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40 Architects' Business Cards for Delivering Your Message the Creative Way. Dear architects, if you ever felt like you needed a head start with a client or are simply on the lookout for a creative way to get to get your message across, today’s post is for you.

40 Architects' Business Cards for Delivering Your Message the Creative Way

After some serious research, we gathered a series of architects’ business cards that defy patterns and stand out in any wallet. As you can see in the photos below, most of them feature architecture-related imprints, others even come with an integrated small 3D house. Black, white, gray and blue are the colors preferred by architects when choosing a business card, but who says one has to be this sober? Sometimes bold colors may induce the idea of bold projects and this could eventually attract daring clients and briefs.

Cozy, Nature-Embedded Home in Norway: Buholmen Cabin. The Pierre & Below The Clouds. Vacker villa av Young & Young. Reed Residence by Robert Hawkins Architects. See-through church, Limburg/Belgium by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh. Recyclebank. Get closer to nature by living in an underground home built from sustainable materials I’ve always wanted to live in an underground dwelling because it’s the closest I’ll ever get to living like a Hobbit, and it seems like the perfect place to go in case zombies attack.

Recyclebank

Most importantly, underground homes are very eco-friendly and are built directly into the earth, which means they take up less construction material and produce less waste. Creative Architecture Ideas. Today’s collection is going to be a mix of amazing exterior and interior architecture designs.

Creative Architecture Ideas

For most of us villas featured are out of reach .) but at least we may admire the creativity and luxury. And of course, we always may get inspired, right?! .) What about a cool contemporary beach house? Check The Desert Villa by Studio Aiko. Glass Bottom Pool by The Holiday Inn Shanghai. Underground fire pit. easy to make. A piece of heaven on earth. According to its creators Guz Architects, this amazing building is ‘a contemporary tropical bungalow’.

A piece of heaven on earth

Tiny houses & small dwellings of every shape and size. Containers of Hope, a $40,000 Home by Benjamin Garcia Saxe. By Eric • Jun 16, 2011 • Selected Work Benjamin Garcia Saxe has recently completed the Containers of Hope project with a budget of $40,000.

Containers of Hope, a $40,000 Home by Benjamin Garcia Saxe

Located in San Jose, Costa Rica this container house is the result of a close collaboration between the architect and his clients, who went on to construct the building themselves. The 1,000 square foot home is composed of two 40-foot used shipping containers set together with a raised mid section and clerestory windows. More shipping container houses here Containers of Hope by Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture: “Gabriela Calvo and Marco Peralta dreamed of living in their fantastic property 20 minutes outside of the city of San Jose, Costa Rica; where they could be with their horses and enjoy the natural landscape.

Bates Masi Architects - Portfolio. Profile Bates Masi + Architects LLC, a full-service architectural firm with roots in New York City and the East End of Long Island for over 50 years, responds to each project with extensive research in related architectural fields, material, craft and environment for unique solutions as varied as the individuals or groups for whom they are designed.

Bates Masi Architects - Portfolio

The focus is neither the size nor the type of project but the opportunity to enrich lives and enhance the environment. Eleven Winners of the 2011 AIA Young Architects Award Announced. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the 11 recipients of the 2011 AIA Young Architects Award. Young Architects are defined as professionals who have been licensed 10 years or fewer regardless of their age. This award honors individuals who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession early in their careers.

The Young Architects Award will be presented to the recipients at the AIA 2011 National Convention and Design Exposition in New Orleans. Click above image to view slideshowJack Baumann, AIA © Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Jack Baumann, AIA Baumann promotes architecture as more than just creating physical buildings, but creating relationships with his colleagues, his clients, and his peers, looking toward the future from the impact he makes today. Click above image to view slideshowSara Beardsley, AIA © Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Click above image to view slideshowGail Peter Borden, AIA © Gail Peter Borden. Would you live there? Sarah Klassen/Haute Design: Architecture: Andersson-Wise. Portfolio: Andersson-Wise / Part One: Stone Creek Camp I came across the work of this amazing studio a short while ago, and couldn't wait to share some of their projects.

Sarah Klassen/Haute Design: Architecture: Andersson-Wise

Badass Bridge of the Day - The Daily What. EMPTY KINGDOM You are Here, We are Everywhere. The Sifters Top 10 Homes of 2010. If you’re a regular reader of the Sifter you’re familiar with my real estate fascination.

The Sifters Top 10 Homes of 2010

I love posting all types of homes. From the unique and interesting to the grand and opulent. Below you will find a collection of the Sifter’s Top 10 Homes from 2010. Click any picture or link to be taken to the original post, enjoy! The Biggest and Most Expensive Home Posted in 2010 This staggering 48,00 square foot mega-mansion in the Cayman Islands was listed at a jaw-dropping $59 million USD! The Best Use of Limited Space [500 sq ft] Architects Darrick Borowski and Danny Orenstein show us that it’s possible to live quite comfortably in 500 square feet (46 sq m). The Most Exotic Home Posted in 2010 Located in gorgeous Phuket, Thailand, this stunning property boasts over 8,000 square feet of interior space and over 8,500 square feet of outdoor terrace space as well!