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10 of World’s Most Beautiful Gardens

Post author By Graphic World Co.
Post date June 10, 2016

You definitely feel refreshed when ever you heard the name “Garden”. No doubt Garden is a place where you can find peace of mind,fragrance of flowers, Birds chirping, fresh breeze, soothing environment which takes your soul to some other level. A morning walk in a garden is really blessing for you. Meet 10 of the world’d most beautiful gardens. These places, created by humans to feel the blessings of nature. These are some of the well designed, built and most beautiful gardens from around the world.

10. Mirabell Gardens, Salzburg, Austria

Most Beautiful Gardens
Another classical European garden in the vein of Versailles and the Tuilleries. Mirabell Palace with its beautiful gardens is a listed cultural heritage monument and part of the Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Palace was built by Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau in 1606. This beautiful garden redesigned in 1690, are full of beautiful sculptures, fountains, floral displays and a Dwarf Garden composed of marble creatures. The Hedge Theater – created between 1704 and 1718 – is located in the main part of the Mirabell Gardens and is one of the oldest hedge theaters north of the Alps. For “Sound of Music” fans, the baroque gardens are a must-see: Maria and the von Trapp children frolick through the grounds in the classic musical.

9. Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, Australia

Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne are internationally renowned botanical gardens located near the center of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the south bank of the Yarra River. These beautiful Gardens extends over nearly 100 acres of park lands that include a children’s garden, aboriginal heritage walk, herbarium discovery walk, and observatory. Plus, enjoy special events like Philosophy in the Garden, Harp in the Garden, and Yoga for Kids in the children’s garden. The park is one of the most popular destinations in Victoria, with over 1.5 million visitors each year, according to That’s Melbourne.

8. Ji Chang Yuan, Jiangsu, China

Ji Chang Yuan, Jiangsu, China
Located inside Xihui Park, this originally 16th-century garden in Jiangsu province is also known as the Garden of Ecstasy – which promises much. But it also delivers. This is a garden of illusion, occupying barely an acre but giving an impression of depth, breadth and height. An artificial mountain in distinctive yellow rock appears to be a natural part of the hilly landscape surrounding the garden, and a decorous “musical” stream gurgles down it into a long pool, its many inlets creating a feeling of naturalism. A beautiful low-eaved pavilion extends over the water at one point, while the far end of the pool is dignified by the Bridge of Seven Stars. Beyond this the garden dissolves into more compartments with pavilions and allées. The fact that the garden was comprehensively restored in the 19th century does not alter the fact of its beauty.

7. Bagh-e Fin, Kashan, Iran

Bagh-e Fin, Kashan, Iran
Bagh-e Fin, located in Kashan, Iran, is a historical Persian garden. It contains Kashan’s Fin Bath, where Amir Kabir, the Qajarid chancellor, was murdered by an assassin sent by King Nasereddin Shah in 1852. Completed in 1590, the Fin Garden is the oldest extant garden in the list of most beautiful gardens in Iran. The garden covers 2.3 hectares with a main yard surrounded by ramparts with four circular towers. It features the typical “chahar bagh” design of crossed water rills, derived from verses in the Koran which describe paradise as a land where two rivers cross. In this case the water is drawn from the mountains via an underground system of quanats, or pipes. The garden contains numerous cypress trees and combines architectural features of the Safavid, Zandiyeh and Qajar periods.

6. Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona

Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona
Founded by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society in 1937 and established at this site in 1939, the garden has more than 21,000 plants, in more than 4000 taxa. While there are a number of stunning botanical gardens across the U.S., Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Gardens is one of the best and most beautiful gardens, offering a unique glimpse at a variety of desert flora. Visitors should be prepared to face the heat and dryness, but it’s worth it for a tour of the extensive park, surrounded by vibrant red rocks. The Desert Botanical Garden has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride and listed among the list of most beautiful gardens.

5. Kenroku-en Garden, Ishikawa, Japan

Kenroku-en Garden, Ishikawa, Japan
One of Japan’s Three Great Gardens, the Kenroku-en (“garden combining six”) Garden is a haven of peace and tranquility in Ishikawa. With an area of 11.4 hectares located on the heights of the central part of Kanazawa and next to Kanazawa Castle. The Maeda family, who ruled the Kaga Clan in feudal times, maintained the garden from generation to generation. From its scale and beauty, it is regarded as one of the feudal lords’ most beautiful gardens in Japan. The garden is particularly stunning during cherry blossom season in the spring, and admission is free for two weeks at this time.

4. Gardens at the Versailles Palace, France

The historic gardens at the Versailles palace are some of the most impressive in all of Europe. These beautiful gardens cover some 800 hectares of land, much of which is landscaped in the classic French Garden style perfected here by Linnea. The grounds of Louis XIV’s luxurious palace were a point of pride for the Sun King, who thought the gardens to be as important as the palace itself. Visitors can spend days in the gardens alone, enjoying the flowers, fountains, winding paths and scenic vistas. The gardens are now one of the most visited public sites in France, receiving more than six million visitors a year.

3. Majorelle Garden, Marrakech, Morocco

Majorelle Garden, Marrakech, Morocco
The Majorelle Garden is a twelve-acre botanical garden and artist’s landscape garden in Marrakech, Morocco. Its stunning cobalt blue accents make it easy to distinguish from any other botanical garden. Owner Yves Saint Laurent, the legendary fashion designer, even named a shade of nail polish from his luxury cosmetics line after it. Created in the 1920s by painter Jacques Majorelle, the garden has been named one of The Telegraph’s 50 Most Beautiful Gardens in the World, and is also one of the most popular tourist destinations in Morocco. The garden also houses the Islamic Art Museum of Marrakech, whose collection includes North African textiles from Saint-Laurent’s personal collection as well as ceramics, jewelry, and paintings by Majorelle.

2. Claude Monet’s Garden at Giverny, France

Claude Monet's Garden at Giverny, France
One of the world’s most beautiful gardens, Monet’s Garden in France. The garden was property of Oscar-Claude Monet, a founder of French Impressionist painting. Monet’s gardens are like his paintings — brightly colored patches that are messy but balanced. Flowers were his brushstrokes, a bit untamed and slapdash, but part of a carefully composed design. The painter lived at his house in the French countryside for 43 years, carefully cultivating his flower gardens and water garden. The grounds and house are open to visitors April through October. Tour the property, snap photos of the famous water lilies and visit the nearby Musee des Impressionnismes while you’re there. This garden is truly owns a spectacular place in list of beautiful gardens.

1. Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa

Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
Kirstenbosch is South Africa’s world-famous national botanical garden, set against the backdrop of Table Mountain and Devil’s Peak, and home to more than 22 000 indigenous plants. We include this garden at the first place in our list of most beautiful gardens because of its beautiful and awsomagic environment. When the garden was founded in 1913 to preserve the country’s unique flora, it was the first botanical garden in the world with this ethos. Of particular interest to foreign visitors are the Protea garden – a showcase of these other-worldly plants – and the area devoted to Restio grasses, huge swathes of them in their characteristic deep greens and browns. It was discovered relatively recently that these plants need smoke from bush fires to reproduce, and Kirstenbosch has led the way in unravelling the mysteries of this process.

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How to Transform a Home Garden into a Peaceful Wonderland

Post author By Graphic World Co.
Post date June 7, 2016

Creating an extension of indoor living is one of the favorite hobbies of a layman. Making a beautiful outdoor in the form of a garden always creates a natural and soothing environment and to achieve desirable results we have plenty of techniques to make a wonderland into our lawn by beautifying our surroundings.Putting an outdoor fountain or waterfall as a garden decorative structure reinvigorates the natural ambiance of our garden and breaks its silence. It brings the residence much closer to nature by influencing their imagination. Having a glimpse of the whirling water of the fountain also overwhelms one’s feelings. The sound of trickling water brings a feeling of tranquility to a yard and is also effective visually for decoration. Enjoy our collection of rock garden ideas and discover how to transform a home garden into a peaceful wonderland!

Rock Garden Ideas to Make Your Garden Looks More Natural

Organic and natural materials should be anyone’s first choice when decorating the outdoors and having a rock garden should definitely be on your wishlist this summer. Rock garden ideas becomes one of the most interesting ideas that is worth to be applied on the garden of your home in order to make it looks more natural. Rock gardens are an amazing way to build texture and depth into your backyard. Find 30 Rock Garden Ideas to Make Your Garden Looks More Natural.

Garden becomes one of the things that are commonly owned by people on their home. it is not only able to make their home looks more perfect, some great gardens even can become a great place that makes the owner of the home feels more relaxed on.

Why cultivate a rock garden? They’re low-maintenance. They’re in season all year round. They add variety to the landscape. Need another reason? Check out the inspirational pictures below. Combining the plants with the rock or stone becomes an interesting idea to be tried for making your garden looks more attractive. You can even apply some rocks in big size to be combined along with plans on your garden for creating more perfect natural look. Use rocks to transform your plain and boring backyard into a beautiful and relaxing oasis. Use their sculptural beauty to create eye-catching designs and try to make them look as natural as possible in the setting you’re providing.

Stones are not very expensive. If you are lucky enough to know where to find free rocks, you may not have to pay anything at all. If you need to purchase stones there are lots of options in a variety of shapes and sizes. Depending on the type of stone you choose, you can expect to spend $155 to $204 per one ton of stones.

Speaking of pathways, note how path and garden cleverly merge in the image below. Don’t be afraid to have fun with your rock garden layout, letting elements of your creativity shine through.

Many kinds of rocks can absorb a great deal of heat. They also reflect a significant amount of heat from their exposed surfaces. The heat reflecting off of the rocks makes the area warm during the day, and the heat absorbed is released at night, making the area also warmer at night. If you are not looking to make your area hotter all around a rock garden may not be for you.

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20 Aluminum Pergola Design Ideas

Post author By Graphic World Co.
Post date June 7, 2016

A pergola is an ideal for creating beautiful environments in your garden and terrace. Pergolas are usually custom-built and made of wood, but aluminum and vinyl pergolas are growing in popularity because they last a long time and need almost no maintenance to continue looking good. Since aluminum and vinyl require special tools and techniques to work with, these materials are most commonly available as pre-manufactured kits. Add beauty and shade without the maintenance of wood with an Aluminum Pergola. Aluminum pergola is the right choice to be applied in a place that experiences the changing climates very often. Aluminum is a lightweight material and arguably cheap. Besides, this is also stainless. This material is suitable to be applied at home with a variety of themes even if you apply a modern theme in your home. Basically, garden will always fit combined with any theme. This also applies for the pergola. Therefore in this article we will show some examples of pergola that use aluminum as the primary material. Enjoy our beautiful collection of 20 Aluminum Pergola Design Ideas. Check this out.

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22 Elegant Bedroom Staging Ideas (Photos)

Post author By Graphic World Co.
Post date June 6, 2016

Our 22 elegant bedroom staging ideas offer some great tips on how to stage any kind of bedroom for optimal selling success!

Beautiful contemporary bedroom with lots of light.

Welcome to our gallery featuring a number of incredible bedroom designs created byBespoke Home Staging & Interiors.

The company focuses on providing staging services and selling custom, high-quality furniture to interior designers and decorators, among other customers.

Bespoke Home Staging & Interiors has been sought out by popular interior designers as a source of high-quality furnishings and accessories, and takes pride in providing well-crafted, bench made furniture at a reasonable price.

Bespoke Home Staging & Interiors chooses quality over quantity and handmade over assembly line. They offer a comprehensive catalogue of furniture in dozens of styles, as many staging companies do.

However, the company also offers complete customization options so that customers can make any desired alterations to pieces in the catalogue.

This gallery aims to use the incredible designs by Bespoke Home Staging & Interiors to illustrate a list of important tips to keep in mind when staging a home to sell.

When designing and staging a bedroom, remember these tips:

Let the sun shine in. Sources of natural light are desirable, and potential buyers will definitely be looking for all the sources of light in your bedroom. So when staging, open the shades, crack a window, and add a few sources of artificial light to make the room seem even brighter. You can’t have too many sources of light in a bedroom. To cheat this in a small room, apply a light shade of paint on the walls and choose bedding and furniture that stick to that light palette. (Source: HGTV)
Appeal to him as well as her. You need to impress both sexes, so you aren’t alienating a portion of the market. Get rid of any features that seem too gender-specific, which may include excessive ruffles or sports memorabilia, as well as particular paint colors. Swap the paint color for something neutral, find bedding that matches, then bring a color back in with complementary accessories. (Source: HGTV)
Replace personal photos. The point of staging is to invite potential buyers into picturing themselves living in your home, and that gets awfully difficult when you have family photos strewn throughout your home’s design. By replacing personal photos with artwork, your home will look great in listing pictures, and you won’t turn off any potential buyers. (Source: Forbes)
Make the bed a focal point. Cover that boxspring, invest in a headboard, a bedskirt, or a duvet cover. The bed should be the focal point of any bedroom, so don’t be afraid to really do it up. Elegance is key to making your bedroom seem inviting; like a retreat. (Source: Home Guides)
Don’t shy away from decorative displays. Adding small, tasteful displays will stave off the stark, deserted look that your home will have once you remove all your personal knick-knacks and displays. When making your displays, choose colorful decorative items in odd numbered groupings, making sure to vary height, texture, and shape. (Source: Forbes)

We hope that these tips will help you make the best decisions and help sell your home faster!

Check out our guide with tips for every room in the house!

Light, neutral colors allow this bedroom to easily appeal to both men and women. Color and style are added back in through plaids in the armchair and plaid blanket, in addition to yellow in the table lamps and throw pillow. An accent wall behind the bed adds a personal touch and draws the eye to the bed.

This bedroom is spacious and includes a wealth of windows, which are all unshaded, letting as much light in as possible. Bedside lamps are also included and turned on, for extra light. The walls are in a light, neutral color, with color pulling the eye to the bed.

From the other side of the bed, we can see the small seating area in front of the largest window, furnished with a luxurious chaise lounge and punctuated by two landscape images above

From the other side of the bed, we can see the small seating area in front of the largest window, furnished with a luxurious chaise lounge and punctuated by two landscape images above. See the complete home portfolio at Bespoke Home Staging & Interiors.

While much of this bedroom is in a muted white, color is added back in by a rich turquoise in the chair and blanket, and a soft green by the console table and painting above it. While the French doors are frosted for privacy, they still let in loads of light, and are helped by lamps.

The two sections of this bedroom are separated by a swath of open space, but united by a similar color palette. This is an example of a dark bedroom. While the bedroom lacks recessed lighting or natural light, it can be made to seem lighter with white paint, bedding, and a few table lamps.

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This much more modern example is bedroom, bathroom, and sitting area all encased in glass balustrades. The whole of the room is in light colors, with contrasting dark floors. The glass balustrades keep the sections separate, but prevent them from feeling enclosed

From another angle, we can see lamps and other small displays adding a soft, lived-in touch to the otherwise modern layout. There are no personal photos to be seen, instead replaced by art.

From another angle, we can see lamps and other small displays adding a soft, lived-in touch to the otherwise modern layout. There are no personal photos to be seen, instead replaced by art. See the complete home portfolio at Bespoke Home Staging & Interiors.

In small bedrooms, light can make all the difference. Bedside lamps, recessed lighting, and French doors all combine to bring light into this somewhat small space.

In small bedrooms, light can make all the difference. Bedside lamps, recessed lighting, and French doors all combine to bring light into this somewhat small space. See the complete home portfolio at Bespoke Home Staging & Interiors.

Adding a furry throw pillow in a slightly different shade helps dress up the bed and pull the eye to it as the focal point of the room. The bed has also been dressed up with an incredible stone accent wall as a headboard

This spacious master bedroom is in white and utilizes lamps and mirrors to help reflect light throughout the spacious room. A seating area is arranged in front of the large bay windows. A splash of color is brought in via the navy velvet sofa.

Soft colors like gray and charcoal can be used safely in a mostly white bedroom to provide contrast and color. A simple vintage print was introduced to the design to tie into the yellow throw pillows.

While in most bedrooms, the bed is a focal point, this bedroom chooses to allow the magnificent view from the bay windows take center stage, and the bed plays second fiddle, blending into the light color palette.

This small bedroom gets plenty of natural light through the two windows, but table lamps in an accent color are still added to complete the design. Again, we see how adding simple, impersonal prints can keep a bedroom feeling well-loved, but welcoming.

Cream and beige are neutral colors that keep your bedroom appealing to both men and women. The bed is dressed up by two small seats in front of the rich wood of the bed frame. A simple watercolor landscape painting brings color into the room.

The sheer size of this bed frame makes the bed the focal point of the room, and the texture in the area rug furthers this effect. Plenty of lamps ensure that even during an evening showing, this room has plenty of light.

Again, we see benches and patterns used to draw the eye to the bed as a focal point. Decorative lamps add an interesting element. See the complete home portfolio at Bespoke Home Staging & Interiors.

This bedroom is more liberal with the color, using various shades of teals to lighten up the neutral walls and bedding. Paintings replace personal photos, and an orchid adds a bit of organic, tropical beauty.

The bedroom is seen from a different angle, highlighting the decorative mirror and small displays on the dresser. Exotic and beachy elements are combined to give the bedroom a sense of a vacation getaway.

16 Bedroom - Jaxon Home - 854 18th, Santa MonicaA mirrored closet is used to reflect light around the space and make the bedroom feel much larger than it is. Sleek, light colored furniture and bedding add to this effect.

A mirrored closet is used to reflect light around the space and make the bedroom feel much larger than it is. Sleek, light colored furniture and bedding add to this effect. See the complete home portfolio at Bespoke Home Staging & Interiors.

This bedroom is a great way to showcase the principle of arranging items on shelving. Not every shelf is full, but the items are varied in shape, color, and texture, creating that magazine-look that so many covet

The checkered pattern on the bed frame is a great example of using color and pattern in a more subtle way to draw attention to the bed as a focal point.

The checkered pattern on the bed frame is a great example of using color and pattern in a more subtle way to draw attention to the bed as a focal point. See the complete home portfolio at Bespoke Home Staging & Interiors.

Opening the window during the showing helps chase away any "house-whiff" you may have accumulated and helps set a relaxing atmosphere in a bedroom.

Opening the window during the showing helps chase away any “house-whiff” you may have accumulated and helps set a relaxing atmosphere in a bedroom. See the complete home portfolio at Bespoke Home Staging & Interiors.

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Wraparound Glass Facade and Rich Woodwork Highlight Modern Home

Post author By Graphic World Co.
Post date May 17, 2016

Gallery featuring pictures of the Albizia House by Metropole Architects. A Wraparound glass facade and rich woodwork highlight this modern home.

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Welcome to our gallery featuring the Albizia House by Metropole Architects.

This home features a stunning array of rich materials and cogent modern design over a sprawling 1000 square meter floor plan.

The entire building is wrapped in full height glass for a truly innovative indoor-outdoor experience.

The first thing anyone notices upon approaching the home is the bold, full height openings across the expanse of the rear facade. Massive sliding glass panels cover nearly every room, opening to blur the line between indoors and out.

These broad openings are framed in sleek natural wood, stone, and cool steel elements that retain a timeless look even while styled distinctly modern.

Moving inside, we see a vast floor plan with interconnected spaces across a completely open layout. Each of the major social spaces bleeds into one another, while the bedrooms are kept more private.

The lower level areas all open completely to the outdoors, expanding their usable space and offering expansive vistas and fresh air to those even deep in the house.

Each major area of the home is defined by a stylistic element, whether it’s light natural wood panels, sleek white cabinetry, stone features, a burst of color, or otherwise. The entire home is connected by a cohesive design filled with sharp edges, exposed elements, and natural lighting.

With subtle embedded lighting throughout the home, every innovative surface and interesting piece of furniture has been highlighted perfectly.

The startling mixture of timeless materials and cutting edge design makes for a truly unique home.

We begin just outside the home on the extensive rear patio, awash in rich natural wood panels. Here, the outdoors blends with the interior in a large dining and relaxing space.

With the folding glass panels fully retracted, the interior meshes perfectly with this outdoors space, protected from the elements by a large overhang and filled with comfortable furniture.

Many rooms throughout the home connect directly to the deck, including this cozy, private space with a tree growing through it. Glass panels and large door openings blur the lines between indoors and out.

Here's the cozy dining space just inside from the patio seen above. The room is flush with artwork, shelving, and innovative lighting tucked into the raised ceiling.

Here’s the cozy dining space just inside from the patio seen above. The room is flush with artwork, shelving, and innovative lighting tucked into the raised ceiling.

The kitchen sits within a vast open space area, defined by its large island and use of bright natural wood tones. The island features a built-in oven, range, sink, and space for dining.

The kitchen also boasts sleek, hardware-less white cabinetry and intricate built-in shelving. The natural wood panels wrap the island, pantry to the left, and span the ceiling.

Here at the main entry to th ehome, we see open design staircase leading toward the bedroom areas, with built-in lighting beneath the steps. The front entry is all steel and glass, framed in stone.

Here at the main entry to the home, we see open design staircase leading toward the bedroom areas, with built-in lighting beneath the steps. The front entry is all steel and glass, framed in stone.

Just outside the main entry, we see a stone-bottom pond that flanks the wooden entry bridge, overlooked by massive glass panels on the home. Above, wooden louvered panels grant privacy and shade to the upper levels.

Moving up the stairs, we can see down into the main entryway and living room area from the catwalk with glass balustrade. Artwork spans the vast white walls on this floor, naturally lit via huge glass panels on the front.

On the upper floor, we see an angular-shaped smaller living room area that flanks the entry space. Here, sleek wood paneling covers the wall and floors, while broad openings allow for views outdoors and throughout the interior of the home.

The master bedroom is a luxurious suite, combining several major elements over a layered floor plan. The bed area sits lowest, near sliding glass doors that access the balcony, while an en suite bathroom sits on a raised wood area.

The bedroom boasts a completely open bathroom design, with a large jacuzzi tub at center. The room also houses the full vanity, toilet area, and an extensive closet space.

Here's a secondary bedroom, awash in bright colors thanks to a patterned feature wall. To the right, we can see the full height glass sliding panels that allow for breathtaking views and direct balcony access.

Here’s a secondary bedroom, awash in bright colors thanks to a patterned feature wall. To the right, we can see the full height glass sliding panels that allow for breathtaking views and direct balcony access.

Moving to the lower level of the house, we see more hardwood flooring, natural wood cabinetry, and an intriguing glass divider wall with laser etched tree designs.

On this level we see another large living room space, with a lengthy sectional against the back wall and set of midcentury modern chairs in the foreground. To the right, another vast window offers views of the environment.

Within the numerous private and social spaces of the home, we see direct and broad access to the outdoors via sliding glass panels. Here, a stone wall connects all of the various rooms in the open plan design.

Moving to the expansive backyard, we see a minimalist landscape with lengthy pool to the right, wrapped in more sleek wood flooring. The building itself features numerous natural wood louvers for shade and privacy.

Seen from across the back lawn, the home positively glows from within. We can see right through to the interior, courtesy of those massive glass panels.

Over the cool waters of the pool, we see how the rich wood deck mimics the look of the wood found wrapped around the home itself, appearing on the deck, feature walls, and louvers.

From a distance, we can see the intricate layering of the home's construction, with an angled steel roof raised above the stone and natural wood structure.

From a distance, we can see the intricate layering of the home’s construction, with an angled steel roof raised above the stone and natural wood structure.

Finally, we see the approach of the front entryway. From here, the home enjoys a modicum of privacy, but also feels open and inviting.

The brick driveway offers a sloped approach to the home, which glows at night via subtle exterior lights. From here we can see the vast landscape that the building overlooks.

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America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools 2016

Post author By Graphic World Co.
Post date May 17, 2016

America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools 2016

For more than 15 years, “America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools” from DesignIntelligencehas been the definitive school ranking in four key disciplines: architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and industrial design.

The America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools survey is conducted annually byDesignIntelligence on behalf of the Design Futures Council. The research ranks undergraduate and graduate programs from the perspective of leading practitioners. The 16th annual survey was conducted in mid-2015.

Selected professional practice leaders with direct experience hiring and supervising recent architecture and design graduates are invited to participate in the research. Survey participants, who are drawn from the Design Futures Council database of leading firms throughout the United States, must verify they are currently responsible for hiring or supervising design professionals. Surveys from non-qualifying individuals are excluded from the results.

A total of 1,426 professional practice organizations participated in the research for the four professions surveyed.

The professional practice survey posed participants the question, “In your firm’s hiring experience in the past five years, which schools are best preparing students for a future in the profession and designing a sustainable future?” In addition, practitioners are asked about which programs are best in teaching skills such as design, communication, sustainability, and technology. The rankings are based on their responses.

Below are the top schools in each of the four disciplines covered by the survey: architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and industrial design.

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*Where more than one school receives the same number of votes, the schools are given the same numerical ranking, and the next rank is omitted.

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Modern Luxury Villas

Post author By Graphic World Co.
Post date May 15, 2016

Modern Luxury Villas

This 600 square meter beauty was completed by the firm in 2012.

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This is another villa designed by them which is about 510 square meter in size.

…design took into consideration the impact of the natural factors on the edifice, including wind directions, sun and natural light allowing the users to enjoy the sea breeze and natural ventilation. The interior and exterior spaces were designed as “a whole”. Minimal structure, transparent walls and long vistas to the yard and pool helped blur the borders between the inside and the outside. A multi-functional wall stretching from one side of the house to the other is seen as though it is floating. The wall is covered with aluminum profiles in various sections. These sections have an esthetic side creating breathtaking views as one is gazing to the entrance of the house. On top of that, the profiles are insulated and have a role in decreasing energy lost in the house. The materials used were basic and natural – teak wood, aluminum, glass and grey basalt floor finish.

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This is yet another one at 600 square meter.

The villa is located in the new Golf quarter in Ceasaria, and the site’s back yard is facing the golf courts. It was designed as a sealed sculptural mass towards the street covered in a bronze plate. The gates leads to an enclosed patio, enclosed with two 4m high bronzedoors. The patio creates a buffer zone between the house and the street. Once entering the house an uninterrupted vista of the infinity pool, the yard and the golf courts is exposed. Similar to the street face, the majority of the house is covered with bronze panels. Bronze was also used for the window frame to create a comprehensive look for the house. The interior design of the house is characterized in grey-white palette with different materials and textures.

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Smart Solution For Tiny Spaces: Vertical Home, Vietnam

Post author By Graphic World Co.
Post date May 14, 2016

A vertical home is what architects find perfect for tiny spaces. Realised by Studio 8 Vietnam, the residence shelters a retired couple who lives with their two children, a son and a daughter. Restrained by the odd sizes of the terrain – the width of 5 meters is quite wide for a standard room but the length of 9 meters is too short to create an internal court yard like the normal concept of the typical row house -, the architects changed the strategy. A 1-meter wide void was created throughout the house so to allow natural ventilation and lighting. As a result, energy consumption is reduced to minimum and the inhabitants enjoy bright spaces in this vertical home.

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A very welcoming facade with many green spots at the windows.

Smart Solution For Tiny Spaces: Vertical Home, Vietnam DesignRulz.com

The grating look integrates perfectly in the urban landscape.

Smart Solution For Tiny Spaces: Vertical Home, Vietnam DesignRulz.com

Patterns mixed with style in this contemporary kitchen

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A Set Of Extraordinary Villas with a Modern Architecture

Post author By Graphic World Co.
Post date May 14, 2016

When it comes to architecture, judging a book by its cover can unlock a world of inspiration. These modern exteriors display a wide range of stylistic influences but they all have one thing in common: they embrace the constraints and challenges presented by their environments by creating a unified experience between landscape, materials, and form. These buildings don’t disrupt the landscape – they provide a new way to experience it. For today we gather A Set Of Extraordinary Villas with a Modern Architecture. Blurring the lines between vernacular architecture and modernist design principals allows home exteriors to become something more than just a beautiful facade.

This home takes full advantage of its narrow plot. The pool runs alongside a tasteful garden and terminates at a patio sheltered by the room above. A tidy row of bamboo softens the look of the modern striped fence.

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The juxtaposition between the smooth white walls and textural stone cladding exert amazing visual appeal. Don’t you just love the cistern/urn-style fountains integrated with the retaining wall? The shapes echo the planters used on the upper balcony and, taken together, provide a touch of classical appeal to an otherwise fully contemporary design. Project designed by Topsidefront.