NEWS

Iris Ceramica Group PRIZE Celebrates the Future of the Art of Ceramics

27-11-2023

Iris Ceramica Group PRIZE Celebrates the Future of the Art of Ceramics

On the 23rd of November the awards ceremony was held in the International Art Prize, an initiative promoted by Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group reflecting a new chapter in the art of ceramics with awards for the creative minds of today and tomorrow

Architecture for education: Henn designs Hangzhou’s Westlake University Campus

24-11-2023

Architecture for education: Henn designs Hangzhou’s Westlake University Campus

The innovative cultural atmosphere of Hangzhou, China has an important new driving force: the new Westlake University Campus designed by architectural studio Henn

Finding yourself in nature, the Center Parcs Cottage by Concrete

20-11-2023

Finding yourself in nature, the Center Parcs Cottage by Concrete

A living space where guests can disconnect from the frenzy of everyday life to "find themselves in nature" and connect with the beauty that surrounds them: this is the concept that guides the Center Parcs Cottage project created by the Concrete multidisciplinary studio for Center Parcs. The prototype was constructed and installed at the Parc Bispinger Heide in Germany

Architecture and materials

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Vereda, a restaurant for sustainable conviviality

22-11-2023

Vereda, a restaurant for sustainable conviviality

A SPACE ABOUT (ASA), the design studio founded by Laura Blanch and Noa Massanet, transformed a small empty shopfront into Vereda bar and restaurant. ASA’s spatial vision gives material form to the culinary concept of Vereda’s chef and owner, creating an authentic space appropriate for the community of Barcelona’s Eixample district.

Helvetia, Austin Maynard Architects’ sustainable home in Fitzroy, Melbourne

15-11-2023

Helvetia, Austin Maynard Architects’ sustainable home in Fitzroy, Melbourne

Located on the edge of Melbourne’s CBD or Central Business District, Fitzroy used to be a degraded suburb but has evolved into a trendy district first made popular by artists, combining history with urban chic. In this eclectic neighbourhood stands Helvetia, a Victorian terraced home renovated by Austin Maynard Architects. After being converted into a boarding-house with a fragmented layout, Helvetia has undergone a new metamorphosis incarnating the ideals of sustainability, practicality and beauty.

Roland Baldi Architects designs the interiors of the Clubhouse in Falzes

08-11-2023

Roland Baldi Architects designs the interiors of the Clubhouse in Falzes

Roland Baldi Architects, the studio appointed to design the interiors in the renewal and expansion of the Clubhouse in Falzes, in the Pusteria Valley, has made the town’s cultural hub into something truly special. The architects’ proposal allows the facility to adapt to the changing needs of the community with great elegance.

Podcast

Design&Trends

The forests are amongst us

29-11-2023

The forests are amongst us

Our relationship with forests is incredibly intense, although we may well not even realise it.

THE ARCHITECTS SERIES

The Architects Series – A documentary on: TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten

The Architects Series – A documentary on: TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten

The Architects Series, now up to its 33rd episode, will feature international architecture studio TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten on Thursday, November 16, with a video screening followed by a lecture by Sergei Tchoban. Beginning at 7 pm (CET) / 6...

PROJECTS

Founding a rural community in Yongchun County

06-07-2023

Projects

Founding a rural community in Yongchun County

What is happening in the Chinese countryside of Fujian province? The government has appointed ten architectural practices to come up with a pilot project for the development of pioneering residential neighbourhoods in rural areas.

Creative freedom and customised design: DYS - Design Your Slabs

27-12-2022

Inspiring Spaces

Creative freedom and customised design: DYS - Design Your Slabs

The latest new technological solutions and the versatility of ceramic materials have allowed decoration to return to a role of prominence in interior design.

The roots of a new housing model for Vietnam

22-06-2023

Projects

The roots of a new housing model for Vietnam

Just like a bird’s nest, a new prototype house for Vietnam’s cities - proposed by H&P Architects - is a model that prioritises protection and lightness, constructed by assembling traditional local bricks in an unprecedented way.

In search of Escher in Beijing

08-06-2023

Projects

In search of Escher in Beijing

In an adaptive reuse project aimed at creating the new ZIIN store in Beijing, Atelier tao+c explores the relationship between container and contents.

Aspiring to transparency by pivoting away from the past

25-05-2023

Projects

Aspiring to transparency by pivoting away from the past

It immediately stands out from the dense building curtain first and foremost because it allows room to breathe.

Aspiring to transparency by pivoting away from the past

25-05-2023

Projects

Aspiring to transparency by pivoting away from the past

It immediately stands out from the dense building curtain first and foremost because it allows room to breathe.

Sapienstone: design ideas for the kitchen of 2023

06-12-2022

Inspiring Spaces

Sapienstone: design ideas for the kitchen of 2023

Kitchens featuring black and white high-tech ceramic surfaces are setting the trend for the new year.

Biographies

Architect

Yoshichika Takagi

The young Japanese architect Yoshichika Takagi (1975) was born in Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido and graduated from Hokkai Gakuen University in 1998. He joined the "School of Architecture” architectural association in 2001. After working at the Norisada Maeda Atelier for 4 years, he founded his own architectural practice in 2012. He currently teaches at Hokkai Gakuen University. In his personal career, Takagi has so far mainly worked on residential architecture and ....

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Architect

Claudio Nardi

Graduating in architecture from Università degli Studi, Florence in 1978, Claudio Nardi (Prato 1951) worked with Carlo Scarpa as his assistant on the International Design Project in Florence while still attending university. In 1979 he founded his eponymous design studio, again in Florence. His acclaim derives mainly from his interior design projects throughout the world, from the mid-nineties to date, for the most prestigious Italian fashion houses including: Dolce e ....

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Architect

Eduardo Souto De Moura

Portuguese architect, Eduardo Souto de Moura (1952) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Porto (ESBAP) in 1980. While still a student, he worked with Alvaro Siza Vieira (1974-1979), becoming his assistant at the University of Porto for a decade. Completing his education after the so-called “Carnation Revolution” (1974) that swept away traditional academia in Portugal, Souto de Moura “surfaced in the international debate due to his ability to capture the ....

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