Artists Residency & Cultural Centre in Senegal by Toshiko Mori Architects.Thatched and lightly touching the West African earth it serves, this Toshiko Mori Architects’ Arts Centre in Senegal is a welcomed sensitive response to the area's sometimes unforgiving terrain. Conceived as a cultural hub for local...
NUEC + MMAP Museums in Portugal by Alvaro Siza + Eduardo Souto de Moura.Two white museums sit beside each other in the city of San Tirso, Portugal. Constructed three centuries apart, the two buildings differ in style, size and purpose but share a common visual and spatial sensibility. Pritzker Prize...
Grace Farms Pavilion by SANAA in New Canaan, USA.If it looks like a snake, walks like a snake and slithers across upstate New York like one, does it make it of reptilian-decent? Far from it, actually. SANAA's Grace Farms in New Canaan is the latest offering from the Japanese firm to...
Oscar Niemeyer’s NiterĂłi Contemporary Art Museum in Rio de Janeiro Hosts Louis Vuitton Cruise 2017 Fashion Show.In an extraordinary pairing between architecture and fashion, Oscar Niemeyer’s modernist icon, the Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum in Brazil, recently played host to the Louis Vuitton 2017 Cruise Collection. The fashion show...
Chiado Apartment in Lisbon, Portugal by Fala Atelier.We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again... For us, good design is so much more than the sparkly end result. Which is why we always do our best to hustle for these assets, not just the glossy pictures. Chiado Apartment in Lisbon...
Integral House by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects // Toronto, Canada.A building really like no other, the Integral House by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, is a ground breaking piece of design that has arguably gone down in history as one of the most important built works of North America. If you have never...
The Snake by François Roche/ New Territories in Paris, France.If you’re ever lacking a bit of that artsy-edge in your design lives, only look towards Paris, France. For better or worse, you can trust the Parisians to explore and blur the boundary between art and architecture. Although I’m...
Awe-Inspiring Harbin Opera House in China by MAD Architects.Located in the northern Chinese city of Harbin, this MAD Architect’s creation is a serious beauty. Fluid and sinuous in form, the intersection between landscape and built form is intentionally blurred. MAD Architects have used...
Voyager Espresso Submerged Beneath the New York City’s Financial District Subway.Submerged in the subway beneath New York City’s Financial District, Voyager Espresso is a new speciality coffee bar inspired by the intergalactic world. The space is owned by Aussie exapt Aaron Barnard, who commissioned Only If to...
