Trojan House by Jackson Clements Burrows in Melbourne

Trojan House designed by Melbourne based architect Jackson Clements Burrow and situated in Hawthorn, Melbourne. The initial idea was to challenge the conventional ‘box on the back’ type addition with a sculptural form born of site restraints such as the ResCode setbacks along the south boundary, the ideal internal programmatic arrangement, the desire to maintain as much back yard as possible and inspired by the rooftop topography of hips and valleys of the existing Edwardian house.

The construction technique for the addition involves a cost efficient waterproof fibre cement cladding system with timber battens and rainscreen over. The large cantilever is achieved through the construction of two large steel trusses which are embedded in the walls. The existing house incorporates a reworked master bedroom/ensuite configuration and other minor cosmetic/maintenance works. More information visit Jackson Clements Burrows website.

Walt Disney Concert Hall

The Walt Disney Concert Hall at 111 South Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, California is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center. Bounded by Hope Street, Grand Avenue, 1st and 2nd Streets, it seats 2,265 people and serves (among other purposes) as the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale.

Lillian Disney made an initial gift in 1987 to build a performance venue as a gift to the people of Los Angeles and a tribute to Walt Disney's devotion to the arts and to the city. The Frank Gehry-designed building opened on October 23, 2003. Both the architecture by Frank Gehry and the acoustics of the concert hall (designed by Yasuhisa Toyota) were praised in contrast to its predecessor, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

The project was launched in 1992, when Lillian Disney, widow of Walt Disney, donated $50 million. Frank Gehry delivered completed designs in 1991. Construction of the underground parking garage began in 1992 and was completed in 1996. The garage cost had been $110 million, and was paid for by Los Angeles County, which sold bonds to provide the garage under the site of the planned hall. Construction of the concert hall itself stalled from 1994 to 1996 due to lack of fundraising. Additional funds were required since the construction cost of the final project far exceeded the original budget. Plans were revised, and in a cost saving move the originally designed stone exterior was replaced with a less costly metal skin. The needed fundraising restarted in earnest in 1996—after the real estate depression passed—headed up by Eli Broad and then-mayor Richard Riordan and groundbreaking for the hall was held in December 1999. Delay in the project completion caused many financial problems for the county of LA. The city expected to repay the garage debts by revenue coming from the Disney Hall parking users.

Upon completion in 2003, the project had cost an estimated $274 million, including the parking garage which had solely cost $110 million.The remainder of the total cost was paid by private donations, of which the Disney family's contribution was estimated to $84.5 million with another $25 million from The Walt Disney Company. By comparison, the three existing halls of the Music Center cost $35 million in the 1960s (about $190 million in today's dollars).

Contemporary House in St. Yarra-Melbourne Australia

This is contemporary house idealistic location in Australia, St. Yarra, Melbourne. Yarra house design with luxury interior and modern furniture. Yarra House completely with open plan formal lounge and dining rooms, stunning gourmet chef’s kitchen with casual meals and family area opening to both internal alfresco entertainment deck and in-ground pool and rear courtyard. In the upstairs there are 4 large bedroom and which one design with elegance. This house also completely with indoor and outdoor entertainment areas. This house sold by RT Edgar Estate.

Penang Bridge. Doha, Malaysia

Penang Bridge (Jambatan Pulau Pinang in Malay) is a dual-carriageway toll bridge connects Gelugor on the island of Penang and Seberang Prai on the mainland of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula. The bridge is also linked to the North-South Expressway in Prai and Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in Penang. It was officially opened to traffic on September 14, 1985. The total length of the bridge is 13.5 km (8.4 miles), making it among the longest bridges in the world, the longest bridge in the country as well as a national landmark. Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd (PBSB) is the concession holder which manages it. The bridge was designed by Penang resident, Professor Chin Fung Kee, a well known civil engineer.

Before 1985, transportation between the island and the mainland was solely dependent on the state-owned Penang Ferry Service that runs between Butterworth and George Town. Toll fees is only paid when heading to the island. There is no charge for leaving the island.

Currently, Penang Bridge handles 65,000 vehicles daily and has a capacity of handling 85,000 vehicles daily. It has been expanded from 4 lanes to 6 lanes to accommodate increasing traffic on the bridge. A proposal for second bridge, the Penang Second Bridge, has been approved by the Malaysian federal government and included as one of the Ninth Malaysia Plan national projects. Construction work of the new Penang Second Bridge began in November 2008, and the target completion date is year 2013.

Recently, Penang Bridge was assign with route number .

Modern Beach House in Gold Coast-Australia by BDA Architecture

BDA Architecture has design a modern beach house in Australian best and prestigious coast, Gold Coast Sidney. This house design with an elevated living area opening into the garden with views to the Broadwater A guest bedroom, bathroom, master suite, sitting area, office and separate bedroom on the upper level all with water views. This house completely design with a single car parking and storage. Visit BDA Architecture website or read short description from the architects after the images for more information

From the Architects

“…Designed to take full advantage of prevailing summer breezes, this house contains a number of passive ESD initiatives. More solid walls to the south exclude the cooler winter winds. Walls, floors and roofs are generally light coloured to reflect heat. A large subterranean water tank collects water for reuse on site and environmentally friendly finishes have been utilised throughout. Materials comprise painted, rendered concrete masonry for external walls generally. Some areas of timber frame walls are clad in fibre cement sheet with aluminium cover battens recalling the beachside vernacular of Main Beach. Window frames and shutters are anodised aluminium..”

The Chicago Spire

The Chicago Spire is an uncompleted, now-defunct skyscraper project in Chicago, Illinois. After several years of on-going financing challenges, including the recession that began in 2008, construction was halted. Anglo Irish Bank Corp., filing a $77 million foreclosure lawsuit against The Spire's Irish developer Garrett Kelleher, claims that loans made to Kelleher’s development company, have been in default for a year. The bank was expected to take possession of the site where the Spire was to be built.

The building was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and was being developed by St Patrick's Athletic owner Garrett Kelleher of Shelbourne Development Group, Inc. At 2,000 feet (610 m) and with 150 floors, it would be among the world's tallest buildings and freestanding structures, and the tallest building in the United States and the Western Hemisphere. Originally proposed by Christopher T. Carley of the Fordham Company in 2005, the project was supported by many Chicagoans and city officials.

After several months of development in 2005, Carley failed to acquire necessary financing and the project was taken over by Garrett Kelleher of the Shelbourne Development Group in 2006. Since that time, three revisions were made to the design and the renamed project gained city approval. But following the start of the late-2000s recession, and its impact on the primary lender for the project, construction was suspended at the site. Amid several unsuccessful attempts with labor union investment funds to bail out the project, Shelbourne Development continued its attempt to secure additional financing and restart construction and insisted that the project is not dead.

By the end of 2010 legal actions by Anglo Irish Bank caused the courts to hand control of the site to a receiver, leaving the project dead.

Elegant Concrete Box House Design of The Paraty House by Marcio Kogan

The Paraty House is a minimalist and elegant house located in Island near colonial town of Paraty, Closed to Rio Brazil and design by Brazilian based architects of Marcio Kogan. The elegant of Paraty House comes from the seamless link between indoors and out, from the use of native wood, stone and vegetation. Paraty House features a furniture collection showcasing 20thcentury design, including works by many well-known artists. The residents arrive by boat. This volume contains the living room, kitchen and service area. The Elegance this house describes with the photos or visit Marcio Kogan’s website.

The Aspire Tower

The Aspire Tower is a 300-metre (980 ft) structure located in the Doha Sports City complex in Doha, Qatar. Designed by architect Hadi Simaan and AREP and engineer Ove Arup and Partners, the tower served as the focal point for the 15th Asian Games hosted by Qatar in December 2006.

The Aspire Tower is currently the tallest structure in Doha, but it is expected to be surpassed by the Dubai Towers Doha and the Barwa Tower. The tower has also been known as Khalifa Sports Tower or Doha Olympic Tower.

The tower was a landmark of the 2006 Asian Games due to its size and proximity to the main venue, the Khalifa International Stadium. The tower housed the Asian Games flame during the games and holds the record for tallest ever games flame and highest positioning of a games flame, which was visible throughout Doha for the duration of the games. The design employs a concrete core which acts as the primary support. The remainder of the building is a steel structure that cantilevers out from the concrete core. The exterior of the building is covered in a steel mesh which, during the Asian Games, was festively illuminated by vibrant LED lights.

The final form consists of a 3-to-6-foot-thick, reinforced-concrete cylinder (the core), varying from 40 to 60 feet in diameter, encircled with radiating networks of cantilevered steel beams on each floor of its building modules. The modules themselves are composed of steel columns, metal decking, concrete slabs, and outer tension and compression ring beams, which support glass-paneled outer walls. The bottom of each module is covered with glass-fiber-reinforced concrete. Beams, as well as steel struts tying all the structural components together, are bolted through the concrete core and hence are anchored into place, transferring vertical loads from perimeter columns and ring beams to the core.

The designer, Simaan, has described the structure as "a celebration of earth and sky" adding that, "the structural steel struts that brace the structure back to the core also act as visual forces which create energy radiating from the center in a centrifugal rise." One of the most interesting features of the tower is the broadcast of videos which was carried out around an 8 meter section of the tower; this was done through the use of Color Kinetics, Inc.'s Chromasic technology.

The building was fully completed in November 2007 at a final cost of € 133,395,000 (US$173,500,510).