From mine to “cultural pier”: Sassari’s waterfront is taking a makeover
Fonte Mare is a project that enhances an old mining complex in the heart of the Sardinian city. The new public space sees the participation of artists Tellas and 2bleene
SOM is designing Oman’s first smart city
Commissioned by the country's Ministry of Housing, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is leading the design of a city capable of housing 20,000 new homes.
A city called California Forever is the new planned utopia of Silicon Valley’s elite
Investor group Flannery Associates unveiled the first sketches, outlining plans for a new sustainable community 60 miles from San Francisco.
A “hyper-abundant” city as Seoul’s future
Presented during the Biennale in South Korea, Rios Studio’s project focuses on a more flexible way of living on the coast in response to the risk of urban flooding.
A public park to revitalize the Mississippi river bank in Memphis
Studio Gang and SCAPE oversaw the design for a park with pedestrian paths, terraces and a massive glulam roof to protect against the sun.
Greenhouse complex developed as a village in Austria
PPAG Architects was responsible for the design of the new buildings of the Austrian restaurant Steirereck am Pogusch, dedicated to the growth of food used in the facility.
Prague’s new pedestrian bridge
Bridge Structures recently completed the construction of a new pedestrian bridge over the Vltava River, featuring a minimalist design that respects the surrounding natural landscape.
Shma completes landscape design of Neri & Hu’s hotel in Guangzhou
Set against the backdrop of the firm’s signature architecture, the garden features a series of undulating strips of silk-inspired lawns.
A hotel cabin made from borrowed materials and tie-down straps
Dutch firm Overtreders W has completed the construction of a temporary living hut, made without the use of glues and screws, and easy to be disassembled.
An urban timber installation to reflect on the life cycle of materials
Studio Bark has created a temporary pavilion in Leeds City Square made of fir boards to encourage collective reflection on the use of materials in the construction industry.
Can aeroponic gardens be grown in housing complexes?
We talked with Alessandro Boniforte, CEO of the Turin-based startup Agricooltur, now experimenting the direct use of aeroponics in residential units with the Forrest in Town project, in Milan.
8 floating cities, between present and future
Amid climate crisis and ceaseless urban expansion, projects of artificial cities in the middle of the sea are rapidly multiplying: we have collected some of the most interesting, while their actual implementation still remains an open point.
Paris’ first zero emission neighborhood is designed by TVK
The Parisian firm recently opened a new mixed-program district in the metropolis’ 19th arrondissement. It features the largest massive load-bearing stone building site since Haussmann.
A new demountable home for the Stuttgart Opera
The project has been selected as the winning proposal in the international competition for the new temporary headquarters of the Württembergische Staatstheater Stuttgart.