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
Panorama Architecture designed the extension to the research campus of the Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l’Homme – MMSH in Aix-en-Provence, specialized in the Mediterranean World. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
JANREVAJ architects created a concept for a private investor of an Art Center inspired by the highest mountain in Slovakia – Gerlach Peak. He designed this Art Center as a free form with curving walls. Discover more after the jump. More
CCD designed this inspiring modern art center in Xi’an, China. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
HYP-ARCH have recently completed works on the Leader Mountain Art Museum in Zhongshan, China. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Trapolin-Peer Architects designed this new multi-faceted cultural destination project in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana. The project is a refurbishment of two, late 19th-century buildings at the corner of Canal and Magazine Streets in downtown New Orleans, as well as how the buildings help revitalize this section of Canal street, a major thoroughfare for the city. […] More
Panda Office designed this stunning multi-functional space for children located in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
W Studio have recently completed the transformation of the Longfu Cultural Center in Beijing, China. The designers retained the ancient building frame but turned to a more modern approach while designing the interiors. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Czech studio ORA designed GaP – an art gallery and space for cultural events in which different functions blend together and influence each other, differentiated by shades of materials and the presence of objects in space. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More