Maruyama House

A private house in Sapporo designed by Takahiko Sano

via at-sano

Soundtrack: Boris - Hope

Casa Arco

foto Cristobal Palma

"Resistance is not only opposition to a force, but also tolerance, patience, being strong-willed. For things to last, for them to withstand the weight of time, they must suffer; the question was to what extent of this tension should be made visible."

via arquitecturaviva

Soundtrack: Saade - Maybe I Fly

Eladio Dieste

Eladio Dieste spent most of his long and productive career creating industrial and agrarian works, public infrastructure, commercial buildings, and small churches in Uruguay. His unique and innovative method of design elevated these buildings to masterworks of art.

via kubuildingtech
via mtop.gub.uy

Soundtrack: Par - Paz

Save Chandigarh

Designboom visited the former collaborator of Le Corbusier the 90-year old Manmohan Nath Sharma. He speaks about his 'master' and the privilege of working together on a great piece of creative art. "this matter is being taken very lightly by the authorities so now we need international help"- he says.

via designboom

Arboretum

© Pasi Aalto

"Our assignment was to create a refuge for the children which also could serve as a place for meaningful activities in their daily lives. We proposed an arboretum -a smallgarden of trees which were specially selected from all the habitable continents of the world."

via rintalaeggertsson

Soundtrack: Noxagt - Wall´s End