Misc.

Carmen Restaurant by Juan Manuel Pelaez

Carmen Restaurant by Juan Manuel Pelaez, Medellín, Colombia Subscription Required

10 February 2011 | By Michael Webb

The Carmen restaurant and bar is a modest endeavour, but it’s executed with great skill. Photography by Juan Esterban Ramirez

The Cabins by Atelier Ichiku, various locations Subscription Required

24 November 2010

Emerging Architecture Awards 2010: Highly Commended

Hoto Fudo by Takeshi Hosaka Architects, Fuji Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan Subscription Required

24 November 2010

Emerging Architecture Awards 2010: Highly Commended

Within the shelter of one of two pavilions, the bench performs its most agile tricks

The Longest Bench by Studio Weave, Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK Subscription Required

24 November 2010

Emerging Architecture Awards 2010: Highly Commended

Landscapes of Cohabitation by Doxiadis+

Landscapes of Cohabitation by Doxiadis+, Antiparos Island, Greece Subscription Required

24 November 2010

Emerging Architecture Awards 2010: Highly Commended

The urban ‘diptych’ of the existing bunker-like block and new parking structure

1111 Lincoln Road by Herzog & de Meuron, Miami, USA Subscription Required

June 2010 | By Rowan Moore

Herzog & de Meuron hang loose in Miami and reinvent the car park as a sculptural, flexible entity. Photography by Roland Halbe

Inspired by a traditional Japanese hiroen, the tired walkway frees up the narrow space between buildings for play and socialising

Open Architecture by Yoshiaki Oyabu Architects, Tokyo, Japan Subscription Required

1 December 2009 | By Catherine Slessor

Yoshiaki Oyabu makes use of leftover space between four buildings to provide an extension to the public realm. Photography by Akira Ito

The concrete branches of the tree shelter and enclose a tranquil space

Ancient Tree Pavilion by Christ & Gantenbein Architects, Jinhua, China Subscription Required

1 December 2009 | By Catherine Slessor

Christ & Gantenbein’s giant concrete tree is a playful addition to a new park in Jinhua. Photography by Iwan Baan

Chamfered-pine planks are stacked in diminishing rings to form this curious folly-esque fireplace, where children meet to play and recount stories together

Fireplace for Children by Haugen/Zohar Arkitekter, Trondheim, Norway Subscription Required

1 December 2009 | By Rob Gregory

Haugen/Zohar Arkitekter’s timber folly-esque structure provides shelter and a place for story telling at a Norwegian kindergarten. Photography by Jason Havneraas and Grete Fredriksen

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