Tag Landscape

22-01-2014

The Swiss Touch in Landscape Architecture exhibition

An exhibition inviting visitors to discover landscape architecture, a discipline established in the 19th century which has evolved considerably over the past few decades.

13-01-2014

Piuarch wins the “l’Premio Architetto Italiano 2013” competition

The first award offered by the National Council of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservationists goes to Piuarch.

17-12-2013

Philippe Chiambaretta, Aeroville Paris

October saw the opening of Aeroville, a shopping and entertainment complex designed by architect Philippe Chiambaretta to serve Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.

16-12-2013

Theme park in Singapore: River Safari by DP Architects.

Singapore-based firm DP Architects has designed and developed Asia’s first river-themed wildlife park, featuring the habitats of flora and fauna and boasting the world’s largest freshwater aquarium, in addition to the adored Giant Panda.

11-12-2013

Koponen: house on Lake Saimaa in Finland

The design of Olavi Koponen’s new home on the shore of Lake Saimaa in Finland demonstrates the architect’s comprehension of the site. The home is not built on the basis of rigid paths or schemes for living, but draws its inspiration from the act of wandering through the forest, and the use of structural and cladding materials in the project expresses the Finnish architect’s poetics.