Modern Houseboat Design

As part of a Swedish design competition, Niall McLaughlin Architects designed this fabulous modern houseboat for two. Small in size but big on innovation, this unique floating home was born from three key considerations – light, space and construction. According to the architects, “Our aim was to design a house which has a spatial quality which we describe as a ‘thicket.’ Implicit in this is the

Modern Cedar House in Vermont Mountains

Kyu Sung Woo Architects – the brains behind iconic designs like the 1988 Olympics Athletes’ Village, the Asian Culture Complex in Gwangju, Korea, and a collection of cultural, museum and university structures – bring this cedar sided Putney Mountain House to Vermont. Set on the slope of the mountain, the site’s densely wooded terrain and striking, sweeping views are the inspiration behind this

High End House in Brazil with infinity pool and elevator

Set in sunny Brazil in Vila Castela, Nova Lima, BF House by Brazilian architect Humberto Hermeto was an innovative design back in 2005 when it was completed, and this cool design continues as one of the region's hottest properties in this high end home stretch. Set on a hill overlooking a vast valley, BF House boasts walls of floor-to-ceiling glass and integrates outdoor living spaces into its

Luxury House in Beverly Hills

23 Oakmount Drive, located in Brentwood Park, Beverly Hills, is sure to catch your gaze. This spectacular contemporary house sports a structured, clean facade of white with glass held in place by a striking black frame. Floors and ceilings feature rich hardwood, which abuts the floor-to-ceiling glass walls.

Brick House Design in Netherlands

Located at the Netherlands Germany border in Overijssel, this brick house design by architect Cino Zucchi is two-faced – but in a good way. This modern home’s front facade boasts dark gray-brown bricks, while the rear facade is clad in aluminum siding. The architect’s affection for asymmetry is apparent in this unusual modern design, which balances various cube-shaped volumes unevenly, and quite

Modern Wooden Home Unfolds

This modern Melbourne, Australia beach home is a twisted, wooden mass sprawling across the beach of its Mornington Peninsula property. The home’s entrance isn’t immediately apparent without a walk-about – a feature that the architects at McBride Charles Ryan purposely incorporated into the design for this vacation home, providing a quiet, peaceful retreat for residents and their guests. A glazed

Modern Contemporary Home in Australia

This modern contemporary home designed by Australia’s Wright Architects is as exotic as its location, steps from the beach of Port Douglas. The only thing that rivals this picturesque property is the contemporary design of the house itself, which subtly infuses water influences into its bold concrete, steel and core-filled clay brick masonry. Wooden “waves” make their way down from the home’s

Hawaiian House

A cool design for tricky terrain (no pun intended) the Robert Trickey House on Big Island is a modern Hawaiian house nestled on lavaflow with the ocean splayed at its feet. A more-perfect spot could not possibly exist for this gorgeous 6,200-sq.-ft. house, designed by Architect Craig Steely. The house consists of two volumes – a single-storey studio and a separate two-level home – wrapped in

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I doubt everything. I always resist things that are obvious, even though what usually sells is the most obvious stuff. That puts me in an uncomfortable position. the search is to find the true stuff, but also to find how to put it, because a lot of times when you find the true stuff it's not very attractive. It doesn't come out in a very digestible way. And if you're trying to illuminate people, or inspire people, or wake people up to something, you know--and, believe me, I've learned this from other things I've done--you're not going to get very far if you attack people or rub their noses in it. Good artists are always trying to go against something or trying to be innovative in a way that is not obvious. For me, art is about learning and about living with people. It's alive. Collecting is a little bit dead. I never want to repeat myself. I don't see the point of doing a show unless you offer something that is going to mind-boggle the senses. It's very hard. You can't do more than two bad shows in a row, otherwise you are dead. You have to keep the level, the excitement. But being creative every single day is really difficult. The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but -- I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you -- we as a people will get there. Yes, we can. Yes, we did.

Madonna:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_3_31/ai_71562921/?tag=content;col1

Miuccia Prada:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/5277507/Miuccia-Prada-interview-Fondazione-Prada-Milan.html

Barack Obama:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/election.president/index.html