The stunning images of Tsz Shan Monastery captured through lens of Frédéric Lagrange who teamed up with London-based agency Winkreative to create new images and a book project of the impressive monastery. Tsz Shan Monastery often described as a luxury Buddhist monastery was founded by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing. The project houses several grand halls […] More
Zaha Hadid Architects have revealed the plans for Messner Mountain Museum Corones for the first time back in 2013 (see the initial project design). Today the museum honoring the famed mountain climber is open to visitors, with all of its impressive vistas. The idea is that visitors can descend within the mountain to explore its […] More
What has influenced the new Den Bosch Theatre design is the participation of the residents of the town, who played their part in the selection of Ben van Berkel / UNStudio as the design team. After the competition instead of city Councillors the citizens of Den Bosch were invited to actually vote on two designs in the […] More
MenoMenoPiu Architects share with us their impressive proposal design for the House of Hungarian Music in Budapest (Hungary). “Our proposal for the new House of Hungarian Music focuses on creating a landmark for the park whilst respecting its environment. In order to fulfill this, our proposition plans to conserve 95% of the existing trees selected by […] More
Up and coming Polish architecture practice Project Gaga is one of the honorable mentions in the competition for the design of Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki (Finland). The project has over 1715 entries coming from 77 countries. In result of this research, museum space is defined as a fluent, full of social activity and interactions, easily accessible, […] More
EXPO Milano 2015 has opened its doors over the weekend, the first pavilion we get to see the closer look of is the China Pavilion. In charge of the design was Yichen Lu the principal of New York based architecture Studio Link-Arc who collaborated with Tsinghua University is Beijing. Yichen Lu has previously worked for […] More
With UNESCO Cultural Centre Ba?miya?n project design by Noe?l Dominguez Architect the french practice was honored in the international architectural competition for the design. The concept design by NDA is created for a 1220 square meter space, housing a research centre, museum, a school, theater, conference room, and cafeteria. The NDA project is chosen among the […] More
HerrmannsArchitects share with us their proposal design for a Community Center in a small village in the district of Mayen-Koblenz (Germany). A long, rectangular plan summarizes the program together as a linear sequence of spaces. The open foyer is designed as a small marketplace. In this function the hard separation between inside and outside is repealed. […] More
The plans for the much talked about Philharmonie de Paris were first revealed seven years ago, the project by Jean Nouvel has immediately received harsh criticism. Not so much for the design (which was in its own right praised) but instead for the massive spending costs planned in advance for the project. The initial cost estimate for the project […] More
Utopia Arkitekter practice from Stockholm has delivered the winning design for the new travel center in Uppsala (Sweden). Juvelen – Jewel is designed to feature a travel center, fitness center, a restaurant on the lower level, as well as offices on the levels above. A landmark building of the Uppsala residents’ very own. Juvelen’s essential […] More
Shizimen Business Cluster Exhibition and Convention Centre in Zhuhai (China) has recently opened its doors, the project was designed by RMJM architects. Renown in the whole region for is extraordinary design, the Shizimen cluster has represented for RMJM 5 years of hard work in close collaboration with the client. “Looking back at the efforts of our […] More
Sleuk Rith Institute in Cambodia by Zaha Hadid Architects is the first wooden construction project by the famed London based architecture practice. Located in Phnom Penh the building is envisioned as a genocide memorial but it also accommodates space for a museum, research centre, library and a connected archive, all focused on the atrocities committed […] More