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Flood Control methods used across the world
Posted by Bilal in Architecture & Design, Pakistan on August 10, 2010
This decade has been very tough for us as we have experienced number of natural disasters.Whether it be earthquakes in Chile , Haiti, Pakistan , a hurricane in New Orleans,or a tsunami in different regions. These powerful natural forces destroy everthing in their path . Currently Pakistan is suffering from worst ever flooding in its history . As more than 13 million people are affected and more than 1600 people died.
Many countries around the world do not implement any kind of construction code or provide any adequate protection from flooding and the ensuing poverty and economic condition leaves these forsaken countries more vulnerable.As we are focused on the devastation caused by flood so i thought i should share some of the strategies used by some architects and engineers of different countries to control flooding . Read the rest of this entry »
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Castello di Vicarello – Tuscany, Italy. A place where you want to be!
Posted by Bilal in Architecture & Design, Featured on August 3, 2010
Castello di vicarello is place that you generally dream of. Its one of those places about which you read in novels see in movies but its pretty hard to believe that places like this really exists.Castello di Vicarello is on a hill looking over the Maremma countryside in southern Tuscany. it has been there since 1100 . This place is a true serene vacation place .
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Portable housing on a skyscraper by Felipe Campolina
Posted by Bilal in Architecture & Design on July 18, 2010
Due to fast growing population the space for housing is getting lesser and lesser over period of time. A young architect named Felipe Campolina, came up with a solution, which not only is beautiful it also minimizes the impact on nature.He inspired him self from the Japan postwar .
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UGM / Maribor Art Gallery competition by local Architects
Posted by Bilal in Architecture & Design on June 27, 2010
A group of Islamabad based young architects gathered up in march 2010 for a design competition in Solvenia that was an International Architecture Competition: Nova UGM / New Maribor Art Gallery
This was an international, public, anonymous architecture competition for the new building of the UGM / Maribor Art Gallery. With this competition the UGM and Municipality of Maribor would like to acquire architecture proposal for the building, which will become the leading contemporary cultural centre, the engine of the urban regeneration of the Drava embankment and an example vinof sustainable architectural planning.
The group architects from Islamabad Included
Muhmmad Attique ,Hammad Hussain, Bilal Ahmed khan, Javaria Shahid , Sohaib Nawaz.
Following is the text & rendering that is shared by the team with us.
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Light Form: different way to control Light according to your need
Posted by Bilal in Architecture & Design on April 19, 2010
Light form is a very innovative concept to control light in your room or a lounge. The concept is actually a huge modular surface fitted with lights in different points that can be unveiled through moving the double-color wood surfacesThe dark side of wenge wood is designed so that it can be folded out to open the other side of white European maple, making the surface of the light bigger.The illumination of the electroluminescent film made lights is increased due to white surface . htis concept actually gives the user to increase or decrease light in a very artistic way.
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Casa Son Vida – Mallorca, Spain
Posted by Bilal in Architecture & Design on April 16, 2010
Luxury residential developer Cosmopolitan Estates,eclectic Dutch designer and founder of Mooi, Marcel Wanders,, and award-winning Los Angeles, Switzerland and Hong Kong-based tecARCHITECTURE together designed this 8500 square-foot Casa Son Vida. itr might not be your idea of a home but it is bold and fun, and it has certainly attracted wide media attention.
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Neglected Ghakkar Fort at Rawat
Posted by Bilal in Architecture & Design, Pakistan on April 2, 2010
The archeological authorities of Pakistan are neglecting the Ghakkar fort at rawat . Number of tourist come to this place is not large this might be due to the popularity of the place. This behaviour is seen almost in most of the heritage places due to neglence.
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Top 16 High Quality Apple Mac Wallpapers.
Posted by umair in Architecture & Design, Featured, Gadgets on March 24, 2010
Most of the people i have met have either been impressed by Apple or just want to associate with the Brand somehow. These are some of my favorite wallpapers as a Mac Lover. i hope you will enjoy them.
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11 Logos Having Striking Graphic Designing Tricks
Posted by Javadan in Architecture & Design, Featured, Pakistan, Popular Media, Social Media on March 23, 2010
For everyone Interested in branding take a look at these amazingly designed logos deciphering the exact brand they are selling in a very easy way, unnoticed yet manipulative. You look at them once, they are enmeshed in your minds…
Hartford Whalers:
The logo shows 3 concepts at the same time. A whale’s tail, letter “W” in green and the white space forming an “H” for Hartford.
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Creative and amazing bridges from all over the world
Posted by Bilal in Architecture & Design on March 13, 2010
here are few of the most different and beautiful bridge designs around the world
Henderson Wave Bridge
its is designed RSP architects planners and engineers, IJP corporation. This is the highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore which is 9 km long and connects Mount Faber Park with Telok Blangah Hill Park.
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