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Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends: The iPad

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends: The New iPad… Modern Zen Architecture, Phuket World Corporate Headquarters, believe that Apple has hit another grand slam in this Modern World that we live in. Brought to you by Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect… var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'Twitter, Digg, Technorati, Delicious, StumbleUpon, Favorites, more...'; [ READ MORE ]

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 ]

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends: The Blob

The design dmvA made for the office of XfactorAgencies, as an extension to the house, was relentlessly rejected by local building regulations. Used to working with limitations and blurring these boundaries at the same time, dmvA answered by designing a mobile unit, a blob. Brought to you by Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect… Find original article here… http://bit.ly/8qrgY8 var [ READ MORE ]

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends: Phuket Architecture

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends: Phuket Architecture | Sala Phuket (Phuket, Thailand) Sala Phuket Restaurant is a main restaurant for a resort in Phuket, Thailand. Because of its pristine surrounding, the design is intended to respond to the sensational dimension of experience embodied within the area—beauty, simplicity, and silence. Taking advantage of its tropical climatic [ READ MORE ]

Michael Earle, Modern-Zen Architect, recommends: The Architecture of Yzad…

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends: The Architecture of Yzad In the first photo, you can see wind tunnels. It’s used to capture the winds in the heat of the dessert and push in the cold air to the living spaces. It’s also interesting to note that because of the dessert storms, most buildings are designed [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends: The Arctic Mobile Unit

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends: Sir Admiral Robert Perry would have loved this new design when he made the first ever trip to the North Pole in 1909. Unfortunately for him, the people at B-2-B architects have only just come up with their new mobile arctic housing unit. Designed to keep scientists warm [ READ MORE ]

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, Recommends: Using Five Fingers

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, Recommends: Using Five Fingers… We have gloves and we have mittens. We have socks. And, now we have this… Why did it take so long to invent? Also, why are they called Five Fingers? They are for you toes. I guess Five Toes isn’t as appealing to say/market. Brought to you by [ READ MORE ]

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, Recommends: Amazing Ice Lights

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, Recommends: Amazing Ice Lights… Leave it to the Chinese to expand on a great idea. Here they’re mixing Light with Ice Sculptures to a whole new level–a much grander level then we’re used to seeing. It’s amazing to me to see a country, not so long ago regarded as a third [ 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: The Zoomla Bike

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends… Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect recommends… Although the Zoomla Bike may look like something from the future, it looks like it may become a reality now. Designed by Eric Stoddard, the bike can be folded in just under 2 seconds making it a highly portable unit. On top [ 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 ]

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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: 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 Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends: Architecture on YouTube Videos

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends… 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 ]

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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 Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends: The Worlds Most Extreme Tree Houses – Costa Rica

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends… The Worlds Most Extreme Tree Houses – Costa Rica 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 ]

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, Recommends: Modern Stadium Design

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends… Nice images of this new stadium designed for the 2014 Asian games. I think what is striking is the thought given to the circulation entering the stadium. That IS what stadia do after all right? You enter, watch and leave. Moving large amounts of people is central to the design [ READ MORE ]

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Modern Memorial to the United Nations Just as the UN is a collection of nations comprising the whole. This memorial design is a collection of independent cells that comprise the whole of the project. It is a beautiful façade. The architect ACME, won this project in a competition. Here is a link to [ READ MORE ]

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Great Design: Vision and Determination Here is a link to a movie about Maya Lin and the trials and tribulations of getting her design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial approved. She was 21 when she won the competition and she faced an incredible amount of abuse during the public round of review. Amazing story, [ READ MORE ]

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Bjarke Ingels: 3 Warp-speed Architecture Tales Suggested to you by Modern Zen Architecture Phuket Thailand var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'Twitter, Digg, Technorati, Delicious, StumbleUpon, Favorites, more...'; [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends: Stadium Design

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, recommends… Check out the beautiful new football stadium by UN Studio. They just won a limited competition for this Chinese stadium in Dalian. The grandstand design does not seem to be anything out of the ordinary but the roof really is cleverly designed. It is apparently inspired by the Chinese football [ READ MORE ]

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect Recommends: The Can of Ham…

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends… The Can of Ham designed by London-based Foggo Associates, the current 18-storey design will be used mainly as offices and has been dubbed the Can of Ham due to its distinctive shape. Described as lying in the foothills of City Towers, the Can of Ham will join the Gherkin, the Lloyds [ READ MORE ]

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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 ]

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, Recommends: Rem Koolhaas’ Tetrahedron-Shaped Pavilion

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, recommends… Rem Koolhaas’ tetrahedron-shaped pavilion is a six-month installation on the grounds of Gyeonghui Palace in Seoul. Four cranes roll the steel-framed structure onto its different sides to create spaces amenable to various events: art exhibits, a film festival and a fashion show. Brought to you by Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle. var [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends: Tulane School of Architecture

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends… Tulane School of Architecture Students These are students from the Tulane School of Architecture… They got it right! Isn’t it amazing what our youth’s can achieve? Just give them a chance… And prepare to be amazed… They’re young, energetic, well intentioned… It would be great to catch up with [ READ MORE ]

Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle, Recommends: Flower Power !!

Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, recommends… Toyota has designed giant solar powered flower where people can hang out, plug-in their laptops and connect to free wifi. Apparently you can find these in various cities across the US. Vienna has already caught on to the solar flower power craze and have lit it’s streets with functional [ READ MORE ]

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Voices From the Experts of the Classroom “This Architect & Design project was built for the children of the community. It’s so important to get their inputs too…” The Teton Valley Community School (TVCS) is a non-profit independent school located in Victor, Idaho. Idaho is one of the most underfunded school systems in the nation. This creates a [ READ MORE ]

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Sprucing Up Boston’s Stalled Projects Boston has asked several Architectural and Design Firms to submit ideas for some of it’s stalled city projects. Here are just a few ideas for the old Filene’s site at Downtown Crossing. Proposal to build a vertical algae-powered bioreactor on the Filene’s site. Landscape architects Golden and Kinsler propose to fill the void [ READ MORE ]

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Sustainable Architecture > Eco Villa Design > Spain _project Name: The Eco House _location: Spain _type: Modern Eco-Villa _project type: Eco Design & build _brief: To design and build a large, modern zero-carbon footprint villa. _considerations: The long and narrow plot is located on a steep 45º gradient. The villa design had to be modern and incorporate lots of natural light. _response: [ READ MORE ]

Large Scale Modern Architecture

Beautiful new modern stadium design in China that claims to integrate green architecture into the design. The fabric skin roof is beautiful although from what I can understand, it does little more than shade the spectator. It is unusual in a football stadium to get the open ended bowl facing the city. The design [ 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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