Gordon Parks Arts Hall is bracketed by the two symmetrical neo-gothic towers of Belfield Hall at the north end of the University of Chicago Laboratory School’s main campus. The 1904 limestone façade of Belfield is reflected and re-interpreted in a muscular form in the Arts Hall, a visual dialogue of the 21st century with the […] More
Renowned architect Álvaro Siza Vieira has completed a public auditorium in llinars del vallès, a catalan village located 40 kilometers northeast of Barcelona. The project is conformed by two red brick buildings, one which houses an auditorium with capacity for 300 seats and a second building with all the offices and technical spaces associated to the theater. Take a look at the […] More
The project involves the restoration and renovation of the building called the old officers’ mess and extension of the building to create a design center for businesses to professionalize and promote young designers and the Walloon design. This is a building dating from around the late seventeenth century and the first quarter of the eighteenth century […] More
Architecture firm Snøhetta has designed library it has designed a library for Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It aims to challenge the “traditional typology of the research library”. For students and the surrounding community, the new building will house a “variety of study spaces, resource centers, sophisticated information technology, public spaces and event hall”.The project […] More
Christ & Gantenbein have designed a new wing for the National Museum in Zurich. Set to open to the public in July 2016, the new wing provides exhibition galleries, an auditorium and a library for the 118-year-old museum, which houses the largest collection of cultural and historical objects in Switzerland. The raw concrete chosen by […] More
Cologne based architecture firm RSAA has unveiled its designs for a new church complex in China’s Zhangjiagang district.The project consists of a central building surrounded by a ring of supporting structures aimed to serve the community, as well as sheltering the inner basilica from outside noises. The northern buildings will consist of prayer and counselling spaces, in the south […] More
The Christian Marin building by Guillaume Ramillien is situated in the southeast of Paris. It offers a modern, eco-conscious take on the community centre. It represents the future of social consciousness. Commissioned as part of the Parisian commune Limeal-Brévannes’ new urban planning schedule, the wooden structure will serve the 700 houses currently undergoing construction in the […] More
The La Gota Cultural Center and Tobacco Museum, located in Navalmoral de la Mata, Spain was designed by Ramiro Losada and Alberto García. It is a hybrid building, hosting temporary exhibition spaces, a permanent exhibition for the painter Sofia Feliu and a Tobacco Museum. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
DUS Architects have completed a 3d printed facade on the temporary EU Building, for the Dutch EU Presidency 2016. The EU Presidency will take place in the Netherlands for 6 months from January 2016, and . After that, the bio-plastic facade will be fully recycled. The design references the sails of historical sailing ships, that […] More
Architects Ifat Finkelman and Deborah Warschawski have teamed up to build a wooden structure around an old pine tree to update a courtyard space at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Situated at the entrance of the museum’s Wing for Art Education, the IMJ Tree House provides a gathering point for both adult and children visitors. “As […] More
MVRDV architects are working on a new type of cultural venue in Rotterdam, where visitors can experience the art collection, while it is being exhibited within state-of-the-art conservation spaces. It is planned as an extension of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, located in Rotterdam’s well known Museumpark district. The centuries-old establishment It currently keeps its […] More
The Museum of Tomorrow, designed by spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is set to open its doors in rio de janeiro’s puerto maravilha neighborhood. The design of the museum is influenced by local culture and, through its architecture, explores the relationship between the city and the natural environment. It consists of 5,000 square meters of temporary […] More