sou fujimoto architects studio visit : ordos 100

supported with an ornate structural frame derived from the trunk of the banyan tree, this tower will become an urban retreat with a rooftop 'island' floating 300 meters above the city of taichung city, taiwan.

the japan foundation presents the emergency and temporary housing project home-for-all, the post-disaster reconstruction of the city of kamaishi, led by toyo ito together with kumiko inui, sou fujimoto and akihisa h...

similar to a stacked pile of boxes, the dwelling's external form generates internal rooms which are set upon a series of platforms placed at varied elevations.

mexican firm rojkind arquitectos' design 'gimme shelter' for the ordos 100 project is based on traditional cave dwellings in china, often referred to as yaodant.

the 'captured distance villa architects consists of curved courtyards and open living spaces.

iwamotoscott architects have designed villa 43 for the ordos 100 project in inner mongolia, china.

on a recent trip to beijing, designboom visited the architectural office of yung ho chang which includes a garden to store materials and build full scale mockups of buildings with experimental construction methods.

designboom has recently visited the furniture and lighting atelier in tel aviv, israel where we got a behind the scenes look at the production of the hand-made signature pieces. 

designboom visits the new studio of spanish designer nacho carbonell, located in a burgeoning former industrial zone of eindhoven, the netherlands.