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From, December 15, the NGV Triennial presents a smorgasbord of art and design, plucked from all corners of the globe and representing established artists, emerging talent, and plenty else in between., full_html
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Mass by Ron Mueck. Image courtesy of NGV/Sean Fennessey
After ten years of planning and construction, Swiss Re is opening one of the most modern office buildings in Switzerland at its head office on Mythenquai in Zurich: Swiss Re Next. With the new building, realised by Diener & Diener Architects,…
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Imagine that instead of switching on a lamp when it gets dark, you could read by the light of a glowing plant on your desk. MIT Engineers Create Glowing Plants. The new technology might revolutionize the way we illuminate our environments. ,…
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Seon-Yeong Kwak. Illumination of a book with the nanobionic light-emitting plants (two three-and-a-half-week-old watercress plants). The book and the light-emitting watercress plants were placed in front of a reflective paper to increase the influence from the light emitting plants to the book pages
“Play Parade. An Eames Exhibition for Kids” is the first exhibition project by the Vitra Museum that has been conceived especially for children and for the families. The different shapes and colours that fill the installation will take the visitors…
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Charles and Ray Eames, Prototypes for »Toy Masks«, 1950. Photograph © Eames Office LLC. Image courtesy of Vitra
The market is located on the port largest in Oman and is a hub for shipping, fishing and cruise liners. Snohetta's design seeks to create a new landmark that is in keeping with the harbour city's rich history., full_html
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Muttrah Fish Market by Snøhetta. Photograph © Firas Al Raisi, Luminosity Productions. Image courtesy of Snøhetta
We bring this documentary on Mies van der Rohe's masterpiece of architecture in the heart of Berlin and its history, directed by Ina Weisse, to start the year and remember the restoration process being carried out by the English architect David…
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The Neue Nationalgalerie, a film by Ina Weisse
Architect Helmut Jahn’s kaleidoscopic, controversial State of Illinois Center in Chicago, opened in 1985, may not be long for this world. Despite initial construction flaws and hefty refurbishment costs, this singular architectural vision of an open…
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Thompson Center by Helmut Jahn. Photograph by Rainer Viertlböck. Image courtesy of 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial / Jahn Architects
A year to come, Thank you all!, full_html
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METALOCUS 2018
Calle Alcalá lights up this Christmas thanks to the Stellar installation designed by Ben Busche (Brut Deluxe), with a total of 7680 blue LED bulbs with a total length of 6km. , full_html
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Stellar Alcalá lighting by Brut Deluxe. Photograph ©  Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero Imagen Subliminal
Château Margaux, one Bordeaux’s oldest and most highly-regarded wineries, followed the current and surprisingly pairing between good wines and modern architecture. From Frank Gehry’s Marqués de Riscal`s headquarter to Zaha Hadid’s futuristic…
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High-tech architecture for an ancient craft. Image via Château Margaux's Twitter. G. de Beuchene