2007 Weekly Favs

Here's a rundown of my ten favorite projects (out of 49) featured on my weekly page in 2007, in order of their appearance.

Tietgen Residence Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark by Lundgaard & Tranberg


Nazarí Wall Intervention in Granada, Spain by Antonio Jiménez Torrecillas


Christ Church Tower in London, England by Boyarsky Murphy Architects


Housing at Westport, County Mayo, Ireland by Richard Murphy Architects & Taylor Architects


Handmade School in Rudrapur, Bangladesh by Roswag & Jankowski and Anna F. Heringer


Casa no Gerês in Gerês, Portugal by Graça Correia Arquitectos


Centro das Artes | Casa das Mudas in Calheta, Madeira by Paulo David


Instituto Rafael Arozarena in La Orotava, Tenerife by AMP Arquitectos


Nebesa Mountain Retreat in Livek, Slovenia by REAL Engineering


Termas Géometricas in Villarrica, Chile by Germán del Sol

While I'm at it, here's my ten favorite books (out of 46) featured on my weekly page in 2007, in order of appearance. Keep in mind that not all books were published in 2007. The same can be said of the buildings above; many of them were completed previous to 2007.

:: Sensory Design, by Joy Monice Malnar and Frank Vodvarka
:: The Suburbanization of New York, edited by Jerilou Hammett and Kingsley Hammett
:: Function of Ornament, edited by Farshid Moussavi and Michael Kubo
:: Interpreting Nature, by I. G. Simmons
:: Formula New Ljubljana, by Sadar Vuga Arhitekti.
:: Materials for Design, by Victoria Ballard Bell with Patrick Rand
:: Desert America, edited by Ramon Prat, Jaime Salazar, Michael Kubo & Irene Hwang
:: The Hanging Cemetery of Baghdad, by NaJa & deOstos.
:: Strange Details, by Michael Cadwell
:: Architectural Regionalism, edited by Vincent B. Canizaro.