Tokyo based architects Kengo Kuma and Associates decided to switch up the vibe of coffee shops when Starbuckswanted to set up shop on the street that leads straight to the Dazaifu Tenmagu, a holy shrine dedicated to a Japanese deity. Kuma wanted to make sure the design of the store fit in with it’s surroundings, in order to respect the sanctity of the grounds.

Read more here:

http://knstrct.com/2012/02/20/starbucks-coffee-shop-tokyo/

Sketches by Sarah Otley:

http://www.weheart.co.uk/2011/06/17/sarah-otley’s-sthlm-sketches/

Metropol Parasol, Seville:

http://www.weheart.co.uk/2011/05/03/metropol-parasol-seville/?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=_List_11&utm_campaign=_List_11&utm_term=list11_metsev_jpg

http://knstrct.com/2011/03/01/travel-norway-the-architectural-way/

Le magasin phare de Vidéotron sur Sainte-Catherine 

Its technology week in Brandonland…

Seattle firm Mithun takes on Baltimore! I went to school in Baltimore, and started my career with RTKL, a top design firm. I’ll be keeping my eyes on this project, as I hope for Baltimore’s successful future. (Illustrations by Stephanie Bower)

http://mithun.com/press/release/selected_for_huge_baltimore_public_private_redevelopment_effort/

http://www.contemporist.com/2010/08/31/monks-shadow-residence-by-kendle-design-collaborative/

Beautiful details by 

Max Levy in Dallas

http://remodelista.com/posts/architect-visit-max-levy-in-dallas