NEWS
17-08-2018
BIG completes the new Shenzhen Energy Mansion skyscraper
Shenzhen has a new urban landmark: recently, the new Shenzhen Energy Company skyscraper,...
16-08-2018
Vatican Chapels: a visit to the Holy See pavilion at the Biennale di Venezia
We are today continuing our visit to Vatican Chapels, the Holy See pavilion at the 16th...
Architecture and materials
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Livegreen
17-08-2018
Kunst und Kohle, the end of coal mining in Germany
The Ruhr Museums - RuhrKunstMuseen (RKM) - are a network of 17 museums located in 13 cities...
16-08-2018
The Austrian studio smartvoll and the Loft Panzerhalle in Salzburg
An example of a perfectly executed urban renaissance by the Austrian architecture studio smartvoll, on the site of an old armoury in Salzburg, Austria is the 2018 AZ Awards Winner for Residential Interiors...
THE ARCHITECT SERIES
The Architects Series - A Documentary on: WORKac
In the wake of the interest expressed in the first three meetings for architecture fans...
PROJECTS
Projects
Batlle I Roig: new Stradivarius headquarters in Cerdanyola del Vallès
In the wake of their experience with Inditex’s Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear brands,...
Architectural Solutions
Steel circles on the façade of Mecanoo’s Birmingham Library
The new Birmingham Library that replaces the old building is connected with the REP Theatre to...
Mood
Iris Ceramica Marmi 3.0 for today’s floors and walls
Iris Ceramica’s Marmi 3.0 porcelain tiles underline spaces and materials, creating new references...
Projects
Steven Holl: Institute for Contemporary Art in Richmond
Steven Holl designed Richmond’s first contemporary art institute, the ICA Institute for...
Architectural Solutions
Micro-perforated façade for the high-tech Friends Arena by Berg, C. F. Møller and Krook & Tjade
Stockholm’s Friends Arena is a new national stadium with a high concentration of high-tech...
Mood
SapienStone: the porcelain countertop for today’s kitchens
SapienStone is a brand of kitchen countertops for the home and for professional use in bars and...
Projects
He Wei: Anlong tourist centre
He Wei designed a tourism centre in the magnificent scenario of a canyon in Anlong, in China’s...
Architectural Solutions
A mini-tower of sport with an aluminium façade by Dorte Mandrup
Dorte Mandrup has built a social and cultural centre which serves a variety of functions, from...
Mood
Marble effect floors in the large Maximum GranitiFiandre size
With its big Maximum slabs, GranitiFiandre explores the elegant hues of marble, a classic floor and...
Architetti
5+1AA Alfonso Femia Gianluca Peluffo
Architecture as a mechanism of knowledge underlies the design practice of studio 5+1AA, founded in Genoa by Alfonso Femia and Gianluca Peluffo. Architecture as body and enigma, that is, as pragmatism and sensuality, as realism and emotion, dialogues with urban planning with the shared intent of designing territory. The studio’s best known projects include Savona University Campus, the offices of the Ministry of the Interior in Rome, the art and cultural centre known as Palazzo del Ghiaccio e dei Frigoriferi Milanesi and the offices of the Fiera Milano exhibition centre. The studio has won numerous competitions over the years: for the New Cinema Palace in Venice, the new offices for Fiera Milano, redevelopment of the Docks in Marseilles and of the Officine Grandi Riparazioni Ferroviarie, a turn-of-the-century complex built for the repair and overhaul of railway carriages and locomotives in Turin, as well as reclamation of the former Fitram area in La Spezia ....
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15-08-2018
The Holy See pavilion at the Biennale di Venezia
For the first time, the Holy See will take part in the International Architecture...
14-08-2018
Niall McLaughlin Architects, The Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre, Oxford
Niall McLaughlin Architects studio designed a new structure for the Worcester College, a...
13-08-2018
The Distillery – Social Reactor by KOGAA Studio
Czech architectural studio KOGAA decided to embark on a self-financed personal project to...