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17-02-2016

YCL Studio’s DO Apartment: a collector’s house

In the centre of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is a penthouse designed specifically for a collector: a 64 square metre open space in which the majority of the furniture is camouflaged in white, so that the focus is on the warm, cosy light of the fireplace.

12-02-2016

Finalists of the 2015-16 World Habitat Awards

The World Habitat Awards were established in 1985 by the Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) promote good design practices for the habitats of disadvantaged and homeless people.

12-02-2016

Bilbao: architecture, sustainable projects and archistars

In the past twenty years the authorities of the city of Bilbao have given concrete form to a carefully thought-out plan for their city’s urban development, commissioning architectural projects of international relevance which have made the Basque city one of Spain’s most popular tourist destinations.

11-02-2016

Alventosa Morell’s Casa VC: Architecture and Cubism

At first glance it might look like a Cubist composition by Picasso or Braque, but in actual fact it’s a single-family home designed by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes in mountainous Collserola, a nature park in the hills inland of Barcelona.

10-02-2016

Exhibition - Brutal Beauty: Violence and Contemporary Design

The Marta Herford museum in Herford, Germany has opened the exhibition called “Brutal schön” or “Brutal Beauty: Violence and Contemporary Design”.

09-02-2016

A restaurant in Barceloneta: MESURA’s Caballa Canalla

In the centre of Barceloneta, a waterfront barrio in Barcelona popular with both tourists and locals, is Caballa Canalla restaurant, a gastronomic landmark in the district’s famous market square. The keywords to the project are hospitality and Mediterranean cooking.

08-02-2016

Marta Mata School by Comas-Pont arquitectes

Catalan studio Comas-Pont arquitectes has designed the Marta Mata school in Barberà del Vallès near Barcelona.

03-02-2016

UNStudio Le Toison d’Or homes and shops in Brussels

UNStudio recently completed a project in Belgium: Le Toison d’Or. The building, constructed in Brussels in partnership with Belgian studio Jaspers-Eyers, is a block construction for mixed residential and commercial use.