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Yesterday, the launching of the competition for the transformation of Puerta del Sol square in Madrid was presented in front of some members of the media. It had been announced in May during the election period, and yesterday was officially…

On Tuesday, September 17, the names of the 5 new Praemium Imperiale Laureates were announced in Rome, New York, London, Berlin, Paris and Tokyo. , full_html

Jaques Herzog at Columbia GSAPP talking on Joseph Beuys, Basel and the proximity of art and architecture between 1960s and 1970s. , full_html

At Ruhrtriennale 2013, the historic industrial building environment keeps being source of amazing artistic interventions. This time, rAndom International makes an installation using water drops as construction material. A delicate, almost immaterial…

How to match Shukhov’s pioneering works with Vyksa’s metallurgical tradition and turn them into a contemporary pavilion? , full_html

This dwelling project was developed with the wharf as a premise. With their usual poetry and sensibility, the Aires Mateus brothers develop two huts made of recycled wood, which were built off-site and then transported to their permanent site in a…

On the occasion of the London Design Festival 2013, the Victoria & Albert Museum will hold the last work of design Omer Arbel: a huge chandelier cascading from the top of the museum. If you're around London, don't miss it! , full_html

Today we present you the projects of the last edition of FAV, Festival des Architectures Vives 2013, a path through the city of Montpellier where it can be find different ephemeral installations of young architects who reflect on the architecture…

Olafur Eliasson has become one of the most important contemporary artists and his work is followed with great interest, especially by architects. "A view becomes a window" is not a common book. Olafur Eliasson's newest proposal consists on a new…

As it happens with every keynote, controversy is served. For some people, Apple anticipates their competitors and stablish the new principles on smartphones' evolution. For other, it disappoints with its changes, and introduces some doubtful…