Community School in Turin, Italy by BDR bureau.Aiming to embody the future of education and architecture, BDR bureau revamped the Enrico Fermi community school in Turin, adding a blush pink steel structure to an existing 1960s building. The architects moved entrances and external...
Maya Somaiya School Library in Kopargaon, India by Sameep Padora & Associates.Part sculpture, part architecture, Mumbai-based Sameep Padora & Associates have designed a library for a small rural school in India. Imagined as an extension of the ground plane, Sameep Padora were captivated by the material efficiencies...
Zenith Launches the Jac Chair Collection.After five years of development in collaboration with Schamburg + Alvisse, Zenith has launched Jac āthe peopleās chairā collection, designed with workplace community, practicality and versatility in mind. Continuing the sustainable...
The Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm by Norell/Rodhe.Norell/Rodhe articulated key existing elements with colour through the refurbishment of the Royal Institute of Art building in Stockholm, such as the pastel yellow braced columns that date back to the 1800s. Bespoke fittings and furniture...
Bauhaus Bus on World Tour in Honour of the Schoolās Centennial.Did you know that Bauhaus ā the influential German school of modern design ā will celebrate its centenary this year? In honour of this important milestone, SAVVY Contemporary has set out mark the milestone with a project dubbed...
Agricultural Training Centre in Rural India by Studio Advaita.This simplistic, square building is an agriculture training centre in the rural area of Nimblak, Maharashtra, India. Built for the marginal farmersā children, its purpose is to enable rural youth, the next generation of farmers, to learn...
Stories On Design // Circles in Architecture.The Circle is a universal symbol with extensive meaning. It represents the notions of totality, wholeness, focus, infinity, unity, timelessness, the Sun, the Moon, the entire Universe. I suspect the reason most of us are drawn to it is...
Black Maria Temporary Performance Pavilion by GRUPPE // London.Black Maria is a temporary architectural construct that served as an event space, meeting point, spectacle and screening device at Central St. Martin Art School in London's Kings Cross. The project formed pard of artist Richard...
Stories On Design // Architecture for Children.As adults, and especially as architects and designers - whether we are parents or not - we have a collective responsibility to teach our Young Jedis about the importance and the value of good design. They say it's best to start them young,...
