The Kálida center is a space of emotional, social and practical support for people with cancer, their relatives and friends. It is a house open to all with qualified professionals to offer their help, a house to meet other people, a house where to find a quiet corner or have a cup of tea. [...]
The studio Vincent Callebaut Architectures has revealed the images of his project tribute to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, after the fire that severely damaged this historic structure. The project is a transcendent proposal, a symbol of an ecological and resilient future, which is inspired both by biomimicry and by common ethics to seek a [...]
The French newspaper Le Monde, nominated the Parques del Río project within one of the categories of its Urban Innovation in Cities award. In total there are 23 initiatives competing for the award that highlights the best bets for urban planning in the world. The award ceremony will take place in Paris on June [...]
Snøhetta has been responsible for the design of the Shanghai Grand Opera in Shanghai, China, after an international design competition. With the aim of attracting a wide audience of traditional, classic and experimental performances, Snøhetta has developed the architectural, landscape, interior and graphic design for the complex in collaboration with the ECADI architects based [...]
The Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat have announced the winners of the 17th edition of the CTBUH Tall Building Awards. From 65 finalists, winners were chosen from several height ranges including Best Tall Building under 100 meters, Best Tall Building 100-199 meters, Best Tall Building 200-299 meters, and Best Tall Building over 400 meters. From these [...]
Barcelona City Council, the Catalan Architects’ Association (COAC) and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation have joined forces with Barcelona Building Construmat and ArquinFAD, to launch Architecture Week 2019, a joint initiative that will be taking place at various locations in the City of Barcelona from 9 to 19 May. During those days, Barcelona will become the centre of a wide range of [...]
Promoted by the District Department of Education and convened by the Colombian Society of Architects of Bogotá D.C. and Cundinamarca, a Public Contest was held in 2013 to select the best design proposal for a School in the town of Fontibón. The architectural firm FP architecture wins the first position of the contest with [...]
EPHEMERAL ARCHITECTURES Spring Festival, originally related to the agricultural and livestock fairs that today is the largest public event in the city, with a floating population of more than 1 million people in an area of a few hectares, during a week, almost 24 hours. The architecture and the urban landscape is a present [...]
Text description provided by the architects. Sotheby’s galleries were designed to provide the optimal exhibition space for everything from single objects to expansive collections, and can accommodate works of art of any scale – the tallest gallery measures more than 20 feet in height, while the smallest gallery is 350 square feet. ©ArchDaily [...]
Barcelona Building Construmat, the building exhibition from Fira Barcelona will be held from May 14 to 17 at the Gran Via venue. BBConstrumat prepares a new edition based on innovation, knowledge and the promotion of business as fundamental elements to lead the transformation of construction. The show will feature an offer organized in four major [...]
