Wutopia Lab recently completed their latest project in Guangzhou, China, the Satori Harbor, a culturally symbolic library situated in VIPshop’s new headquarters. In Master Zhuangzi, the word Satori (Zhaoche) describes a state of transcendental being in the practice of Taoism, as the morning light shining across the entire earth. Yu Ting, the Founder & Chief […] More
Replus Design Bureau recently completed works on the new Lviv Municipal Art Center, a new landmark on the cultural map of the city. It is a multi-functional space located in the authentic Neo-Gothic building with a modern architectural solution. The center includes a gallery, lecture halls, media library, bookstore, a cozy cafe, and a workshop. […] More
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled their latest project, the design for the new Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum in Guangming Science City, China. The landmark building which is part of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen Science Technology Innovation Corridor aims to showcase and strengthen the city’s global position as a center of innovation and technology. Take a look […] More
Antonio Virga has recently completed his latest project in the historic center of Cahors, the “Grand Palais”, a 7-theater cinema with a capacity of 1,051 spectators that is part of a master redevelopment plan for the Place Bessières, now dedicated to pedestrians. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Various Associates recently completed their latest project in Shenzen Nantou – Vanke Nantou Gallery. One of the key points that the design team focused on was to update the “sense of age” and “simple image” of traditional materials by design approaches. As the studio always tries to bring forth the new through the old, and […] More
Henning Larsen has unveiled its design for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota. The design is among the three finalists (together with Snøhetta and Studio Gang) and is inspired by the rich landscapes of the North Dakotan Badlands, united by Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy, and rooted in the community of Medora. Take a look […] More
KCAP and CITYFÖRSTER have designed a new cultural building and district for Bratislava, Slovakia Trnavské mýto will house a state-of-the-art concert and congress venue and the area will be transformed into a modern open neighbourhood including a series of green and public areas. Discover more after the jump. More
UAD has designed this striking art gallery located in the hometown of traditional calligraphy, Shuyang, Jiangsu province. The concept of architecture abstracts the most fundamental three colors, black, white and red of Chinese calligraphy from rice-paper, brush-pen, seal and creates a pure space experience with pure colors. Take a look at the complete story after […] More
Qarta architektura designed a New lecture center for College of Polytechnics in Jihlava (VŠPJ), juxtaposing a modern concept of dynamic contemporary architecture with historical architecture of a former communist prison. Strictness, rigidity and oppressive atmosphere of the prison’s legacy is replaced by an inspiring and non-conforming environment containing fragments of history, but offering new and […] More
The architecture scene has gone through many permutations over the last 150 years. The forces of conservatism and modernism have been locked in a never-ending grapple that has spawned an exciting, if occasionally baffling, number of trends. These trends have generated a smorgasbord of different styles in most capital cities, many of which contain buildings […] More
MMV Arquitectos transformed a 20th century villa in Lisbon, Portugal into a stunning new art studio. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
JDAP has designed an international centre for language in Songdo, South Korea. Sited on a bend in the stream that runs through the city’s central park, the building forms an open gateway that draws people from the park, into an Open Centre at the heart of the building. Gently draped over a mound at one […] More