Michael Banak is a NSW Registered Architect living in Sydney. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Architects and a Green Building Council of Australia, Green Star Accredited Professional. Michael works on projects in Australia and Overseas, with a current focus on projects in the Philippines. He enjoys architecture, art, swimming and photography. Michael is a firm believer that a dog is man’s best friend.
Sunday, 29 December 2019
Planning Permissions Granted for Zaha Hadid's Timber Stadium in England | ArchDaily
Planning Permissions Granted for Zaha Hadid's Timber Stadium in England | ArchDaily: The world’s greenest football stadium, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects will be built in Gloucestershire after planning permissions were finally granted.
Villa TX House / Zun Architecture and Design | ArchDaily
Villa TX House / Zun Architecture and Design | ArchDaily: Completed in 2019 in Moscow, Russia. Images by Ilya Ivanov. The property is located in an old holiday village on the shore of a water reservoir. The customers, who are active city dwellers, needed their own...
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
Moreau Kusunoki and Genton Design a New Hyper-Platform for Sydney | ArchDaily
Moreau Kusunoki and Genton Design a New Hyper-Platform for Sydney | ArchDaily: Moreau Kusunoki and Genton won the Powerhouse Parramatta Competition.
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Nine Hours Capsule Hotel / Naruse Inokuma Architects | ArchDaily
Nine Hours Capsule Hotel / Naruse Inokuma Architects | ArchDaily: Completed in 2019 in Osaka, Japan. Images by Nacása & Partners. This project creates a new standard for capsule hotels. The business model called the capsule hotel first began in Japan specializing only in...
Monday, 18 November 2019
Vegan House / Block Architects | ArchDaily
Vegan House / Block Architects | ArchDaily: Completed in 2014 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Images by Quang Tran. This house was in an old terrace next to an apartment built in 1965. The owner works in travel and tourism, he once rented the house and planned to...
Monday, 4 November 2019
Xixi Wetland Estate / David Chipperfield | ArchDaily
Xixi Wetland Estate / David Chipperfield | ArchDaily: Completed in 2015 in Hangzhou, China. Images by Simon Menges. Xixi, a national wetland park located on the outskirts of Hangzhou, is a built landscape and an area of nature, which has been shaped by man for over...
Sunday, 3 November 2019
Nike's LeBron James Building Designed by Olson Kundig in Oregon | ArchDaily
Nike's LeBron James Building Designed by Olson Kundig in Oregon | ArchDaily: Nike has announced that the latest building in its World Headquarters (WHQ) campus expansion will be named after LeBron James.
Villa K / Paul de Ruiter Architects | ArchDaily
Villa K / Paul de Ruiter Architects | ArchDaily: Completed in 2014 in Germany. Images by Pieters Kers & Patrick Voigt. Villa K, located in Thüringen, is the first German project for Paul de Ruiter Architects. The realization of a sustainable villa, discrete and...
Monday, 28 October 2019
Manila back streets | michael banak architecture
Manila back streets | michael banak architecture: From the depths of Manila back streets, rises a tower, searching for the sky. To understand the context of our development in Ermita, Metro Manila, we explored the city back streets, giving us a fe…
Sunday, 27 October 2019
Lom.Haijai Residences / Studionomad | ArchDaily
Lom.Haijai Residences / Studionomad | ArchDaily: Completed in 2018 in Khet Lat Phrao, Thailand. Images by Supee Juntranggur / Choat Ausswasuteerakul. Lom Hai Jai aims to address the human side of city architecture, it attempts to allow the occupants can break away from boxed air-conditioned...
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
The Top 20 Most Visited AD Architecture Classics | ArchDaily
The Top 20 Most Visited AD Architecture Classics | ArchDaily: A mix of historic and modern iconic architectures in this round up of the Top 20 most visited ArchDaily Architecture Classics
Thursday, 3 October 2019
10 Must-See Architecture Documentaries and Series on Netflix | ArchDaily
10 Must-See Architecture Documentaries and Series on Netflix | ArchDaily: Here's our pick of series and documentaries currently streaming on Netflix that lovers of architecture and urbanism can't miss.
Monday, 30 September 2019
Apple Store Fifth Avenue / Foster + Partners | ArchDaily
Apple Store Fifth Avenue / Foster + Partners | ArchDaily: Completed in 2019 in New York, United States. Images by Aaron Hargreaves / Foster + Partners. Through the careful peeling back of layers of history and the sensitive restoration of the cube, Apple Fifth Avenue seeks to revive the plaza by...
Sunday, 29 September 2019
Extell Tops Out World’s Tallest Apartment Tower
Extell Tops Out World’s Tallest Apartment Tower: Extell Development Company's plan to build the world's tallest tower are nearing completion after the structure reached its maximum height.
Friday, 6 September 2019
PRF’s Headquarters / Impare Arquitectura | ArchDaily
PRF’s Headquarters / Impare Arquitectura | ArchDaily: Completed in 2018 in Leiria, Portugal. Images by Ivo Tavares Studio. Architectural Project to increase the headquarters building of PRF - Gás, Tecnologia e Construção, S.A. which arises from the need to expand its...
Sunday, 1 September 2019
Hotel Ninja Black / EASTERN Design Office | ArchDaily
Hotel Ninja Black / EASTERN Design Office | ArchDaily: Completed in 2019 in Kyoto, Japan. Images by Jeffrey Friedl, Koichi Torimura; Takashi Inaizumi. This architecture is about “shadow”. It’s a hotel named “Ninja Black”.The site is located in the city center of Kyoto, just west of the Kyoto...
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
A tropical life in Suva | michael banak architecture
A tropical life in Suva | michael banak architecture: Located within 200m of the ocean, this development was designed for the humid climate of Fiji and to capture the epic views of Laucala Bay. The development comprises 8 premier grade townhouses with…
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Narrabeen Beach House Approved | michael banak architecture
Narrabeen Beach House Approved | michael banak architecture: Our Narrabeen Beach House was determined by the Northern Beaches Council last month. Very happy and relieved to finally receive Development Application Approval. A long process due to a Submission …
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
L’Arbre Blanc Residential Tower / Sou Fujimoto Architects + Nicolas Laisné + OXO architects + Dimitri Roussel | ArchDaily
L’Arbre Blanc Residential Tower / Sou Fujimoto Architects + Nicolas Laisné + OXO architects + Dimitri Roussel | ArchDaily: Completed in 2019 in Montpellier, France. Images by Cyrille Weiner. In 2013, Montpellier city council launched the “Folie Richter” competition. It sought to identify a blueprint for a beacon tower to enrich the city’s...
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
WAY Studio Explore the Fun Side of Model-Making with a Series of LEGO Creations | ArchDaily
WAY Studio Explore the Fun Side of Model-Making with a Series of LEGO Creations | ArchDaily: Architecture firm WAY Studio assembled a series of contemporary buildings using LEGO blocks.
Monday, 13 May 2019
AI SpaceFactory Wins NASA's 3D-Printed Mars Habitat Challenge | ArchDaily
AI SpaceFactory Wins NASA's 3D-Printed Mars Habitat Challenge | ArchDaily: AI SpaceFactory has been awarded first place in the NASA Centennial Challenge.
Tuesday, 7 May 2019
Paris Approves First Skyscraper in 46 Years
Paris Approves First Skyscraper in 46 Years: The Administrative Court of Paris has approved Paris’ first skyscraper since Montparnasse in 1973, set to be located in the city's south.
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Foster + Partners' Tulip Tower Gains Approval in London | ArchDaily
Foster + Partners' Tulip Tower Gains Approval in London | ArchDaily: The Foster + Partners-designed Tulip skyscraper in London took a major step towards realization with an endorsement by planning officials.
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Bruce Master Plan Stage 2 | michael banak architecture
Bruce Master Plan Stage 2 | michael banak architecture: The distinctive bush setting for TP Dynamics Bruce Masterplan Stage 2 is a sublime backdrop for the quality design of 90 townhouses, 30 sky terraces and 5,000m2 of commercial office space. Here you…
Thursday, 7 February 2019
MVRDV Leaves Building Design to Locals
MVRDV Leaves Building Design to Locals: MVRDV ask local community how 'Kool' do you want it?
Thursday, 24 January 2019
Spotlight: Thom Mayne | ArchDaily
Spotlight: Thom Mayne | ArchDaily: Thom Mayne is the principal of LA architecture firm Morphosis. Winner of the 2005 Pritzker Prize and the 2013 AIA Gold Medal, he is known for experimental forms
This guy was a bit of a hero back in the day! Still doing some great work.
This guy was a bit of a hero back in the day! Still doing some great work.
Sunday, 20 January 2019
China's Tallest Skyscraper Announced
China's Tallest Skyscraper Announced: One of China's latest property developers Shiamo Group has revealed designs for China's tallest building to be. located in Shenzhen.
Tuesday, 8 January 2019
Crypto Millionaire Wants to Build a Blockchain Utopia in Nevada
Crypto Millionaire Wants to Build a Blockchain Utopia in Nevada: A cryptocurrency millionaire has spent $400 million on an enormous plot of land in the Nevada desert with plans of building a utopian community.
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