Genius or Gimmick? Bjarke Ingels’ ski-slope-topped power station in Copenhagen
There is more in the CopenHill waste-to-energy plant designed by Bjarke Ingels Group in Copenhagen than its much-hyped ski slope…
The history of Casa Curutchet, Le Corbusier’s only building in South America
History and architectural design of Casa Curutchet in La Plata, Argentina; the only building by Le Corbusier in South America
Snøhetta designs two care retreats as therapeutic aids for Norwegian hospitals
On behalf of the Friluftssykehuset Foundation, Snøhetta has designed two timber care retreats as therapeutic aids for Norwegian hospitals in Oslo and Kristiansand
Bjarke Ingel’s “The Twist” bridge museum at Kistefos, Norway
BIG Bjarke Ingels Group designed “The Twist” at the Kistefos art park near Oslo, Norway – a bridge-shaped museum which also creates a continuous loop path throughout the park
Turkey: the new Odunpazari Modern Museum designed by Kengo Kuma
The new Odunpazari Modern Museum (OMM) designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates was opened on 9 September in Eskisehir, Turkey.
Hashim Sarkis will be the curator of the 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale
the 2020 architecture biennale, titled “How will we live together?” will take place in Venice from May 23th through November 29th 2020
“…and other such stories” CAB – Chicago Architecture Biennial 2019
The 2019 edition of Chicago Architecture Biennial, titled “…and other such stories”, will take place from September 19, 2019, through January 5, 2020.
Hamburg’s new Niederhafen River Promenade by Zaha Hadid Architects
The new quay designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in Hamburg is a liveable public space that connects the long river with the urban fabric of the city
Shjworks creates a cave-like timber shelter in a Danish museum park
‘The Observatory’ is a cave-like timber shelter designed by Simon Hjermind Jensen – Shjworks for the Munkeruphus Art Museum in Denmark
Youth center’s vegetable roof garden provides food for children in Chicago
Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects transformed the terrace of Gary Comer the Youth Center in Chicago into a large rooftop vegetable garden which provides organic food to the school’s kitchen
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
From October 2019, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, in Denmark, hosts an exhibition dedicated to the Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao
Henning Larsen to redesign Esbjerg Bypark in Denmark
Henning Larsen has won a competition to revitalize Bypark in Esbjerg, a historic harborside park in the coastal city in western Jutland
90 Degrees: an installation by HQ Architects for the Jerusalem Design Week
90 Degrees – Rotate. Ascend. Turn East – is a large scale installation designed by HQ Architects for the Jerusalem Design Week 2019
From workers’ cooperative to Civic Center: the Lleialtat Santsenca building in Barcelona
The “Lleialtat Santsenca” is a 19th century building which has been restored and converted into a civic center for the local community.
The first mobile Volo-Port for air taxis designed by Graft Brandlab
At the Greentech Festival in Berlin, Skyports and Volocopter announced a cooperation to build the first mobile Volo-Port for air taxis.
NYC | ‘Pedro & Juana’ wins 2019 YAP (Young Architects Program) by MoMA PS1
Hórama Rama by Pedro & Juana has been named the winning design of the The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1’s 20th annual Young Architects Program.
The winners – European Prize Mies Van Der Rohe Award 2019
The winners of the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies Van Der Rohe Award 2019 have been announced: they are Grand Parc Bordeaux, and Montbrun-Bocage School Refectory
Henning Larsen: an art pavilion between land and water in Videbæk
Traditional Japanese tea house architecture inspired the design of a pavilion in Videbaek, Denmark, by Henning Larsen Architects.
Hayward Gallery – Southbank Centre, London
The Hayward Gallery is a gallery of contemporary art in London; part of the Southbank Centre, the gallery is housed in a historic Brutalist-style building
National Museum of Qatar (architect: Jean Nouvel)
The National Museum of Qatar in Doha is a museum dedicated to the history of Qatar, housed in an iconic building, dubbed “Desert Rose”, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel
Bauhaus Museum Weimar
The Bauhaus Museum in Weimar, Germany, is a museum dedicated to the famous Bauhaus art school; designed by architect Heike Hanada, the museum opened in April 2019
AT HOME – Designs for contemporary living at the MAXXI museum in Rome
Rome: “AT HOME. Designs for contemporary living” is the new presentation of the MAXXI museum’s architecture collection.
Ultramoderne’s Chicago Horizon pavilion brings CLT architecture to the masses
Designed by architecture firm Ultramoderne for the 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial, the Chicago Horizon pavilion is among the best examples of CLT timber architecture
CCTN Design transforms former blast furnace in Beijing into a museum
Chinese architectural firm CCTN Design developed an ambitious regeneration project to convert a disused blast furnace in Beijing into a vibrant museum
Vaillo+Irigaray to design University of Malaga’s new Tourism Faculty
Spanish architectural firm Vaillo+Irigaray has won the competition to design the new Tourism Faculty building at the University of Malaga, Spain
Winning design for Nonantola’s Jewish chidren museum announced
Bianchini & Lusiardi Associati has won the architectural competition to design a museum for 73 Jewish children rescued in Nonantola, Italy, during WWII
