The Albert Pérez Baró Library is located in the Montbau housing estate. It was founded in the 1980s by the neighbours themselves as a popular library. Initially it occupied two of three former school buildings which had been constructed in the 1950s during the first phase of the estate. The passage of time and [...]
The first section of ‘The Tide’, an elevated linear park that runs alongside london’s river thames, has opened to the public. conceived as a ‘destination for art, design, and well-being’, the project has been designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Neiheiser Argyros and features artistic contributions from damien hirst and morag myerscough, among others. intended for running, walking, and [...]
As a continuation of Friedrich August Stüler’s forum architecture, the James-Simon-Galerie serves as the new entrance building for Museum Island, completing the ensemble between the Kupfergraben canal and Neues Museum. Together with the ‘Archaeological Promenade’, it forms the backbone of the master plan that was developed in 1999 and adopted as the basis for [...]
The new Zalando Headquarters consists of an ensemble of two buildings that form the heart of the company’s new campus in Berlin- Friedrichshain, neighboring the “Mercedes-Benz-Arena” and the East Side Gallery. The design of the seven-story building, accommodating a total of 43,000 m² of office space. Rather than forming a closed block, it assumes an [...]
From the commissioning of a project consisting of a group of houses on land where an orchid nursery worked, a survey of the existing constructions was carried out in order to evaluate the status and capacity of adaptation of the buildings to the program of established needs. Although the building lacked a heritage value [...]
Cuadernos Rubio has just opened its first store in Valencia, a city that has been considered home for more than 60 years. And it has done it big, with an incredible store full of color and design thanks to the work of Masquespacio. The Rubio store, located in the centre of Valencia, at 9 [...]
Studio Gang is celebrating a significant milestone with the topping out of their twisting high-rise MIRA tower in San Francisco. Construction of the 400-foot-tall tower began in mid-2017, with steady progression leading to projected occupancy in late 2019. The scheme's design is centered on the evolution of the bay window element, a feature common to San [...]
The new 18,000 m2 Maison de l’Économie Créative et de la Culture en Aquitaine, MÉCA, creates a frame for the celebration of contemporary art, film, and performances, giving Bordeaux the gift of art-filled public space from the waterfront to the city’s new urban room. Centrally located between the River Garonne and Saint-Jean train station, MÉCA, brings [...]
Eight buildings by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, including his iconic Fallingwater house and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The eight buildings were awarded heritage status by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee at a meeting on July 7 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Alongside the Guggenheim Museum and [...]
The New York Botanical Garden’s new summer exhibition, Brazilian Modern: The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx, celebrates the influential Brazilian Modernist landscape architect, plant explorer, conservationist, and artist Roberto Burle Marx. On display through September 29, the exhibition, which features lush gardens, is also the first to combine a horticultural tribute to Burle [...]
