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03-03-2022

5th Studio completes Bloqs, a makerspace in Enfield

5th Studio worked with Bloqs to create the UK’s first free makerspace as part of a 6-billion-pound revitalisation project in Enfield, London. The new facility provides makers with workshop space at accessible rates including use of cutting-edge equipment.

04-02-2022

Exploring industrial architecture in Prato

TIPO Prato is an initiative that promotes a new and exclusive travel experience, in places never before open to the public, to discover Europe’s largest textile district. An innovative way to bring architecture lovers and urban explorers closer to the Tuscan city’s rich history and industrial present.

22-10-2021

Christ & Gantenbein's Lindt Home of Chocolate in glazed brick and reinforced concrete

In Switzerland, Lindt Home of Chocolate designed by the Christ & Gantenbein architecture firm is a brilliant project characterised by glazed bricks and reinforced concrete.

26-08-2020

Sustainable, award-winning commercial architecture by 3deluxe

The high-tech logistics centre for the globally active HARTING Technology Group by German architects 3deluxe is the winner of the German Brand Award - Gold. A success owing to the congenial transposition of the brand image into an innovative, sustainable architecture.

12-08-2020

y.ad studio, a new textile hub in Cangzhou

The young Chinese architecture firm, y.ad studio is behind the project for a professional cluster of the garment industry with a new business model that integrates each part of the process - encompassing design, R&D, production, wholesale and retail, financial services, logistics, marketing, branding and exhibition services. It is located in Cangzhou, a city in the Hebei province in north-eastern China.

31-07-2020

BIG’s The Plus green street furniture factory for Vestre

The well-known brand VESTRE, a maker of street furnishings, will make its products in a green building designed by BIG that minimises its footprint on the land.

24-07-2020

TAO builds a concrete factory for making bamboo rafts

A raft factory in Xingcun, China, made entirely out of simple concrete elements.

06-02-2020

A project in the far reaches of the world - Estancia Morro Chico designed by RDR architects in Argentina

In the Argentinian part of Patagonia, on the southern border with Chile, Swiss firm RDR architectes designed Estancia Morro Chico, a ranch where sheep for wool and meat production are bred. Architects were asked to complete the existing settlement integrating new sustainable constructions, able to preserve the natural heritage while significantly improving the conditions of those who live and work on the property, including the animals.

31-01-2020

Snøhetta designs Powerhouse Brattørkaia, the world’s northernmost energy-positive building

The severity of the global climate crisis forces professionals to face important responsibilities in designing and constructing new buildings and everyone must do their part. On the one hand, companies like the Iris Ceramica Group commit to fully supporting environmental protection in all phases of the production cycle and to developing eco-active products for architecture, as well as for interiors. On the other hand, architects must focus on creating high quality spaces for people, while also reducing our environmental footprint. This is the case of a recent project, Powerhouse Brattørkaia designed by Snøhetta, which aims to set a new standard for the construction of buildings.