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27-04-2018

Vector Architects: Alila Yangshuo hotel in Yangshuo, China

Alila Yangshuo is a disused sugar mill in Yangshuo, on the Li River in China, which Vector Architects have converted into a hotel complex. Chinese studio Vector Architects appropriated the spirit of the place to transform it into a picturesque scenario.

02-04-2018

A boathouse on the Hood Canal, Hoedemaker Pfeiffer

A boathouse, a typical architecture of the state of Washington, was redesigned and renovated by the Hoedemaker Pfeiffer studio.

30-03-2018

MUURmelaar, a soundscape building by DMOA

Belgian architectural studio DMOA created its own headquarters in Leuven, with an interactive architecture with a façade that seems to be “alive” thanks to the development of a soundscape realised in collaboration with the Research for Design Group of the University of Leuven Department of Architecture.

27-03-2018

Streetlight Tagpuro, a study centre and orphanage in the Philippines

The new Streetlight Tagpuro study centre and orphanage in Tacloban City, in the Philippines, is an example of a sustainable and resilient reconstruction realised by architectural studios Eriksson Furunes Architects and Leandro V.

23-03-2018

A gym in its context, by Agence ENGASSER & associés

The creation of a new gym in a high school in Metz (France) made it necessary for the architects of Agence ENGASSER & associés to carry out a careful study of its location, between a canal, a motorway and a number of existing buildings.

21-03-2018

Mario Cucinella School of Dance in Reggiolo

The new school of dance in Reggiolo opened on February 25. Designed by MC A, Mario Cucinella Architects, it replaced a school of dance that was damaged in the 2012 earthquake with a new studio inspired by wicker baskets, drawing attention to local craft traditions

16-03-2018

Nature and ancient history: holidays at Amanruya

After careful renovation, the Amanruya resort, designed by Emine and Mehmet Öğün’s studio, reopens its doors.

14-03-2018

MEXTRÓPOLI, a great architecture forum in Mexico City

From 17 to 20 March 2018, Mexico City will host the MEXTRÓPOLI forum, a unique event in Latin America that for four days will focus on a new vision on town planning.