NEWS
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
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
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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Blog
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.
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.
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
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
PROJECTS
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.
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.
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.
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.
13-12-2022
Inspiring Spaces
Fiandre Architectural Surfaces Il Veneziano: all the attraction of contemporary classic style
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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.
13-12-2022
Inspiring Spaces
Fiandre Architectural Surfaces Il Veneziano: all the attraction of contemporary classic style
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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.
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 ....
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 ....
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 ....