Dominique Coulon et Associés have recently completed the Théodore Gouvy Theater of Freyming-Merlebach. The project proposes a new space for culture. With its deconstructed bright white silhouette, it becomes the symbol of the renewal of this city with a substantial industrial past driven by the cooling industry. Take a look at the complete story after the […] More
How the museums can help improve the landscape of the city? Over the centuries the architecture has played a certain part of role and has influenced not only artists but also created a certain type of image of a different city. Now the entire art history we can know only by visiting museums which still […] More
Atelier Urban Face designed these stunning kiosks in Montreal’s most beloved landmarks and urban family escapes, the Mount Royal Park, in 2017. The kiosks are a practical response the surroundings and integrate into the park in the most discreet and harmonious manner possible. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Tabanl?o?lu Architects is in charge of the reconstruction of the Ataturk Cultural Center in Istanbul (AKM). The center will overlook the city’s iconic Taksim Squareand is expected to be completed in 2019. The Center will be the new centrally located home for Istanbul’s arts and culture scene of twenty-first century Istanbul. Not only will the […] More
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
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
The New York Public Library has unveiled a Master Plan for its iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, one of the nation’s leading research libraries, which for over a century has stood as a symbol of open and free access to information and opportunity. The $317 million plan for the historic Midtown building on Fifth Avenue […] More
KAPSARC (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre) is a non-profit institution for independent research into policies that contribute to the most effective use of energy to provide social wellbeing across the globe. KAPSARC develops policies and economic frameworks that reduce the environmental impact and overall costs of energy supply and enable practical technology-based solutions […] More
The headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie are a unique, memorable and fitting image on the banks of the Seine in Rouen. What makes it so unique is how the new building fits in with the surrounding landscape of Rouen. The building’s dynamic profile contrasts with the omnipresence of horizontal designs found along the major port, […] More
This Community Cultural Center exhibits the archeological and textile wealth of Teotitlán del Valle, a village in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The principal volume, facing the village square, houses the Museum which will host the collections and activities of the present Teotitlán Museum of History. In formal terms, the project is governed by the […] More
BIG -Bjarke Ingels Group and LEGO bring the toy scale of the classic LEGO brick to architectural scale with LEGO House, forming vast exhibition spaces and public squares that embody the culture and values at the heart of all LEGO experiences. More
PUP architects designed the Antepavilion located in Hoxton, London, England, United Kingdom, in 2017. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More