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15-08-2022

Learning from the past at Al Naseej Factory

Leopold Banchini Architects was commissioned by the Bahrain Culture and Antiquities Authority to design the Al Naseej Textile Factory as part of a programme to support the country's traditional crafts and industries. This new textile factory, located in Bani Jamra, combines palm leaf weaving, as a construction technique, with tapestry and cloth weaving.

23-06-2022

BIG The Plus, a factory in the forests of Norway

The Plus is a new furniture factory designed by BIG for Norwegian manufacturer Vestre, a highly efficient street furniture production facility producing zero carbon dioxide emissions and anticipating the future, surrounded by a 300-acre public park with an experience centre.

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.