A personal review of design creations
The Pacific, a human-scale skyscraper
In Vancouver, ACDF Architecture unveiled The Pacific, a new high-rise building whose façade creates a new skyscraper language in the form of new relationships between pedestrians and the building.
#RamadanSeries – Cambridge Central Mosque
For our last episode of the #RamadanSeries, let’s discover a ‘place of tranquillity’ with tree-like pillars built by Marks Barfield Architects…
Episode Four – Cambridge Central Mosque, UK.
#RamadanSeries - Al-Irsyad Mosque
A dome does not make a mosque and stacked stones can become calligraphy. With these two strong elements Urbane Indonesia created a religious building once listed among the Top 5 in 2010.
Episode Three – Al-Irsyad Mosque, Indonesia
#RamadanSeries - The Mosque of Light
In Al Quoz, one of Dubai’s busiest industrial areas, The Mosque of Light by Dabbagh Architects is a contemporary place of worship that is quietly masterful in its use of form, materiality, and controlled natural light to evoke a sense of calm, spiritual connection, and to transition the worshiper from the outer material world to an inner sense of being.
#RamadanSeries - Episode 1 - Mosque of the Late Abdulkhaliq Gargash, Dubai
Cukrownia Żnin: A Sugar Factory turned into A Hotel
Żnin, a city in north-central Poland, was already known by Romans before establishing its historical centre in the 11th century… It is in one of its industrial landmarks that Bulak Project created a new hotel.
The spirit of traditions in a contemporary space
In Xiamen, China, Norm Architects created BASAO Tea Lounge that enables all senses and feeding the soul beyond tea aromas. The spirit of traditions in a contemporary space offers an authentic and mindful experience.
The Mastaba, the world’s largest permanent artwork
Conceived in 1977, the Mastaba, Christo & Jeanne-Claude’s project, would be made up of 410,000 colourful barrels and located in the desert of Abu Dhabi.
The Muxarabi House
In the Brazilian town of Piracicaba, this house made of concrete and bricks offer a prominent local version of a mashrabiya pattern on its front façade… but not only.
MH142, Moët Hennessy’s new HQ: a serene contemporary homage to Art Déco
Enthusiasm, curiosity and pleasure: these three key words guided the approach of the architects of the Barbarito Bancel practice in designing the Moët Hennessy group’s new workspaces in Paris.
#TheSummerAfter – Ncaved House in Greece
For this new series, a selection of summer locations connected to the world but detached from any crowd. The perfect escape for the world after the health crisis.
Episode 1 – Ncaved House by MOLD Architects