BARRAKKA LIFT by Architecture Project

BARRAKKA LIFT

a project by Architecture Project

Lascaris Ditch, Valletta, Malta, completed 2013

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This 20-storey-high lift transports residents and visitors in the Maltese capital Valletta from the recently restored harbour to the top of the city's fortified walls. International practice Architecture Project designed the lift as part of the regeneration of Valletta's former port into a cruise ship terminal.

A lift was originally built on the site in 1905 to connect the port with the city, but became redundant and was dismantled in the 1980s. The new lift has a larger footprint to cater for the increased number of people arriving at

VERTICAL GLASS HOUSE by Atelier FCJZ

VERTICAL GLASS HOUSE

a project by Atelier FCJZ

longteng avenue, xuhui, shanghai, china, completed 2013

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Glass houses aren't typically very practical to live in, but the Vertical Glass House differs from most similar structures thanks to a design that combines architectural novelty with a degree of privacy. Though it sports see-through ceilings and floors, a concrete facade ensures occupants are shielded from the gaze of passers-by.

Located in Shanghai, China, Vertical Glass House was originally designed for an architecture competition back in 1991, before finally being constructed by Atelier FCJZ last year for the Shanghai West Bund Biennial Architecture

LA PLAGE DU PACIFIQUE HOTEL by Kristin Green

LA PLAGE DU PACIFIQUE HOTEL

a project by Kristin Green

Vanuatu, under construction as of July 2014

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A hotel under construction on a South Pacific island is depicted as a collection of architectural ruins in this series of images by Australian photographer Peter Bennetts. Designed by Australian architect Kristin Green, la Plage du Pacifique Hotel is under construction along the beach of an island in Vanuatu - an archipelago over a thousand miles east of northern Australia. Green has bravely allowed Bennetts to present her work at it’s most vulnerable

THE CRESTA by Jonathan Segal

THE CRESTA

a project by Jonathan Segal

La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA, completed 2013

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The Cresta is a 5,300 sq foot single-family residence designed and constructed entirely out of cast in place concrete on a 5,000 sq ft lot in the Lower Hermosa region of La Jolla, CA .  The house’s three stories, one below and two above grade, are accented by floor to ceiling glass and large open expanses to the outdoors.

Beginning as solid form the final product still maintains that form instead through roof planes and vertical walls that

HOUSE FOR TREES by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

HOUSE FOR TREES

a project by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, completed 2014

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Under rapid urbanization, cities in Vietnam have diverged far from their origins as sprawling tropical forests. In Ho Chi Minh City, for example, only 0.25% area of the entire city is covered with greenery. An over-abundance of motorbikes causes daily traffic congestion as well as serious air pollution. As a result, new generations in urban areas are losing their connection with nature.

House for Trees, a prototypical house within a tight budget of 156,000 USD, is an effort to change this situation. The