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How the architect behind Pizza Hut's iconic roof turned a tiny design fee into a small fortune

Archinect

Contemporary licensing agreements between architects and chains like the Hut are typically undisclosed, but the low price commanded for each meant that, for all their liminally-pleasurable aesthetic , the otherwise unknown designer of the "red roof" restaurants, Richard D.

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The Imperative of Adaptive Reuse in a Disposable Culture

SW Oregon Architect

Commons Addition, North Eugene High School (2004-2024) by Robertson/Sherwood/Architects pc I’ve outlasted several of the projects I worked on during my career. Robertson/Sherwood/Architects designed significant renovations and an addition to the school, which were completed in 2004, a scant two decades ago.

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Panter Hudspith Architects creates "contemporary vernacular" for Orchard Gardens housing

Deezen

We developed a contemporary vernacular that could then be used to articulate each block, creating individual characters within this family of buildings," he told Dezeen. The post Panter Hudspith Architects creates "contemporary vernacular" for Orchard Gardens housing appeared first on Dezeen.

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Argentina Houses: Contemporary Villas

e-architect

Argentine Residential Developments: Contemporary South American Properties. Black House is a contemporary home designed on a typical small mountain terrain of Córdoba. This contemporary Argentina home in the suburbs of Córdoba is designed for an older couple. Argentina Houses: Property Designs. Post updated 11 December 2022.

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University canteen in Strasbourg by Dominique Coulon & associés

Archinect

The project has two different height levels due to integration concern with the existing - with its contemporary writing, it lets appreciate both architecture periods. Budget : 219 227€ Completion : October 2004. Program : Extension of the University Canteen. Address : 4, allée du Sommerhof - 67035 STRASBOURG.

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SANAA's Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa win Le Prix Charlotte Perriand

Deezen

The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art is among their notable works. Since then, the studio has gained global recognition for projects such as the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa in 2004, the New Museum of Contemporary Art in the US in 2007 and the Louvre-Lens Museum in France in 2012.

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Dezeen teams up with Kia to profile vast South Korean arboretum containing Álvaro Siza buildings

Deezen

Dezeen has partnered with Kia Design Team to launch a videoseries highlighting contemporary South Korean architecture, beginning with the Sayuwon arboretum and architecture park. In the first video reel in the series, Dezeen showcases the Sayuwon Arboretum alongside Kia's EV9 car model.