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08-12-2017

The structure of the Allianz Tower in Milan - Andrea Maffei e Associati

The frame of Andrea Maffei’s Allianz Tower in Milan contains a number of interesting details. The role of concrete and steel in the Italian version of an important skyscraper

24-11-2017

Studio DiDeA Existenz Minimum: an origami house in Palermo

A little loft designed by Studio DiDea in a historic building in central Palermo in which custom-tailored solutions optimise the use of space.

23-10-2017

Edoardo Tresoldi: Aura, a site-specific installation in Paris

Edoardo Tresoldi returns to amaze the public with a site-specific installation in the spaces of Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris: two ephemeral constructions suspended from the ceilings designed by Gustave Eiffel, in spaces where Ai Weiwei and Chiharu Shiota have also displayed their works.

16-10-2017

The 20th anniversary of the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, by Frank Gehry

Twenty years ago, on 19th October 1997, the famous museum designed by architect Frank Gehry was opened to the public and nothing was the same again.

05-10-2017

OBR Piazza del Vento: a new urban landmark for Genoa

The 22nd September saw the inauguration, at the 57th Boat Show in Genoa, of La Piazza del Vento, the city’s new urban landmark designed by the OBR studio of architects Paolo Brescia and Tommaso Principi, inspired by Renzo Piano.

03-10-2017

Molecure Pharmacy by Waterfrom Design

We are in Taiwan. After three generations, an important family of pharmacists decide to revolutionise their activity, changing the connotations of the word ‘pharmacy’. The result is Molecure Pharmacy, designed by Waterfrom Design, which combines nature and technology and has nothing in common with a traditional pharmacy.

13-09-2017

AZC+MSA National Institute for Territorial Studies - INET

A sculptural wooden staircase winds like a ribbon between different levels of the INET, a continuing education centre for officials of the French civil service designed by AZC and MSA.

07-09-2017

COOP HIMMELB(L)AU ECB offices in Frankfurt

The new ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, designed by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, are featured in a series of documentaries on skyscrapers produced by Joachim Haupt and Sabine Pollmaier, aired recently on the German TV channel 3sat.