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13-04-2017

OFIS, C+C, C28 and AKT Living Unit Milano Design Week

Living Unit is a temporary home developed by a research team including architects from four studios, OFIS, C+C, C28 and AKT, on display during Milano Design Week at Parco Sempione in Milan.

19-12-2016

Toshiko Mori Architects Thread Artist Residency and Cultural Centre Senegal

Traditional construction techniques and materials such as bamboo, brick and straw were combined with innovative design solutions in Toshiko Mori Architects' Thread, an artists' residence commissioned by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and built in a rural village in Senegal.

30-08-2016

Superkilen Copenhagen urban project BIG Superflex Topotek 1

The urban project signed by BIG, Superflex and Topotek 1 for the city of Copenhagen, is one of the 19 finalist projects chosen for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. An attraction for the entire city and a meeting place for the residents of a neighbourhood where different ethnicities, religions and cultures blend.

23-08-2016

Marina Tabassum Bait Ur Rouf Mosque Dhaka Bangladesh

A combination of light and natural ventilation were used by architect Marina Tabassum in her design of the Bait Ur Rouf Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to convey that sense of spirituality required in places of worship, interpreting them, first and foremost, as sanctuaries for the spirit.

15-08-2016

Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Architects New Power Station Baku

Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Architects completed the restoration and extension project of a former power station involving the redevelopment of a former industrial area located in a natural harbour in Baku Bay.

08-08-2016

Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos Public library Ceuta

The public library of Ceuta (Spain), designed by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos, was built on an archaeological site dating back to the 14th century and which is a testimony to the Berber Marinid dynasty. The library was among the 19 finalist projects chosen for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

10-11-2015

BIG Kistefos Museum Norway

BIG architectural practice has published the first images of its plans for the new Kistefos Museum, to be built in Kistefos Sculpture Park, home to works by such famous contemporary artists as Anish Kapoor, Olafur Eliasson, Fernando Bottero and Elmgreen & Dragset.

29-07-2013

Pakta, or how to create a suggestive space.

In the Quechua language of Peru, “pakta” means union which forms the basis for the interior design of this restaurant that blends two cultures – Japanese and Peruvian – to create a colourful, comfortable environment, by Spanish architecture firm, El Equipo Creativo.

14-06-2013

School in Mali, Africa. Balaguina project

Balaguina village is located in the Dogon region, Mali, UNESCO heritage listed since 1986, but strongly penalised by a lack of investments.