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22-07-2015

Verstas Architects and Saunalahti School in Espoo

The revolution in the Finnish educational system has affected its architecture, as in Saunalahti School in Espoo, designed by Verstas Architects, where the educational spaces extend outside the building to improve the quality of life in the city around them.

29-06-2015

Paul Cocksedge’s living staircase

Paul Cocksedge designed a staircase as a space for socialisation and relaxation in the Ampersand offices in London: a liveable spiral twelve metres high where the creative artists and designers working in the building constructed by Resolution Property can take a break.

18-06-2015

Zaha Hadid Investcorp Building, Middle East Centre of St Antony’s College, Oxford University

Work was recently completed on the Investcorp Building, home to the Middle East Centre of St Antony’s College at Oxford University, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.

03-06-2015

ZAO/standardarchitecture: Micro-Yuan’er in a hutong in Beijing

An art centre and a library designed by ZAO/standardarchitecture in a converted hutong in Beijing. Micro-Yuan’er is the name of the project ZAO/standardarchitecture implemented in the Cha'er Hutong, without betraying its historic architecture.

26-05-2015

The Masone Labyrinth in Fontanellato, Parma, the world’s largest labyrinth

Publisher Franco Maria Ricci expresses his passion for labyrinths and gardens in a huge complex extending over 8 hectares of land in Fontanellato, just outside Parma, opening to the public on May 29.

06-05-2015

El Equipo Mazzanti Giancarlo Mazzanti e Carlos Medellín, interview

El Equipo Mazzanti (Giancarlo Mazzanti and Carlos Medellín) talk about architecture as a tool for social change. El Equipo Mazzanti sees architecture in Colombia as a scenario for promoting inclusion in society.

05-05-2015

Michelin et Associés BNU Strasbourg’s National University Library

French studio Michelin et Associés restored the BNU Strasbourg’s National University Library. Michelin et Associés adapted the monumental late nineteenth-century building housing Strasbourg’s National University Library to today's practical requirements.