BIG’s first project in Japan is an urban incubator for Toyota

Bjarke Ingels Group unveils ‘Toyota Woven City’, the world’s first urban incubator dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of mobility.

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AOC Architects’ ultra-high performance concrete footbridge on Dřetovice stream

Designed by AOC architects, the Dřetovice stream footbridge was conceived as a “magic portal” between the land of the living and the realm of the dead

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Vienna Secession Building – Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze

The Secession in Vienna is an exhibition hall designed by Joseph Olbrich in 1898, it also contains the famous Beethoven Frieze by Gustav Klimt

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Oodi Helsinki Central Library, ALA Architects

The Helsinki Central Library Oodi by ALA Architects is widely regarded as one of the most exciting new public buildings in Finland. Yet, is it really a library?

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Glenstone Art Museum, Potomac, Maryland

Glenstone is a private museum of modern art in Potomac, MD, north-west of Washington D.C, designed by Thomas Phifer and Charles Gwathmey

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Tianjin Binhai Library by MVRDV. Is this the library of the future?

The new Tianjin Binhai Library designed by MVRDV in China is a stunning piece of architecture. Yet, is really this the library of the future?

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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles is a museum, designed by Renzo Piano, that celebrates the history of cinema and the art of filmmaking

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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

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Bjarke Ingels’ ‘The Twist’ Bridge Museum at Kistefos, Norway

BIG – Bjarke Ingels designed ‘The Twist’, a bridge-shaped museum near Oslo that creates a continuous loop path throughout Kistefos Art Park

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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

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Shjworks creates Cave-like Timber Shelter in Danish Museum Park

‘The Observatory’ is a cave-like timber shelter designed by Simon Hjermind Jensen – Shjworks for the Munkeruphus Art Museum in Denmark

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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.

European Prize Mies Van Der Rohe Award 2019 – The Winners

Lacaton & Vassal, Frédéric Druot, and Christophe Hutin are the winners of the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies Van Der Rohe Award 2019

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National Museum of Qatar, Doha – Jean Nouvel

The National Museum of Qatar in Doha is a national history museum housed in an iconic building, nicknamed ‘The Desert Rose’, designed by architect Jean Nouvel

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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

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Ultramoderne’s Chicago Horizon Pavilion brings CLT to the masses

Designed by Ultramoderne for the 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial, the Chicago Horizon pavilion is a notable example of Cross Laminated 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

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Winning design for Jewish Chidren Museum in Italy announced

Bianchini & Lusiardi Associati has won the architectural competition to design a museum for 73 Jewish children rescued in Nonantola, Italy, during WWII

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Amos Rex Art Museum, Helsinki – JKMM Architects

Amos Rex is a privately-funded art museum in Helsinki, Finland, also known for its futuristic underground expansion by JKMM Architects

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Grafton Architects – Bocconi University School of Economics, Milan

Completed in 2008, the Bocconi University School of Economics building in Milan is one of the most renowned works by Dublin-based Grafton Architects

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Niterói Contemporary Art Museum in Rio de Janeiro – Oscar Niemeyer

Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói is an iconic disk-shaped contemporary art museum in Rio de Janeiro

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The German Pavilion in Barcelona by Mies van der Rohe

The German Pavilion, also known as Barcelona Pavilion, is a small building at the bottom of the Montjuic hill, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929

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Atelier Espace Libre – an urban ramp connects city and landscape

A 1.2-kilometer-long wooden urban ramp, designed by Atelier Espace Libre, connects two neighborhoods in Creil, a small town in the Hauts-de-France region

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Zaha Hadid Architects – Generali Tower + CityLife Residences, Milan

Zaha Hadid Architects, the Generali Tower and the CityLife Residential complex in Milan; history, architecture, and exclusive pictures

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Museums and adaptive reuse – 9 projects shortlisted for EU Mies Award 2019

EU Mies Award 2019, nine shortlisted projects for museums and cultural centers which are outstanding examples of adaptive reuse of old buildings

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Sauerbruch Hutton’s M9 Museum in Venice

M9 – Museo del ‘900 is a museum in Venice Mestre, dedicated to Italy’s 20th-century history, housed in an iconic building by Sauerbruch Hutton architects


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