Designed by Mexico-based architecture studio Zeller & Moye, the Anfal Memorial is a silent but solid landmark amidst the mountainous desert of Kurdistan to commemorate the victims of the Kurdish genocide under Saddam Hussein known as Anfal.
The memorial is designed around an art piece of one thou...
Project name
Anfal Memorial
Architecture firm
Zeller & Moye
Location
Rizgari, Kurdistan, Iraq
Principal architect
Christoph Zeller, Ingrid Moye
Design team
Omar Muñoz, Marielle Rivero
Collaborators
Curator: Dr. Michael Fehr. Supporters: Haukari e.V. (NGO); German Federal Foreign Office; ifa Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations e.V
Built area
10000 m² / 107000 ft² (building: 3000 m² /32000 ft²; park: 7000 m² / 75000 ft²)
Visualization
Zeller & Moye
Status
Under construction
Client
Ministry of Martyrs and Anfal Affairs, Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq
Typology
Memorial, exhibition galleries, multi-use space, café, offices, services
Inspired by the meditative forces of nature, the Waterfall house is a modern rendition of an urban sanctuary, and home to the Vashisht family in Jalandhar, Punjab. Designed by Indian architecture firm Space Race Architects.
Project description by architect:
As one approaches the house, the ext...
The Colima-based architecture firm Di Frenna Arquitectos has recently completed Casa del Agua a single-family house that located in Colima city, Colima, Mexico.
Project description by the architect:
Built in Colima, under a tropical-humid climate; It was decided to take advantage of the opport...
Designed by by Kyiv-based architecture & design studio Yakusha Design, A 270-degree glass structure of this cabin is nestled into the rock and stands a bit in front of the cliff, provoking the sense of “impossible architecture”. Just like a lighthouse, it is confronting the sea breeze on everyday ba...
Two of RMJM Dubai’s projects, the Grand Mosque of Gate Avenue and the KSA Pavilion, were selected to be part of the final shortlist for the upcoming d3 RIBA Gulf Architecture Festival 2020, which will take place in Dubai on 11-13 November 2020.
The event is organised by the Royal Institute of...
The Sao Paulo-based architecture & design studio Suite Arquitetos has designed "Casa Cor" a contemporary home with a Flamboyant tree inside living room, located in Jardim Everest, São Paulo, Brazil.
Project description by architect:
This project was developed within the framework of Casa Cor...
The Mexican architecture & design studio A+A arquitectos led by Alfonso Alvarez Sandoval has designed W Skystyle Center Angelópolis a skyscraper inspired by the figure of female, located in Puebla, Mexico.
Project description by the architect:
The idea of this skyscraper is to emphasize the wo...
Designed by València-based architecture and design studio Carles Faus Arquitectura, Mirma House situated in Dénia, Alicante, Spain. Mirma House was born in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Les Deveses area of the city of Dénia - Spain. The plot has a totally flat topography, which allows you to enjoy the sea from all its points.
Architecture firm
Carles Faus Arquitectura
Location
Dénia, Alicante, Spain
Photography
Adrián Mora Maroto
Typology
Residential › House
DNA Barcelona Architects unveils a new Proposal- “THE DANCING TOWERS”, an Iconic project for the skyline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
These two well-engineered, safe, efficient, and smart-tall towers represent mixed-use & high-rise buildings offering an exclusive living/working conditions wit...
Designed by Egyptian architecture student Sara Mostafa Omran, The Metabolic Grid Cultural Center is a social platform for diversity, by injecting places for social bonding in Port-Said community, Egypt.
Project description by Student:
The city of Port-Said was built as part of the Suez Canal...
