A Directory of Great Architectures
A Directory of Great Architectures
The Prize conceived and promoted by the Architecture Department at Ferrara University and Fassa Bortolo gives visibility to restoration and recovery projects of particular interest. We would like to remind you that the registration’s deadline is short-term (September 30th 2012).…
VELUX and Foster + Partners launched the new VELUX Modular Skylights during an event at 30 St Mary Axe in London on 13 September 2012. The first collaboration of its kind for both companies, the project aims to radically improve…
The everyday experience of the users is critically important for the hospital typology. Our proposal for a Jinzhou New Area Medical Center is located as closest as possible to the existing wing of the hospital in order to shorten the…
The small Norwegian town of Førde draws its qualities from its interaction with the surrounding mountains, which are visible everywhere, and from Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier on the European mainland, which lies in close proximity to the town. The town’s…
Design strategy: The concept was to share & mix our different cultures: finnish & Italian: using local wood as birch , finnish vintage pieces and contemporany Italian design as twiggy by Foscarini introducing colours and contrast to break “the white…
We decided that the raison d’être of Camper shoes is neither to help people run more quickly nor to give the wearer recognizable status through ‘bling’, but simply to help people enjoy walking, so designed a shop interior in which…
Two asset management partners were looking for strategically located office premises to obviate the need to work from home. They soon found what they wanted: the central and readily reachable Accent Business Park. The choice was made easy by the…
The design of the new Swiss Embassy in Yaoundé pays tribute to its renewed presence in the Cameroon and a respect for the uniqueness of the site. The resulting proposal is an elegant ensemble that encapsulates the identity and self-image…
