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Split & Rotate Designer: Nicos Kalogirou
Location: Naoussa Greece
Image Credits: Nicos Kalogirou
Split & Rotate, a holiday home designed by architect Nicos Kalogirou, has been nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2009. www.dezeen.com Posted: 01/25/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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ZA-KOENJI Designer: Toyo Ito & Associates
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Cell Screen Designer: Korban Flaubert
Location: n/a
Image Credits: Korban Flaubert
Taking inspiration from Islamic architecture, Korban/Flaubert have designed a room divider or screen, only by looking straight on can the viewer see through the screen to the other side, from an angle the effect is deep and complex. www.dailyicon.net Posted: 01/25/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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Suntro House Designer: Jorge Hernandez de La Garza
Location: Oaxtepec, Mexico
Image Credits: Jorge Hernandez de La Garza
This house is located in a residential area of Oaxtepec, Mexico. Designed for cooling, the openings are placed for maximum air circulation. Daylight is filtered through the folds of the house. www.dailyicon.net Posted: 01/25/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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Arreletes Day Care Centre Designer: Xavier Vilalta Studio
Location: Els Alamús, Spain
Image Credits: Jordi Anguera
From the first moment the project creates two volumes: one on the bottom, the classrooms of children and the courtyard, supported by the existing agricultural wall and following the direction of agricultural fields, and the other one above, the offices of teachers in the direction of the houses of the village, watching the children courtyard. archdaily.com Posted: 01/25/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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