SEE MONSTER: from former North Sea gas platform to major public art installation
SEE MONSTER by NEWSUBSTANCE studio in Weston-super-Mare, UK, opens to the public, triggering conversations about reuse, renewables, and the great British weather.
HENGE: a contemporary urban circle made of Jurassic stone brings people together in London
Inspired by Neolithic stone circles, the HENGE installation and gathering space “creates a space separate from the outside world.”
Archifont: Federico Babina translates the language of 20-century architects into ‘typescapes’
Tell me how you read me, and I’ll tell you who I am. This is the motto behind the Archifont graphic design series by Federico Babina.
Architecture in Music: discover the hidden interiors of pianos, cellos and more
At first glance, they recall cavernous tunnels, monolithic temples, cathedral-like halls, or empty distilleries. They are the unseen interiors of musical instruments, captured by Charles Brooks for his ongoing project Architecture in Music.
Laurence Renzo Verbeck’s Empyrean Temple at Burning Man 2022
Shaped like a compass rose beacon, the Empyrean Temple rose and burnt in Black Rock City. The architecture featured a tessellation pattern latticework with a hanging lantern flame at its peak.
Burning Man 2022: 10 architectures raising from the Nevada desert
Burning Man 2022 explores the transformative power of dreams with mesmerizing architecture and design. Am ‘empyrean temple, a grove of geometric trees, space cats, an afro-futuristic shrine and more.
Colourful stepped terraces define the Qingdao Business Park in Shanghai
With the Qingdao Business Park, CLOU Architects sculpts an architectural landscape blending office, commercial and social spaces.
CASAMIRADOR Savassi: Gisele Borges dresses a Brazilian residential building with a randomly perforated facade
The CASAMIRADOR Savassi building might look unexpected within the urban scape of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. But the complex’ sustainable ‘skin’ recalls the nearby ores’ rusty hues, while its pyramidal architecture comes in the familiar shape of a house.
The Greenhouse Silent Disco deciphers the silent language of plants
The Polish Pavilion at the 23rd Triennale Milano International Exhibition presents Greenhouse Silent Disco, a greenhouse of the future where sensors capture plants’ reactions to humans and the environment. Such reactions are then translated into a concert of lights and sounds.
The Line: how visionary really is a 200 m-wide 170 km-long metropolis in the desert?
Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced the design of THE LINE, a 170 km-long metropolis composed of only two parallel mirrored skyscrapers and connected by cutting-edge sustainable technology.
El Roser Social Centre: from historic prison to progressive social hub
Josep Ferrando Architecture and Gallego Arquitectura rehabilitated the former Reus prison to turn it into the El Roser Social Centre in Tarragona, Spain, that brings together all the city’s social services.
The Qaammat glass pavilion blends into Greenland’s wilderness
Konstantin Ikonomidis’ Qaammat pavilion celebrates and promotes the Inuit intangible cultural heritage and traditional knowledge of the environment.
WAF 2022 shortlist: competing architects to explore the theme Together
Some of the boldest, most beautiful, and most innovative projects from around the world were revealed on the World Architecture Festival – WAF 2022 shortlist. The event will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from November 30 to December 2.
Filtered Rays: Yinka Ilori has created a kaleidoscopic pavilion in Berlin
London-based designer Yinka Ilori created a vibrant pavilion named Filter Rays that explores the relationship between light and colour.
Heatherwick Studio creates a kinetic glasshouse in the English countryside
Heatherwick Studio and the British National Trust unveiled a pyramidal kinetic glasshouse that literally unfolds to reveal an immense space full of sub-tropical vegetation paying tribute to the ancient trading Silk Route.
BIG’s FLUGT Refugee Museum features a curvy volume connecting Denmark’s past and present
BIG transformed a former hospital in Denmark’s largest Refugee camp from World War II into the FLUGT Refugee Museum. Two original elongated buildings are connected by a curve-shaped volume that creates a welcoming structure, visible from afar.
Eurovision 2022 stage-design celebrates Italy’s abundance of beauty
Scenographer Francesca Montinaro designs the set of Eurovision 2022. Inspired by the Italian sun, the stage features a kinetic sun, pyrotechnics light shows, waterfalls and a lush garden plateau inspired by Italian gardens.
‘RE:Ukraine. Monuments’ sheltering system protects Ukrainian art from shelling
Ukrainian studio balbek bureau has developed ‘RE:Ukraine. Monuments,’ a modular, easy-to-install and fast-to-mount protection system for endangered monuments during the war.
Cristopher Cichocki creates the ‘Circular Dimensions x Microscape’ pavilion at Coachella Festival
The ‘Circular Dimensions x Microscape’ installation and pavilion by Cristopher Cichocki is made from 25.000 feet of resonating PVC pipes.
balbek bureau’s RE:Ukraine town-system offers decent homes to refugees
The RE:Ukraine housing scheme comprises timber-frame boxes that can be assembled in multiple layouts to create residential sections and neighbourhoods. balbek bureau has met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the construction of the first settlement.
LUNARK by SAGA Space Architects is the extreme home for astronauts on the moon
Young Danish studio SAGA Space Architects designed and even spent 100 days in Greenland for an extreme mission to test LUNARK, a lunar habitat showing how we can not only survive but thrive in space.
Biennale Arte 2022: 10 national pavilions with great architecture and design
Biennale Arte 2022: surreal environments inspired by William S. Burroughs, Parisian bistros and black women-powered settings. We selected 10 must-see national pavilions in Venice.
Norman Foster to rebuild the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv by bringing together the best minds
Norman Foster met with Kharkiv’s mayor to discuss the future rebuilding of Kharkiv which was heavily damaged by the Russian army during the invasion.
Historical building Procuratie Vecchie in St. Mark Square in Venice after David Chipperfield Architects Milan’s renovation
After an extensive five-year restoration carried out by David Chipperfield Architects Milan, the iconic building of the Procuratie Vecchie in Saint Mark’s Square opens up again to the city after 500 years.
Coachella 2022: 4 inclusive architectural installations at the art and music festival
Coachella 2022: iridescent towers inspired by Roman architecture, a giant cocoon composed of iconic chairs, a pavilion made from PVC tubes and oversize tilted buoys bringing people together.
Iconic Nagakin Capsule Tower in Tokyo set to be demolished on April 12
Despite local and international efforts to save it from the wrecking ball, the Nagakin Capsule Tower will be replaced by a brand-new building. But some of the cuboid capsules composing it might be saved from demolition, restored and hosted in museums.
Killa Design’s Museum of the Future opened its doors in Dubai
Smart technologies and visionary solutions for a better tomorrow take centre stage at the Dubai Museum of the Future. The striking, pillarless architecture features a glimmering facade emblazoned with quotes written in Arabic calligraphy.
10 projects by 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate Diébédo Francis
Burkinabé architect Diébédo Francis Kéré challenges Africa’s scarcity and extreme climate to empower local communities with sustainable contemporary architecture.
Diébédo Francis Kéré wins 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize
2022 Pritzker Architecture: Diébédo Francis Kéré is the first black professional to receive the Nobel equivalent for architecture. The Burkinabé architect challenges Africa’s scarcity and extreme climate to empower local communities and beyond.
I see Earth: Tom dePaor’s exhibition and sculptural installation at VISUAL Carlow
VISUAL Carlow presents the ‘I see Earth’ exhibition featuring an ambitious large-scale installation of sculptural work by one of Ireland’s foremost architects, Tom dePaor.