Liquid Pavilion by DepA for The Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, Portugal.DepA has completed a mirrored pavilion set on the grounds of a cultural institution Serralves, Portugal, originally designed by Ălvaro Siza in the...
Tianjin Binhai Library in China by MVRDV with TUPDI.MVRDV in collaboration with local architects TUPDI has completed the spectacular Tianjin Binhai Library in a coastal metropolis outside Beijing,...
Bricks Decoded: Curved Brick Buildings.Curves. And bricks. These are two concepts we donât usually associate with each other, at least not straight away, right? Since I personally love nothing more than challenging that which weâve all come to expect, I thought it...
PRODUCTORA’s Monolithic Cultural Center in Mexico Built from Pigmented Concrete, Clay, Bricks & Timber.Mexico-city based architecture practice PRODUCTORA has recently completed a monolithic masterpiece that is the Community and Cultural Centre in the small village of Teotitlan del Valle, 31 km outside of Oaxaca city at the foothills of the...
WanĂ„s Hotel in SkaÌne, Sweden Set Within 18th-Century Buildings Converted by Kristina Wachtmeister.Surrounded by the renowned sculpture park The WanĂ„s Foundation, and history dating back to medieval times, WanĂ„s Hotel offers Nordic design &...
Church of St. Wenceslas in Sazovice, Czech Republic by Atelier Stepan.I remember one of my early lessons in Architecture where I was told that in buildings, curves are a nightmare and will never look as impressive as they appear in oneâs head. Because of this, I am always in awe of a structure that has...
Zeitz MOCAA Cape Town by Studio Heatherwick Set Within a Giant Disused Grain Silo.Studio Heatherwick carved the inside of a disused grain silo building on Cape Townâs waterfront, transforming it into South Africaâs biggest art...
Building with Sun, Water and Air: Hiroshi Sambuichi’s Subterranean Installation at The Cisterns in Frederiksberg.Located under Frederiksberg Hill, in the heart of SĂžndermarken Park, are The Cisterns, a subterranean reservoir that once supplied drinking water for all of Copenhagen. The murky and eerily still space is currently the backdrop of Hiroshi...
Stories On Design // Hospitality & Event Pop-Ups.Gone are the days when Event Pop-Ups were simply clever PR stunts or an excuse for mediocre premises that have been knocked up by someoneâs handy uncle who can cunningly transform Bunningâs chipboard into bench seats. Add a coupla...
