Istiqlal Mosque, the mosque is beautiful, full of beauty and majesty of Allah. Istiqlal mosque, one of the largest mosques in Southeast Asia, Mesjid Istiqlal can accommodate more than 10,000 people and 800 vehicles. It comprises five levels, and its walls, walkways and floors are almost entirely covered with marble from Tulungagung, East Java. Dress modestly, and remove shoes before entering. Women must wear head scarves. Istiqlal Mosque, the ironically, president Soekarnoto chose a Christian architect to design it. Construction lasted from 1961 to 1967, but its official opening did not occur until 1978.

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During their yearlong hunt for the perfect co-op, David Penick and Mary Delaney Penick looked at a unit in a bland 1960s apartment building in Greenwich Village.

The only thing they liked about the place was what they could see from its north-facing windows: a handsome brick-and-limestone building with wrought-iron balconies and tall windows, through which they spotted fireplaces and beamed ceilings.

A few days later, a broker showed them two apartments in the elegant structure, which has three entrances, at Nos. 29-35-45 East Ninth Street (and a uniformed doorman at each).

One was a 1,200-square-foot two-bedroom, with north-, south- and east-facing windows. The three exposures, Mr. Penick said, “make it feel like a house.”
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“The Über Shelter looks like a large gray gurney. But this compact pile of aluminum unfolds into a two-story home, complete with lights, stove, porch and a small refrigerator. Rafael Smith, a senior in the industrial design program at Purdue University, designed the Über Shelter for his undergraduate thesis project.” — The New York Times / NYTimes

Designer: Rafael Smith

Here is design of chair style from Dynasty Ming in China, unique look at the size and color of wood as a luxury furniture, I get the following snippet from website of China Daily:

“This is the Chinese way of home luxury we should cherish, instead of blindly adoring expensive foreign designs,” says Zhou, who has spent his life collecting and developing classic Chinese furniture. “Once you get more knowledge on our (Chinese) traditional furniture, you will be more amazed by its beauty.”

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The Parabola House is a new family home in Tokyo city, the Parabola House designed by Japanese architect Yasuhiro Yamashita of Atelier Tekuto
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The Parabola House is a new family home in Tokyo city, the Parabola House designed by Japanese architect Yasuhiro Yamashita of Atelier Tekuto

Parabola house design is minimal design and a parabolic ceiling on the top floor are the building’s distinctive features. Splashes of colour provide Read more

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The architects an opportunity to challenge the typical retail store conventions ?where the walls, fixtures, ceilings, and floors are all separate elements”. Read more

The Stagaard and Chao Architects achieved the balance of aesthetics and sustainability in their design of the first certifiable “green” home to be constructed in Moore County. The project was celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony at Fairwoods on 7.

The 4,300-square-foot residence, which is the dream of homeowners George and Laura Christophersen, is now under construction. The home will be built in accordance with the requirements of the North Carolina HealthyBuilt Homes Program to be certified as a healthier, more durable, energy efficient structure.

The High Point construction firm of B.E. Vaughan and Son is committed to the principles of the program and has been rigorous in following the construction guidelines in order to meet certification standards, a news release said. Read more

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About this architect design is power full plans, Ray and Maria Stata Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an outlandish cartoon village in listing brick and scrolling aluminum, with a M?bius-strip main corridor inside. An italic-angled entrance, shaped like the cutting edge itself, ushers visitors off the drab Cambridge street. But then you see it, tha t universal symbol of malfunction: an orange mechanical lift.

Yes, MIT, the very apogee of tech sophistication, seems to have bought itself a bright-yellow lemon. The showstopper home for its computer-science, linguistics, and philosophy departments cost $300 million to build ($200 million more than initial estimates) and opened in 2004 (four years behind schedule). And now the school has turned to the courts to express its buyer’s Read more

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Some architectural styles should never change. That’s likely what many builders thought in the early 1800s when Gothic architecture was re-discovered. With its tall, looming lines and intricate facades, the style was as relevant and attractive then as it was in its original period between the 12th and 16th century. Many Gothic Revival structures throughout the united states have been carefully preserved, and new examples are always celebrated.

Gothic and Gothic Revival architecture is always easy to identify. Buildings of this style often have high pitched roofs or spires, tall, narrow windows coming to a point at the top, exposed wood structural beams, and cross hatched decorative patterns. Because of its defining Read more