Dome of the Rock on Construction

Building on a unique heritage

Intricate Islamic architecture can be found the world over. The delicate mix of art, space concepts and construction styles have combined to give it a unique identity.
MENTION Islamic architecture and the familiar dome and minarets come to mind, two structures which define and identify a faith embraced by over a billion people all over the [...]

Sunday, January 7th, 2007 In Architecture, General News

Eye-catching architecture is on the way

On not quite 5 acres near Green Oaks Boulevard and Texas 360 in north Arlington, architect and developer Mojy Haddad plans to soon start building a condo village reminiscent of New York City brownstones.
They’ll have shared walls and will all be three stories, with a parking garage on the lowest level and, for each condo, [...]

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006 In Architecture, General News, Home Improvement

ASID Design Award winners

A serene bathroom that seems carved out of a rock wall, a girl’s bedroom that easily transitions to later stages of life, a teen media room retreat with an oh-so-practical rubber floor.
These are among the winning entries in the sixth annual Orange County Home Design Awards. The competition is sponsored by our sister publication, Orange [...]

Sunday, October 1st, 2006 In Architecture, General News, Home Improvement

India’s designers shun showy attire, switch to clean lines

Crystals and beadwork are out and clean lines and neutral colours are in as local designers tone down their collections at India’s premier fashion week to appeal to the “international” woman.
More than 60 designers have been unveiling trends for spring-summer 2007 at the five-day annual extravaganza which began in the Indian capital Wednesday.
On ramps long [...]

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006 In General News

Sound Artists at Wine Cellar

Liquid Architecture in association with the Audio Foundation and Kolumbard, proudly present two evenings of music showcasing the works of Australian and New Zealand sound artist and musicians who work at the extremities of their mediums, from Computer Music, Noise, Rock and Improvisation to Songs. The underlying concept is to represent the common interests across [...]

Friday, August 11th, 2006 In Architecture, General News

Lamps and laser-sintering combine for interior design

Innovative domestic lighting has entered commercial production using plastic laser-sintering machines. Martina Methner reports.
One of the leading methods so far for rapid prototyping has matured to a technology for batch-sized, optimised production – including end products and spare parts. The technology creates parts directly from CAD data, without the need for moulds.
Based on CAD models [...]

Monday, August 7th, 2006 In General News, Home Improvement