Tag Pavilions

21-07-2017

Pavilion made of Fibre-C - SDA glass fibre-reinforced concrete

A pavilion in London made out of a new material, glass fibre-reinforced concrete, was the theme of a competition that saw the involvement of Zaha Hadid, in which the prize went to Synthesis Design + Architecture

10-03-2017

Architecture for a summer

Spring is at the door, and a number of international institutions have announced the results of design competitions for temporary summer structures: pavilions and installations to host summer events and programmes.

01-03-2017

The architect of the 2017 Serpentine Pavilion is Diébédo Francis Kéré

London’s famous Serpentine Pavilion will be designed by Diébédo Francis Kéré in 2017. Originally from Burkina Faso, the architect rose to world fame for his design of Gando school campus.

15-02-2017

Building Trust International, Bamboo Landmark Design Challenge

Combining the contemporary needs of a rapidly developing country like Cambodia with the themes of sustainable architecture - and more importantly locally sourcing material and labour- is one of the points of the Bamboo Landmark Design Challenge promoted by the Building Trust International NGO.

27-01-2017

Floornature’s coverage of the Architecture Exhibition at Biennale di Venezia

Following the appointment of architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara as curators of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition, coming up in Venice in 2018, we look back at the pages Floornature dedicated to the 2016 edition.

27-12-2016

UNStudio Eye_Beacon, Amsterdam Light Festival

Eye_Beacon, the information pavilion designed by UNStudio and MDT-tex for the fifth Amsterdam Light Festival, offers the perfect combination of image, communication and design. The pavilion’s hypnotic pulsating light is a great attraction for visitors, who can instantly spot it and therefore locate the ticket office and starting point for tours of the Festival.

13-12-2016

A recap of the 2016 Venice Biennale.

The 15th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia curated by Chilean architect and Pritzker prize-winner Alejandro Aravena titled “Reporting from the Front” has finished with a record number of visitors.

06-12-2016

2016 Biennale 2016, the German pavilion is being restored

The 15th International Architecture exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia curated by Chilean architect and Pritzker prize-winner Alejandro Aravena titled “Reporting from the Front” has just finished, and work to restore the German pavilion has begun.