The innovative design of the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM)'s stations heralds an era of transformation for Montreal's cityscape. The inaugural Rive-Sud line, designed by the Lemay, Bisson Fortin and Perkins & Will consortium, is an important component of the REM, reflecting on the Canadian city's commitment to sustainable public transport as a symbol of its regeneration.
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.
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.
Can you imagine a world without architects? A provocative question that in the “WorldWithoutArchitect?” project becomes a new way for us to explore how we perceive and interact with architecture, through a group of young Latvian architects and tech professionals who go by the name Go VR studio.
Spanish photographer Montse Zamorano shares with our readers his photos of the most recent project by Japanese architecture firm SANAA: a multi-purpose facility for the non-profit organisation, Grace Farms in Connecticut.
Tereza Spindlerova and Jana Melber from the University of Stuttgart in Germany won the Research category of the NextLandmark2015 contest, with a project whose title says it all: Vanilla Ice Cream and Hot Raspberries!
New London Architecture, London’s built environment think-tank, has revealed the 10 ideas that have been selected from an international ideas competition to help solve the London housing shortage.
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