Tag Contemporary

12-04-2016

Less is more: minimalist spaces with porcelain stoneware surfaces

Van Der Rohe's famous motto comes to life in rooms decorated with porcelain tiles from Eiffelgres's Pietra d'Origine and Pietra di Brera collections, with their ability to underline the qualities of matter and light

05-04-2016

Communicating interiors with decorated ceramic stoneware tiles

Iris Ceramica’s Kreo porcelain tiles juxtaposing various decorative elements, underline the creativity and expressiveness of the domestic environment, in line with the great tradition of ceramics

23-03-2016

Escher exhibition in Treviso

An exhibition of the work of famous Dutch engraver Maurits Cornelis Escher is open until April 3 at Santa Caterina Museum in Treviso. Works on display include the famous Hand with Reflecting Sphere (1935), Bond of Union (1956) and Convex and Concave (1955).

08-03-2016

Savage Architecture Gian Piero Frassinelli and 2A+P/A exhibition

The book and exhibition entitled Savage Architecture, curated by Davide Sacconi, presented on February 26 2016 at the Italian Cultural Institute in London, presents research by Gian Piero Frassinelli of Superstudio and his recent partnerships with the architectural practice 2A+P/A.

03-03-2016

Lookout tower a shelter for hikers

Hungarian architecture studio Nartarchitects has turned an old stone lookout tower on the National Blue Trail into a shelter for three groups of hikers by adding a bare concrete extension on the top.

26-02-2016

LeJeune Residence Montreal by Architecture Open Form

Architecture Open Form is responsible for the makeover of an 1890 residence in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, a Borough in Montreal, Canada.

19-02-2016

Constructing on existing constructions: Some solutions

Working on an existing building, whether or not it is of historical significance, inevitably requires the architect to make important decisions about what to keep and what to restore. Here we look at a number of solutions presented in Floornature, particularly residential projects.

17-02-2016

Origin - Foros Lecture Cycle at the UIC Barcelona

The 2016 cycle marks the 11th of the Foros Lecture Cycles.