Tag Stone

23-11-2011

The luxury of porcelain stoneware for exteriors

By the swimming pool, on the patio, under the arcades, on the belvedere: in all outdoor architectural features, porcelain stoneware blends into its natural surroundings to create a discrete, sober effect that is decidedly associated with today’s new luxury.

10-11-2011

Barozzi-Veiga: home of Ribera del Duero

Founded in 2004, the Italian/Spanish practice of Barozzi-Veiga, which recently completed Aguilas auditorium in Spain, converted and expanded a former medieval hospital which is now a winery and centre for the promotion of the locale red wine, “Ribera del Duero”. The architects' successful choice of materials and compositional sensibility won the project the Barbara Cappochin Prize for Architecture.

31-10-2011

Foster + Partners Kuwait International Airport

Foster + Partners has revealed its plan for Kuwait airport. The stuiod’s design choices are determined by the need to provide the construction with firm local roots, drawing inspiration from local forms and materials, and the requirements dictated by particular environmental conditions.

17-10-2011

2011 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE IN STONE

5 works selected by the international panel of judges chaired by Francesco Dal Co were presented with awards at the 46th Marmomacc.

04-10-2011

Barozzi Veiga: auditorium in Aguilas

Set in the harbour of Aguilas, the new auditorium and conference centre by Studio Barozzi Veiga takes on its particular character, initially appearing to fit perfectly into its setting. An exemplary work demonstrating the architects' ability to combine the starring role of the landmark with familiarity with the landscape in their formal solution.

12-09-2011

Steven Holl: Cité de l’Océan et du Surf

Inaugurated on June 25 2011, Cité de l’Océan et du Surf was built around the symbols of the sea and sports that make Biarritz the top tourist destination in Basque France. Competition winner Steven Holl uses the shape of the coastline as his starting point for creation of an underground museum, the roof of which becomes a plaza from which to admire the ocean.

12-09-2011

Neutelings Riedijk: Aan De Stroom Museum

As part of the project for renewal of the ancient Eilandje district, where many well-known architectural studios have been working recently, such as David Chipperfield’s studio, the architects of Neutelings Riedijk have built the city’s new museum of history overlooking the Schelda River, where the vocabulary of the materials dematerialises the tower volume and makes it stand out against the constructions of the harbour as a new landmark for the city.