Built in the now Polish bank of the Neisse river in 1926, the Wolf House is considered the first attempted approach by Mies van der Rohe to modern architecture and the project which set many of the bases for his latter most recognized architecture…
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Mies van der Rohe in 1968. Image courtesy of Associated Press
Josep Lluís Mateo has recently completed the remodelling of El Ninot market in Barcelona, a key market in the city’s food distribution network for its well communicated central location., full_html
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Inside view of the Ninot Market in Barcelona, reformed by Josep Lluís Mateo. Photography © Adrià Goula
The design hopes to provide a solution to the loss of local character in shopping areas around the world. The increased globalisation of retail has led to the homogenisation of high-end shopping streets. Crystal Houses offer the store a window…
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Detail of the façade of Crystal Houses by MVRDV. Photography © Daria Scagliola & Stijn Brakkee. Image courtesy of MVRDV
The opening of the new building of the Basel Kunstmuseum has taken place this week after the completion of more than three years of construction, thus enabling an addition to the real-estate infrastructure of the Swiss museological organization,…
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Kunstmuseum Basel, new building by Christ & Gantenbein. Photography © Julian Salinas. Image courtesy of Kuntsmuseum Basel
The study INMAT Architecture presents the project "La Escuerla del Vino" located in Cehegín, Spain. This was funded by the European Union and is located in an important historical building called "Casa de la Tercia", built in the seventh century. ,…
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The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has published a series of 3D images of the Mackintosh Building, as it is today, after the fire it suffered in 2014, to assist in the restoration works. , full_html
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Mackintosh Building. 3d visualisation looking south from Renfrew Street towards Sauchiehall Street. Courtesy of The Digital Design Studio at The Glasgow School of Art
The nursery Jules Guesde, built in 1898, constitutes part of the first buildings dedicated to small children which began to appear in the late nineteenth century. The studio B+C Architectes has been responsible for its renovation, adapting both its…
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The first project of the famous English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel has been reinvented as a performance space for the Brunel Museum. The shaft, transformed into a Grand Entrance Hall to the institution, comes to life thanks to the project of…
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Traspinedo is a small village located along Ribera del Duero. It’s named after the lush pine forests that surround it, complemented by the mighty Duero and the hills built by the depression of the valley. , full_html
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Plaza Mayor of Traspinedo by Óscar Miguel Ares Álvarez. Photography © Óscar Miguel Ares
The cultural centre is scheduled to open in April, eight years after the City of Paris launched a competition for a complete reconstruction of the existing shopping centre Forum des Halles. , full_html
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