Snøhetta has inaugurated UNDER, Europe’s first underwater restaurant on Norway’s southernmost tip
Norwegian firm Snøhetta has completed UNDER, Europe’s very first underwater restaurant which offers a glimpse of the Northern Sea’s marine life.
Welcome to VESSEL: Thomas Heatherwick’s giant steel beehive opens in New York
Manhattan visionary development Hudson Yards has inaugurated VESSEL, the 1 mile-high steel beehive offering unexpected glimpses of New York.
Ayb Middle School by Storatek Architectural Studio in Armenia
Storatek Architectural Studio’s C building for Ayb Middle School features bare concrete volumes and an interior design with a low-key color-scheme.
Graphic designers ‘pimp’ global brands’ logos with a Big Bauhaus makeover
Graphic designers respond to 99designs’ call to reinterpret famed logos with a Bauhaus makeover. Rounded typography, bold shapes and primary colours take over Apple, Netflix, Adidas, Starbucks and more…
Pinterest: discover the work of 2019 Pritzker Prize laureate Arata Isozaki
An inflatable mobile concert hall, a brutalist/metabolist library and a spiraling steel tower are among the prominent projects of Arata Isozaki, the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate. Discover more in our dedicated gallery.
Arata Isozaki wins 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize
2019 Pritzker Prize, the Nobel of architecture, goes to Japanese architect Arata Isozaki whose work connects East and West, global and local, raising questions that transcend eras and borders.
ecoLogicStudio’s bio-digital sculptures explore future forms of spatial intelligence at Centre Pompidou
A bulbous 3D-printed bio-architecture powered by bacteria’s photosynthesis and an algorithmically designed spatial scaffolding revealing the alien beauty of spiders’ crafts. ecoLogicStudio’s bio-digital sculptures merge Nature’s architectural imprint with synthetic technologies.
Junya Ishigami to design Serpentine Pavilion 2019 in London
Serpentine Pavilion 2019: Junya Ishigami will become the 19th designer of the prestigious annual commission for Kensington Gardens. A huge slate roof rising up out of the landscape will welcome visitors offering a chance to contemplate nature.
Pinterest: explore Palm Springs’ famed Desert Modernism in our dedicated gallery!
Neat volumes with sharp contrasts, soft hues framed by dry rocky landscapes dotted with forked cacti, concrete patios and vintage interiors… Our Pinterest gallery dedicated to Palm Springs’ Desert Modernism makes you wish to sip a cocktail by the pool.
Midnight Modern: Tom Blachford captures the nightly and mysterious soul of Palm Springs
Depwell Dodge, MIdnight Modern – photo essay by Tom Blachford.
Modernism Week 2019: 12 not-to-be-missed events and exhibitions in Palm Springs
Modernism Week 2019 takes over Palm Springs with a focus on interior design. Join guided tours in iconic private homes generally close to the public, 1960’s psychedelic-themed parties, an architectural theatre play, a mid-century modern film festival and a vintage trailer show.
8 new museums and cultural architectures to look forward in 2019
From Herzog & de Meuron’s M+ in Hong Kong to Jean Nouvel’s desert rose-inspired Qatar National Museum but also Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s expandable art centre on New York’s Highline and Dessau Bauhaus museum celebrating the centenary anniversary of the iconic architecture movement. 8 cultural architectures worthy a trip in 2019!
MAD Architects’ Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center nears completion
The Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center by MAD Architects features mountainous ‘liquid’ towers embracing a village-like mixed-use development. Connecting pathways and green contemplative spaces merge nature with the conveniences of modern day living.
Kampung Admiralty: WOHA Architects’ elderly-friendly verdant architecture in Singapore
A tropical rainforest thrives on top of WOHA Architects’ Kampung Admiralty complex which combines community spaces, housing for the elderly, medical facilities, retail, restaurants, and cafes all shared within a single ventilated structure.
World Architecture Festival Awards 2018: the final shortlist
Foster & Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects, BIG and OMA are among the shortlisted studios competing at the World Architecture Festival Awards 2018.
The Crystal: Henning Larsen inaugurates the new town-hall of a relocating Swedish city
The Crystal town-hall by Henning Larsen was inspired by the iron minerals of a historical mine which threats to swallow the city center of Kiruna. The building marks the first stage in the relocation of the Swedish city.
Eduardo Neira’s AZULIK Art Center opens in the jungles of Mexico
The AZULIK Art Center by Roth features sustainable biomorphic concrete volumes and floating bridges which seem to naturally grow from the Mexican wilderness.
Keep and Bear launches a lego-style US-Mexico border wall
If Trump won’t be able to build the US-Mexico border wall after the midterm elections, you can still build it in your own living room thanks to the new Lego-style kit by Keep and Bear.
Jameel Arts Centre merges UAE natural landscape and architectural heritage with Dubai skyline
The new Jameel Arts Centre by Serie Architects is a cultural hub featuring a white cluster of galleries, 7 desert gardens and an open-air sculpture park overlooking Dubai creek.
Architectural Photography Awards 2018: World Architecture Festival unveils the 20 finalists
World Architecture Festival announces the 20 finalists for The Architectural Photography Awards 2018 including images of The Hive at Kew Gardens, Milan Duomo, Asif Khan’s pitch black pavilion for the PyeongChang winter Olympics and Foster + Partners’ Bloomberg headquarters in London.
Dômes Charlevoix: cosy bubble-suites float atop Canadian forests
Experience luxury in harmony with nature at the Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects’ Dômes Charlevoix eco-luxurious accommodations in Quebec.
A CASTIGLIONI: Milan Triennale maps the creative genius of Achille Castiglioni with a major exhibition
On the centenary anniversary of the birth of Achille Castiglioni, La Triennale di Milano invites to venture into the design and architecture-charged synapsis of the Italian Maestro showcasing some of his most iconic designs, theories and values through a path of 20 clusters.
THE IMPRINT by MVRDV features facades incorporating elements of nearby buildings and an iredescent club
A golden entrance, a psychedelic club and ‘lifted’ facades with imprints of surrounding buildings are the key elements of THE IMPRINT, the new MVRDV-designed art-entertainment near Seoul’s Incheon Airport.
MultiPly pavilion by Waugh Thistleton Architects explores sustainable solutions for timber architecture
London Design Festival teamed up with Waugh Thistleton Architects, to create MULTIPLY, a sustainable installation encouraging visitors to re-think the way homes and cities are designed and built.
10 must-see exhibitions at London Design Festival 2018
Uruguay’s cutting-edge design scene, a mind-powered airship and an exploration of how bigdata can help us to design better cities… 10 must-see design exhibitions at London Design Festival 2018.
Studio INI’s skeletal and ‘disobedient’ installation for the Greek entry at London Design Biennale responds to body movement
The Greeks have a quite disobedient temperament! Studio INI’s kinetic installation at London Design Biennale 2018 morphs around the bodies of visitors passing through it and challenges the very static understanding of architecture. What if buildings could shape themselves around us? Disobey to prove it right!
Burning Man 2018 explores ‘freedom of expression’ in the era of robots and digital technology
3D-modeled galactic temples, anti-consumerist architectures made of shopping trolleys and blooming aircrafts. Burning Man 2018, the most surreal event of the planet, reflects on how new technology effect our lives.
Contemporary St Petersburg: exploring the city’s most cutting-edge architecture [1991-today]
Europe’s highest skyscraper twisting like a flame, a high-tech spaceship-looking stadium. a ‘prismatic’ airport inspired by snowflakes’ crystalline patterns, street art sanctuaries and a post-modern sleeping districts. Exploring the architecture of contemporary St Petersburg.
Once upon a time in Leningrad… St Petersburg’s Soviet era through architecture [1917-1991]
Majestic underground stations, constructivist buildings and the austere House of Soviets, but also the former KGB palace and the creepy Memorial to the Victims of Political Repression. Explore the impressive and ominous architecture of Leningrad, St Petersburg’s Soviet name.
St Petersburg architecture: the imperial Grand Tour [1703-1917]
Stunning cathedrals, glorious imperial palaces, romantic bridges and gorgeous palazzos but also Dostoevsky’s paths and the world famous Nevsky Prospekt. Discover the best of St Petersburg architecture: rooftop adventures, draw bridges’ light shows and the pleasant risk of falling victim to the Stendhal’s syndrome at every corner.