When you think of a dream school does a school floating in a body of water sounds sort of dreamy? Instead of looking out onto a concrete playground, or a busy street, you would see water in all directions, as your school becomes an island of learning and fun? An architect who comes from Nigeria […]
Month: September 2015
A Home for Orchids
We at archKIDecture had never heard the word before, but this structure in Colombia, South America, is called an orchidarium. It is a home for orchids. In the lush climate of Medellin, Colombia, architects from architecture firms, “Plan B” and JPRCR, won a competition to design this wooden structure for the Botanic Gardens of Medellin. […]
Onset of the Quonset
What is it? A structure in the shape of a sort of semi-circle or arch that is made of corrugated metal, iron or steel. It is a QUONSET HUT! These structures can be seen around the world because they are relatively cheap and easy to build, they are resilient against the weather and they can […]
Mushroom Buildings
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the headquarters for the S.C Johnson company in Racine, Wisconsin. He designed the buildings, the furniture, and even the sculptures. You can take a free tour of the place if you ever visit the Dairy state, and it is worth it. The parking lot has these mushroom shaped columns that hold […]