NEWS
09-06-2023
Discovering the new ICG London Gallery
During the Clerkenwell Design Week, the Iris Ceramica Group presented the recent transformation of its London showroom, evolving into the ICG Gallery. A place that goes beyond the simple display of surfaces, becoming a tangible expression of the values that guide the Group: innovation for cutting-edge solutions, attention to detail for excellent quality and a sustainable vision. A place that, like a contemporary art gallery, is immersive, interactive, technological and engaging
05-06-2023
The Architects Series presents the international architecture studio AHMM. A webinar with Simon Allford not to be missed
On June 15, live streamed from the ICG Gallery London, it will be possible to follow the webinar entitled "The Architects Series – A documentary on: AHMM", the thirtieth episode of the exhibition format promoted by the Iris Ceramica Group and curated by The Plan magazine. A unique opportunity to discover the innovative approach of the Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) international architecture studio and to follow the lecture presented by one of its founders, architect Simon Allford
02-06-2023
A journey into contemporary architecture: Alvaro Siza and the feld72 collective on display at the Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin
Two exhibitions, two visions of architecture cross paths in the German capital. The Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin is hosting two separate projects at the same time, the first dedicated to verticality in the work of world-renowned architect Álvaro Siza and the second focused on social interaction in the projects of the feld72 Viennese collective. Despite coming from different backgrounds and approaches, both exhibitions highlight the importance of social spaces in architectural practice
Architecture and materials
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Blog
07-06-2023
The winners of the 6th edition of the European Award Architectural Heritage Intervention
Aware of the importance of interventions on pre-existing architectures as a sustainable act, the international jury of the 6th edition of the European Award Architectural Heritage Intervention (AHI) recognised, in the various categories, projects focused on inclusiveness in social housing and urban cultural structures.
24-05-2023
The Zikawei Library by Wutopia Lab in Shanghai
The story of the Zikawei Library in Shanghai is a tale of intelligent reuse, as the building was originally designed as a bookstore by David Chipperfield Architects. Immediately after the completion of the façade and the structure, it remained empty. However, at the city's will and thanks to the intervention of the Wutopia Lab studio, it has recently become the iconic public library of the Zikawei district.
17-05-2023
FABG Architects and the Esplanade Tranquille du Quartier des Spectacles
The Esplanade Tranquille du Quartier des Spectacles is a project recently completed by the Canadian FABG Architects studio, located in the heart of Montreal's entertainment district. The project consists of a building, a pedestrian walk and a public square that connects several key cultural institutions, including the Place des Arts, the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.
Podcast
Design&Trends
31-05-2023
Dieter Rams: "What is good design today?"
An important question with a simple answer: "Less, but better".
THE ARCHITECTS SERIES
The Architects Series – A documentary on: AHMM
PROJECTS
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.
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.
11-05-2023
Projects
Læringhuset Nærheden: the home of the people
Can architecture have an impact on learning? Can good design transform a community’s future through education? These are the questions implied by the programme of the administrators of Høje-Taastrup, a municipality to the west of Copenhagen, involved in the construction of the new Nærheden district.
27-04-2023
Projects
A little door opening onto memories of Prague
Renovating an early twentieth-century villa near Prague, No architects realised that taking care of historic architecture does not mean entering into competition with it, but allowing the original design to emerge while ensuring that it is appropriate for our times.
13-12-2022
Inspiring Spaces
Fiandre Architectural Surfaces Il Veneziano: all the attraction of contemporary classic style
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13-04-2023
Projects
An antidote to cultural taxidermy in rural China
To combat depopulation and the lack of a future for the Dong villages along the Pingtan River, a Chinese university research laboratory proposes a new model of community library, made entirely of wood with interwoven spiral staircases and no walls.
13-12-2022
Inspiring Spaces
Fiandre Architectural Surfaces Il Veneziano: all the attraction of contemporary classic style
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13-04-2023
Projects
An antidote to cultural taxidermy in rural China
To combat depopulation and the lack of a future for the Dong villages along the Pingtan River, a Chinese university research laboratory proposes a new model of community library, made entirely of wood with interwoven spiral staircases and no walls.
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
Nicholas Grimshaw
British architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw (1939) graduated in London in 1965 after travelling and studying in Sweden and the USA. He worked with Terry Farrell in London between 1965 and 1980 on projects including the industrial buildings for Herman Miller in Bath (1976) and Warnington (1978), “works in which design focuses on the relationship between the place of production and the form of the building, in an attentive technological and functional ....
Architect
Bjarke Ingels - BIG
BIG, founded by Bjarke Ingels in 2005, is one of the world’s most advanced studios in the definition of urban scenarios and horizons. BIG has worked on numerous projects all over the world, all sharing a visionary view and an interest in innovative theories about contemporary society and lifestyles. Its two offices in Copenhagen and New York bring together professionals from all over the world, promoting cultural exchange as a source of wealth in design. The ....
Architect
Aldo Rossi
Aldo Rossi (1931-1997) graduated from Politecnico di Milano in his native city of Milan in 1959 and immediately began pursuing an intense theoretical and teaching career, working with historic magazines such as Casabella - Continuità (1955 to 1964), Società and Il Contemporaneo and serving as editor-in-chief of Marsilio’s Polis series. In his youth he added numerous trips abroad to his cultural ....