The historic Berlin department store Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe), a century-old building with 60,000 square metres of retail…
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Berlin KaDeWe (first quadrant) by OMA. Photograph by Marco Cappelletti, Courtesy of OMA

First opening of Berlin's historic department store, Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) by OMA

The project by BloomDesign for the X11 store in Shanghai, China's largest city, has aimed to create spatial and stylish experiences that respond to the preferences of young…
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X11 Global Flagship Store by BloomDesign. Photograph by Lu Haha

A new must-visit destination for Generation Z. X11 Global Flagship Store by BloomDesign

The young architecture studio KONNTRA has designed an outdoor shopping plaza with traditional craft kiosks in the city of Varaždin, Croatia. Contemporary designs in the baroque…
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Square of traditional crafts by KONNTRA. Photograph by KONNTRA

Contemporaneity in a baroque city. Square of traditional crafts by KONNTRA

Parisian architectural studio Christophe Rousselle has completed "Le Copenhague", a residential…
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Le Copenhague by Christophe Rousselle. Photograph by Takiju Shimmura

Two ways of facing the street. Le Copenhague by Christophe Rousselle

The studio based in Nonthaburi, Thailand, Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated, has…
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Vibhavadi Office by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by Chalermwat Wongchompoo | Sofography.

Retain and add elements. Vibhavadi Office by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated

One of the most anticipated openings in Paris, (as we already advanced last March at METALOCUS) the reform and expansion of the…
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Grand Magasin La Samaritaine by SANAA and team. Photograph by Jared Chulski

Samaritaine reopens after an exceptional renovation by SANAA and team

As we mentioned in the series of articles on architectural works in interwar Rotterdam, the profession suffered a lot with the German bombing of 1940. A city in crisis (and a country, of course), a historic centre in ruins, important buildings that…
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Groot Handelsgebouw by Huig Maaskant and Willem van Tijen. Photograph courtesy of Van Duinen National Archive / ANEFO

Postwar reconstruction icon. Groot Handelsgebouw by Huig Maaskant and Willem van Tijen

The new PAU store located in the centre of Valencia has been designed by estudio …
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PAU Flagship Store by estudio DIIR. Photograph by David Zarzoso

Character of monumentality. PAU Flagship Store by estudio DIIR

Apple Via del Corso is the new store of the American telephone company, located in one of the most important areas of Rome. This store has been one of the most demanding restoration challenges between Apple's design teams and the integrated…
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Restauración del Palazzo Marignoli por Foster + Partners. Fotografía cortesía Apple

New Apple store on Via del Corso. Palazzo Marignoli restoration by Foster + Partners

The French studio Atelier WOA has designed a campus of industrial, commercial, and educational buildings aimed at two companies with the aim of housing the facilities of…
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L’Industreet by Atelier WOA. Photograph by Camille Gharbi

Industrial trades campus. L’Industreet by Atelier WOA