First, the location was selected. A hole was excavated in the limestone, a cellar open to the sky, then a cave was created, a fissured limestone karst landscape, soft steps with worn treads, then the blinding light, and a return to the caves to marvel at the organ pipe stalactites… More
Just four and a half years after its official opening (September 2012), the UNStudio designed Kutaisi International Airport has grown rapidly from 12,915 passengers per year to more than 300,000 in 2016. Predictions for the low-cost airliner airport are such that it is expected to reach a capacity of close to 1,000,000 passengers by 2020. […] More
Atelier RZLBD designed this inspiring two-story house located in Eglinton East between Toronto and Scarborough, in 2017. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Occasionally, Council planning restrictions can produce design constraints that are welcome; in this case, limits to residential apartment building heights forces all units built on sloping sites such as the block The Triplex Apartments occupies to step and follow the contours of the land. Terraced apartments are not a new building type; the style began […] More
Belotto Scopel Tanaka Arquitetura designed this inspiring contemporary apartment located in Curitiba, Brazil, in 2017. Take a look at the complete story below. More
Ash NYC designed this stunning contemporary apartment located in New York City, United States, in 2017. Take a look at the complete story below. More
Article 25’s mission is to help improve the futures of vulnerable communities often living in the aftermath of disasters, through building excellent, resilient infrastructure and space for health, education and fulfilling livelihoods. 10×10 Drawing the City is Article 25’s annual fundraising event. More
The exhibition “Making of a Forest” is based on the current state of Czech forestry. It presents the keystones of forest-based production, forest maintenance and logging. The visual material for the exhibition was created over the course of one year and represents a time-lapse record of the 100-year-long cycle of a forest. It captures the […] More
Japan’s Okawa Kagu designed this super-chic furniture collection for cats entitled “craftsman MADE”. The campaign is intended to reinvigorate the once-prosperous craft industry of Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture region.Okawa Kagu came up with the idea to merge the internet’s love for cats with the skills of local artisans. They took existing full-scale designs and down-sized them […] More
Norwegian architectural firm Snøhetta is designing Europe’s first underwater restaurant – Under. The new restaurant will be located on the southern coast of Norway, close to the village of Båly. More
NBBJ designed the Northside Library located in Columbus, OH, United States, in 2017. Take a look at the complete story below. Libraries are in transition. Once a point of knowledge dissemination and quiet introspection, they are becoming places to meet, socialize, study, hang out and plug in. Historically, we have seen a library’s civic value […] More
By chance the client found Xu Xujun two years ago. After a few hours’ communication at the first meeting, the client requested that Xu Xujun provide a brief proposal first. At that night, Xu Xujun drew a rough draft by hand: elements of Oriental Zen were added to the overlapping connected buildings , and Tibetan […] More