Tag Monument

17-12-2021

Gómez Platero World Memorial to the Pandemic Montevideo Uruguay

The World Memorial to the Pandemic designed by Gómez Platero has been named the winner in the "Monuments" category of the 2021 International Architecture Awards. The memorial is a public space in which to observe and reflect on life and nature; a monument which arises out of the contingent experience of the pandemic, but is not limited to it. The memorial reminds us all that we are not the centre of the ecosystem, and that our own lives are always subordinate to nature.

08-07-2021

Stefano Boeri Architetti designs new entrance to the Domus Aurea

The Stefano Boeri Architetti studio has designed the new entrance to the Domus Aurea and the pedestrian walkway to access the Octagonal Hall in Rome, which will allow visitors to step directly into the heart of this Roman architecture. An autonomous and self-supporting intervention, respectful of the important archaeological remains and which, with its gradual descent, allows visitors to discover the historical stratifications of these exceptional underground spaces.

11-01-2021

KAAN Architecten designs Loenen Pavilion, a memorial building in harmony with nature

The pavilion designed by the KAAN architecture firm and recently completed in Loenen, near Apeldoorn, in the Netherlands, is a building in harmony with the nature surrounding it and which becomes the connecting element between the existing Loenen War Cemetery and the new National Veterans Cemetery.

24-09-2020

Takeshi Hosaka Architects renovates the grave of the Kamakura Yukinoshita Church

In Yokohama, Japan, the renovation of the grave owned by the Kamakura Yukinoshita Church was completed this past May. Using just a few essential elements, the project completed by architect Takeshi Hosaka and his firm gave architectural form to a specific concept expressed by the clients, who described the Christian symbol of the cross as always enveloped in the light of resurrection.

20-02-2020

ATELIER 38, renovation of a heritage-listed building

Reconstruction and restoration are the keywords of the work by Czech studio ATELIER 38 for a heritage-listed monumental complex: the neogothic castle of Hradec nad Moravicí located in the low mountain range of Nízký Jeseník, in the southern Silesia area.

30-01-2020

EAA Emre Arolat Architecture Sancaklar Mosque in Istanbul, the essence of a place of worship

Sancaklar Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, built by EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture and selected for the "RIBA Award for International Excellence" in 2018, offers a contemporary vision of the place of worship, radically altering the established traditions of the construction of the place symbolising Islam.

27-11-2019

2020 World Monuments Watch, a list of at-risk monuments

World Monuments Fund (WMF) today announced the 2020 World Monuments Watch, a biennial selection of at-risk cultural heritage sites that combine great historical significance with contemporary social impact.

08-06-2018

Mount Herzl Memorial Hall, an aluminium brick building by Kimmel Eshkolot Architects

A building dug into Mount Herzl, with a concrete outer dome and an aluminium brick inner dome

24-07-2013

Rafiq Azam: family tomb in Bangladesh

Rafiq Azam builds a family tomb in Noakhali, in southern Bangladesh. The architect views the tomb as a gateway between earth and heaven, reflected in the shape of the concrete cornice framing a stand of betel palms, the vertical lines of which contrast with the horizontal line of the roof. The project includes a single bench on which to sit in prayer before the grassy meadow where the dead are buried.