Tag Oma

09-10-2015

The latest new museums – best of the week

From Nicolas Moreau + Hiroko Kusunoki’s plans for the new Helsinki Guggenheim to Zara Hadid’s Messner Mountain Museum Corones, here’s an overview of some of the new museum projects covered in Floornature recently.

07-10-2015

Comics in architecture, architecture in comics.

The exhibition titled “Arkitekturstriper: Architecture in comic-strip form” at the Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo covers a theme that is more topical than ever - communicating architecture.

30-09-2015

OMA-Rem Koolhaas and the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow

In June 2015 the doors opened on the new Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, the latest example of the architectural philosophy of Rem Koolhaas (OMA) for places of culture and entertainment. The OMA project for the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow is located in the heart of the city’s Gorky Park.

04-09-2015

Reiach and Hall Architects, Maggie's, Lanarkshire, Scotland

The architectural studio Reiach and Hall Architects designed the Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre, a residence which offers comfort and support for cancer patients in Airdrie, Scotland. The project was selected by the RIBA jury and shortlisted amongst the six finalists of the Riba Stirling Prize 2015.

31-07-2015

Woha PARKROYAL on Pickering Singapore wins the CTBUH Urban Habitat Award 2015

On the 22nd July 2015 the CTBUH announced the winning design for the CTBUH Urban Habitat Award 2015: the PARKROYAL Hotel on Pickering, Singapore, designed by the Woha Architects Studio.

15-07-2015

Freedom of panorama or the web and photography

Have you ever asked yourself if your photo of the Duomo in Milan, your selfie in front of Berlin's Reichstag building or the panorama you shot from the Millennium Wheel in London and proudly shared on Facebook or Instagram or Twitter was a breach of copyright? We love sharing, our world is the world of the web.

14-07-2015

The winners of the X Festival des Architectures Vives in Montpellier

Summertime is festival time and in France, lots of these initiatives focus on the theme of architecture.

10-07-2015

Projects shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival 2015 best of the week

On June 22 the finalists competing for the World Architecture Award, to be presented in November in Singapore, were announced in London. Let us look at some of the competing projects that have been presented in Floornature.