Design by Sou Fujimoto Architects | Photography by Iwan Baan     House NA by Sou Fujimoto Architects is one of the most unique designs the Sifter has seen. Located on a small side street in a very lively and ‘hip’ part of Tokyo, the 914 sq-ft (85 sq-m) house is made up of 21 [...]

  Wikipedia has an enormous list of Concert Halls around the world. Last night I went through all of them and selected 25 distinctive buildings that caught my eye. This list is not exhaustive and was not compiled for a concert hall’s cultural, historical or architectural significance. It is simply a visual tour around the [...]

  THE TALLEST BUILDING IN NEW YORK   Photograph by Joe Woolhead for Silverstein Properties   Earlier today, workers erected steel columns that made the unfinished frame of the new One World Trade Center the tallest building in New York City, eclipsing the Empire State Building. The current height of 1 WTC stands just over [...]

Photographs by Carlos Diaz Corono for HERNANDEZ SILVA ARQUITECTOS     You are looking at one of the four bathrooms in the PPDG penthouse designed by Hernandez Silva Arquitectos. Located in Guadalajara, Mexico, the original 15-storey building was constructed in the 1970s. The original plans for the building included a second elevator that was never [...]

  SNOW CHAPEL IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC   Photograph by RADEK CAMPA @ Panoramio.com   Radek Campa took this stunning photograph of the snow-covered chapel of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, located in the village of Trojanovice in the Czech Republic (population of 2,237 as of 2009). Trojanovice lies beneath the Beskydy mountains of Norici 1047 [...]

“12 Ugly Ducks” by Victor Enrich – 154 x 203 cm ( 61” x 80” )     Barcelona-based artist and photographer Victor Enrich created these intriguing works of art through a combination of photography and 3D digital rendering. With over a decade of professional experience in the 3D architectural visualization field, Victor is able [...]