NEWS
25-11-2020
Iosa Ghini Associati interior design of the Brickell Flatiron in Miami
Miami’s tallest residential skyscraper, the Brickell Flatiron, has an Italian heart:...
24-11-2020
Patrik Schumacher for The Architects Series - A documentary on: Zaha Hadid Architects
Architect Patrik Schumacher will hold a lecture via live streaming on 26 November 2020 on...
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Livegreen
25-11-2020
A pair of cabins in the hills of Eastern Washington
The two cabins, designed by Board & Vellum with interiors by Kathleen Glossa from Swivel Interiors are place-specific and detailed in salvaged wood from an old barn in the hills of Eastern Washington. The two cosy structures blend in with the region’s vernacular architecture and in harmony with the landscape.
24-11-2020
Goldkammer Frankfurt, telling the story of gold
The Goldkammer, Frankfurt’s chamber of gold, is one of the most modern museums in Europe. The underground system of treasure chambers designed by Frankfurt-based architecture firm AS+P Albert Speer + Partner and the exhibition designers at merz merz Architekten from Berlin showcases more than 500 objects in a spectacular environment.
THE ARCHITECT SERIES
The Architects Series - A documentary on: Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects is the architecture firm featured in the 15th edition of The...
PROJECTS
Projects
Steven Holl: Winter Visual Arts Building in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Steven Holl uses translucent glass, steel and concrete to create an architecture that serves as a...
Architectural Solutions
MVRDV’s Depot of concrete with a mirror façade
A storage depot for art which is also a museum, made entirely of concrete and covered with mirror...
Ceramic Innovation
The trendiest colours for high-tech ceramic surfaces in 2021
Cutting across numerous contemporary styles, the colours of high-tech ceramic floors, wall...
Projects
OPEN Architecture: Pingshan Performing Arts Center
Located to the northeast of Shenzhen, Pingshan formed a new district measuring 168 square...
Architectural Solutions
Henning Larsen’s concrete and timber town hall on a bridge over a river
Il municipio di Eysturkommuna è un edificio a ponte con una struttura in cemento, un...
Ceramic Innovation
Design trends for 2021: the innovative Diesel Living with Iris Ceramica homestyle
Interior design in 2021 will be oriented toward a very personalised contemporary style centring...
Projects
Raúl Sánchez: The Magic Box Apartment in Barcelona
Raúl Sánchez renovated a ground-floor apartment in a building in the centre of...
Architectural Solutions
An aerospace façade for Studio Gang’s MIRA Tower
Studio Gang’s MIRA Tower in San Francisco is a 425-foot architectural spiral with a façade...
Ceramic Innovation
Seventyonepercent: the bathroom of authentic, distinctive design
The Iris Ceramica Group’s Seventyonepercent brand, launched with a collection designed by...
Architetti
Santiago Calatrava
Spanish-born, naturalized Swiss, architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava (1951) attended Valencia School of Art and graduated from the Polytechnic University, Valencia, in 1974. Subsequently he also graduated in Civil Engineering from the Federal Polytechnic School in Zürich. His engineering thesis entitled "Foldability of Space Frames”, focused on the compression of geometric models in space and marked a significant starting point in his career. He opened his own architecture and engineering practice in Zürich in 1981, followed by offices in Paris (1989) and Valencia (1991). While acknowledging the linearity of exact sciences and engineering, Calatrava continued to develop his skills in the arts, particularly sculpture, painting and ceramics. A variety of disciplines that help him in breaking down and defining space in architecture. Beginning with this vocational training, his body of work is noted for its ....
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