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25-10-2023 - News
Merkurhuset in Gothenburg by the OLSSON LYCKEFORS studio, between present and past
The Merkurhuset project designed by the Swedish Olsson Lyckefors studio not only takes its name from one of the most iconic buildings in Sweden's second largest city, but also enters into dialogue with the protected historical pre-existing architecture. An 8,000 square metre building is born that fits harmoniously into the urban context, without losing its identity.
13-09-2023 - News
Ivrea reopens its doors: Welc-Home to my House 2023
Once again this year, Ivrea - the industrial city of the 20th century and a UNESCO World Heritage Site - opens its doors for visitors to marvel at Olivetti’s architecture, with involvement from local citizens and a media partnership with Floornature. There are two weekends available - 23/24 September and 30 September/1 October - as well as days dedicated to photography and architecture on 22 and 30 September respectively.
02-08-2023 - News
Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre for the ecological and cultural Asian Games
Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre is now ready to host the shooting, archery and modern pentathlon events at the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou. The architectural design team from Zhejiang University's Architectural Design & Research Institute, UAD, gave priority to a sustainable approach to create a venue that would not only meet the technical requirements applicable to professional sports but showcase Fuyang’s natural beauty.
RECENT PROJECTS
23-08-2022 - News
Iris Ceramica Group Foundation supports Sea Shepherd once again
In 2022 Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group continues to support the non-profit organisation Sea Shepherd, in this case, Operation Ghostnet, to achieve the common goals of environmental protection and sustainable development. The new campaign, which takes place in the waters of the Mediterranean, focuses on the problems of large fishing gear lost or abandoned at sea.
10-08-2022 - News
Public Art for Public Life book by Observatorium
Working between architecture, sculpture, and landscape, focusing on themes such as the creative process, temporality, integration in changing landscapes, public participation, and imagination. In short, this is the work of the Dutch art collective Observatorium presented in their latest book Public Art for Public Life, published by nai010 publishers.
09-08-2022 - News
Upside Down House UK upside down experience
The first UK Upside Down House opened in November 2018 in the English town of Bournemouth. Building on the success of this Upside Down House, not least to the virality of the images taken there, other locations were added, including London and Brighton.
03-08-2022 - News
Sarah Eick, 100 places in Berlin, postcards from the German capital
German photographer Sarah Eick has collected some of her photographs of Berlin, offering an almost nostalgic touch, in a format that is perfect for the holiday period: namely that of postcards. The 100 places in Berlin book invites you to walk around the German capital, directing your gaze beyond the stereotypical imagination.
22-07-2022 - News
The Mandala Lab at Rubin Museum of Art in Bilbao
Under the slogan “Where emotions can turn to wisdom”, a travelling version of the famous Mandala Lab, an initiative and installation of the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, has been set up in Bilbao’s Doña Casilda Park. The pavilion designed by EXTUDIO and ENORME Studios of Madrid was open to visitors during the first Wellbeing Summit for Social Change in the month of June.
19-07-2022 - News
Josep Ferrando Architecture and Gallego Arquitectura, transformation of a prison in Reus
Josep Ferrando Architecture, in collaboration with Gallego Arquitectura, worked on the renovation of the former prison in Reus (Tarragona). The complex, built in 1929 and classified as a Cultural Asset of Local Interest, included in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia, has been transformed into the El Roser Social Centre. It is one of the finalists in the Architecture category of the FAD 2022 Awards.
