A personal review of design creations
Plateforme 10: 3 Museums in the heart of Lausanne
Just a few short steps from the main train station, Plateforme 10 is the new arts district in Lausanne. Arisen on the site of a former railway locomotive repair shed, it is the new home of three cantonal museums…
The Umbrella House by Kazuo Shinohara
If you are heading to Art Basel and Design Miami/Basel next week, do not miss Vitra Design Museum’s brand new addition on its Campus: the Umbrella House by Kazuo Shinohara.
Villa M, a Green Spot in the Parisian Urban Jungle
In the heart of Montparnasse, a new mixed-use complex hides its metallic structure beams by medicinal herbal plants and fruit trees. Villa M is the perfect combination between nature and a human-centered mission.
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.