUpon, Favorites, more...'; [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends: The Maison Bernier-Thibault House

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends… We at Modern Zen Architects have seen thousands of designs and concepts that have caught our attention over the years.  And the project designed by architects Paul Bernier and Joelle Thibault is no different.  Having won the prestigious Prix-Marcel Parizeau award, an award given to those creations that don’t [ READ MORE ]

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, Recommends: Frank O. Gehry

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, recommends… Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1929, Gehry studied at the Universities of Southern California and Harvard before establishing his first practice, Frank O. Gehry and Associates in 1963. On reaching the symbolic age of 50, he opened the doors to his new firm Gehry & Krueger Inc in [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architecture Recommends: Singapore Rising

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, recommends… Downtown Singapore is set to welcome its largest private development designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture: a 36-storey residential high-rise standing at 153 metres tall, to be located in close proximity to Orchard Road, Singapore’s famous shopping and lifestyle street. 20,000 square metres of built floor area will [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architects Thailand recommend

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends… MODERN VILLA CAP FORMENTOR Brought to you by Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle. var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'Twitter, Digg, Technorati, Delicious, StumbleUpon, Favorites, more...'; [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architecture recommend

Singapore Civic and Cultural Center This Aedas designed project just broke ground and is due to be finished in early 2011. Its angular, multi-faceted design creates a variety of perspectives, changing the form dramatically depending on the viewpoint. Suggested by Modern Zen Architects in Phuket Thailand and guest blogger, Architect Michael Earle var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'Twitter, Digg, [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends: Is it a Building or a Boat?

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, recommends… This design for the Kilden Performing Arts Centre in Norway is an interesting design.  The shapes of the curves reminds one of hulls of the giant ships and boats that pass through this area.  We also feel the presence of the waves themselves itself lapping at the shore.  You [ READ MORE ]

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