A monolithic concrete house confronting the Alps
Marte.Marte designed a house in Austria as a small mountain monument made of contrasts in volumes, materials and light.
Eileen Gray: “To create, one must first question everything”
“A house is not a machine to live in. It is the shell of man, his extension, his release, his spiritual emanation.”
Wooden ring pavilions for the pandas of Chengdu
The four architectures accommodate the giant panda community in the National Park, providing a continuous connection with nature.
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Swiss cities by train, between nature and culture
Urban life and nature lovers can easily reach the main Swiss cities by train from Italy. Thanks to a joint promotion by Trenitalia and the Swiss Federal Railways, if you travel as a couple you only pay for one of the two 1st or 2nd class tickets. The offer, valid from 9 March to 16 April, connects the main cities of Northern Italy with various Swiss centres.
Old house transformed into a functional boutique hotel in Spain
Emma Martí Arquitectura’s intervention preserves the original beauty of an 18th-century structure, adding natural light to the dark environment through the insertion of skylights.
On a journey through amphibious architecture in the heart of Amazonia
Leticia is a town overlooking the world’s largest and most unpredictable river, where floating buildings house the “floating populations” that live on the border between Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.
Twenty-five towers to combat sandstorms in Dubai
In the desert climate of the United Arab Emirates, sculptural skyscrapers could provide a sustainable structural solution to sandstorms, while clearing the air.
MAD’s dreamy project brings new life to an abandoned Chinese market
Timeless Beacon transforms an old market building in Guangdong into a dadaist lighthouse.
World’s largest spokeless ferris wheel to be built in Seoul
Seoul Ring will be a new landmark for the Korean city, a symbol of ecology, brotherhood, and culture.
New Azimut “ecofriendly” yachts to feature interiors by Matteo Thun & Antonio Rodriguez
The philosophy of the two architects matches the ecological objectives of Azimut, which with Seadeck is developing its first series of hybrid motoryachts with the aim of reducing emissions by up to 40%.
In Ireland, a cottage rises from the ruins
A scrupulous and delicate restoration pays homage to the vernacular architecture and the chromatic and material characteristics of the Irish landscape.
Steven Holl and Toshiko Mori, Guest Editors 2023
A “couple-not-couple” of extremely different architects, will lead the magazine next year.
Fai Spring Days 2023 in Milan, 5 places to visit that are usually inaccessible
On Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March, a number of historic places in Milan will open their doors to the public: we have chosen for you the unmissable ones.
Developing a more sustainable cement to build better
The unsustainability of cement, the world’s second most-used commodity after water, has led research centers and startups to develop an alternative to the material.
In Mexico, two architectures embracing the landscape
Set between lakes and hills, two circular structures inhabit the site using local materials.
IKEA opens Italy's first XS Store in Fiumicino, near Rome
On the occasion of the new opening, IKEA will provide the furnishings to the halfway house “Santa Maria degli Angeli” for the homeless people present on the territory.
“Catching desire by the tail”: the Palladium club in New York
Arata Isozaki, Jean Michel Basquiat, Francesco Clemente and Keith Haring: an art-architecture dream team put their names on the New York club heir to Studio 54, presented on Domus in 1985.