Welcome to Bucharest! An urban tour through the history and architecture of Romania

Old City, Bucharest - Photo by Mihai Petre, Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Orthodox churches, Art Nouveau palazzos, and Communist megalomania. Welcome to Bucharest. The Romanian capital’s architecture reflects a history of contrasts: from the Reign of Vlad III Dracul the Impaler to the Belle Époque, from Nicolae Ceausescu’s traumatic years to globalisation.

The Ruby Street: from church to community hub and coworking space

The Ruby Street by Lourdes hernandez - Photo by Candida Wohlgemuth.

Stain glass windows and working stations as well as recreational and co-working spaces for Los Angeles creative community. The Ruby Streets venue rethinks the way of getting inspired together, with exquisite furniture and pastel coloured interiors.

David Adjaye’s Abrahamic Family House features multi-faith temples “with powerful plutonic forms”

The Abrahamic Family House - Courtesy of Adjaye Associates

A mosque, a church, a synagogue and a secular visitor pavilion welcome visitors of all faiths at The Abrahamic Family House, an inter religious complex designed as a platform for understanding and coexistence between Muslims, Christians and Jews.

Credenza: Spazio Pontaccio presents Patricia Urquiola’s church inspired designs

Credenza collection by Patricia Urquiola and Federico Pepe for Spazio Pontaccio

Patricia Urquiola and Federico Pepe created a collection cabinets and room-dividers for Spazio Pontaccio taking inspiration from churches stained glass starting from the Italian word “credenza” that means both “faith / belief” and “cabinet”.