Tag Peter Zumthor

11-05-2016

Peter Zumthor Türmlihus Vacation Homes Leis

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor continues to work on a project begun in 2009 in Leis, in Canton Grisons in the Swiss Alps. Türmlihus is the third triplet in the series of vacation homes completed recently, along with the Oberhus and the Unterhus.

26-02-2016

Temporary constructions: the Serpentine Gallery pavilions

The Serpentine Gallery pavilions are temporary structures that last only one summer. They are always designed by an architect or architectural practice that has never before built anything in the United Kingdom. Let us take a look at recent pavilions presented in Floornature.

22-02-2016

BIG Bjarke Ingels Group designs the 2016 Serpentine Pavilion

On February 10 the Serpentine Gallery announced that the 16th Serpentine Pavilion would be designed by BIG, Bjarke Ingels Group. This year’s Pavilion will be accompanied by four "Summer Houses" designed by four more architects.

29-01-2016

Sacral Space spirituality and architecture exhibition

The Jaroslava Fragnera Gallery in Prague presents an exhibition dedicated to religious architecture: Sacral Space. The exhibition looks mainly at chapels, from different areas of Europe, where architecture has shaped spirituality, capturing in some cases the ‘genius loci’ of the landscape.