A personal review of design creations
The Grand Suites of Venice Simplon Orient Express
When it comes to travel with class, there is no other train in world that can beat the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. The favourite playground of Agatha Christie is even adding more luxury than before.
Chuburná House
By a turquoise beach close to Chuburná (Yucatan, Mexico), Cabrera Arqs have completed a stunning concrete home.
The Lagoa House
Overlooking the “Lagoa da Conceição”, Brasil Arquitetura worked on a three-level house and studio.
The OldMeetsNew House
In Tra Vinh, a city full of fresh air, hospitality and rustic charm, Block Architects have completed a contemporary house that fits in its traditional environment.
The Bahá‘í Temple of South America in Chile
The Bahá‘í Temple of South America in Chile, designed by Siamak Hariri of Hariri Pontarini Architects, is one of the three finalists for the 2019 The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) International Prize.
A Dunescape Golf Academy
Part of a 44-square-kilometer leisure development, the Ayla Golf Academy and Clubhouse in Aqaba (Jordan) is inspired by its direct natural environment.
The Xing Kiln Museum
In the Northen Chinese county of Neiqiu, the Xing Kiln Museum pays tribute to an ancestral craft developed as refined art: white porcelain.
Perfect hideaway in Monsaraz
Away from any clichés from typical Portuguese architecture, pure and almost naked as basic elements could be, here is a perfect hideaway by Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus.
Saint George Hotel: Toronto’s untold story
In the heart of Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood, the Saint George Hotel mixes local heritage with a tasteful contemporary flavour.
The Cathedral of Aviation turns into Iconic Hotel
When it opened in 1962, Eero Saarinen’s Trans World Flight Center immediately became an iconic architectural masterpiece. After years of closure and being threatened to be destroyed, welcome to the TWA Hotel.