Best of the Best

Brutalisms, pink, bamboo. Don’t miss the selection of our favourite “Best of” published on Domsuweb in 2017.

Tracing some of the trends of 2017, our Best of saturday series is a collection of stories that have something in common, each time. This year we published about 30 Best of and here is a selection of our favourite ones, ranging from building materials to social issues. We focused on spectacular buildings in bamboo, the Brutalist and pink mania, low budget architectures, Czech new buildings and migration. Enjoy.

Best of Brutalism. Photographed, used, filmed and preserved: brutalism seems to be again under the microscope. – Best of pink. Schools, international bridges, boutiques, tv sets and furniture. A selection of installations and architectures that turned pink a design philosophy. – Migrations. Architects and photographers, artists and designers that do not ignore one of the most relevant issue of these years.

Chiangmai Life Architects, Bamboo Sports Hall for Panyaden International School, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2017. Photo Alberto Cosi
Joao Diniz Arquitetura, House HC, Belo Horizonte, 2016
Comunal: Taller de Arquitectura, Producción Social de Vivienda: Sierra Nororiental de Puebla, 2016. Photo Onnis Luque
Marcus Voraa, @ Roll-out table, 2017
Mimosa Architekti, House in Dobříš, Czech Republic, 2017. Photo BoysPlayNice
Heatherwick Studio, Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, 2017. Photo Iwan Baan
Wolfgang Tillmans: Remain campaign
Stuart Semple, Pink!, 2016
Marcel Wanders, Anti-pollution mask, produced by O2TODAY, 2016
Fernando Romero, Border City, aerial view

Best of Low budget. Ten different solutions for low budget projects: good architecture can be cheap. – Best of Museums. Museums made of earth, water, wood and cement. Selected for you, the most sensational designs of the past year. – Best of Norway. Forefront sports centers, warm interiors and social design. Don’t miss the best stories from Norway. – Best of bicycle. To inspire good intentions, don't miss our selection of projects on two wheels.  

Anna Positano, Skopje. Central Train Station platform, designed according to Kenzo Tange’s plans by a group of young Japanese architects among which Arata Isozaki, 1966

Best of bamboo. Houses, schools, installations and electonic devices. Discover bamboo and its thousand possible uses with some of the best articles selected by Domusweb. – Best of Czech Republic. Seven architecture projects and one artist demonstrate the Czech Republic’s vitality. – Best of Summer Houses. A selection of retreat paradises facing the sea or immersed in forests, in close relationship with nature. – Best of UK. Pavilions, museums, renovations, experimental projects and one of the most sensational referendums ever. Read here the best stories from the UK.

Image on top: Georges Adilon, Lycée Sainte Marie-Lyon, 1976). La Verpillière, France. Photo Roberto Conte