Tag Frank Gehry

06-10-2016

Paulo Mendes da Rocha Royal Gold Medal 2017 RIBA

2016 was definitely a "golden year" for Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha. The long list of awards presented to him over the course of his career, including the 2006 Pritzker Prize, grew longer with the addition of a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, the Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award and now, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal.

02-09-2016

Adopt an Object, campaign by the Design Museum in London

Would you like to adopt an object? Not just any object, of course, but one that has lefts its mark in the history of design.

09-05-2016

Foster + Partners Maggie’s Cancer Centre Manchester

A new Maggie’s Centre opened recently on the grounds of Christie Hospital in Manchester. Designed by Foster + Partners, the centre is a cosy home with a garden for cancer patients undergoing treatment at the hospital.

26-02-2016

Temporary constructions: the Serpentine Gallery pavilions

The Serpentine Gallery pavilions are temporary structures that last only one summer. They are always designed by an architect or architectural practice that has never before built anything in the United Kingdom. Let us take a look at recent pavilions presented in Floornature.

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.