De Valera Library & Suíl Art Gallery
The new 2,321 sqm De Valera Library & Súil Art Gallery by Keith Williams Architects for Clare County Council, occupies a prominent site in the county town of Ennis. The site includes the 485 seat Glór theatre (opened 2001), and sits opposite the hi …
Between tradition and experimentation
Capri is a place suspended in time. An island that has enchanted travellers, artists and visionaries for centuries. Nestled between cliffs, scented gardens and panoramas that seem painted, it has always been an icon of Mediterranean elegance. Among its …
A briliant gem
The Olympic Villa in Phnom Penh, capital city of Cambodia, is a project that stands out for its excellence in every realm. The building recalls the architectural idiom of traditional local architecture, with pale colours serving as the background for d …
CUP: light between emotion and high performance
Conceived and designed by the designer Giuseppe Maurizio Scutellà, in collaboration with the technical department of the Brescia-based company, the new Cup collection by Francesconi Architectural Light is the result of intensive months of work, both in …
A gently gigantic art museum in China by Junya.ishigami + associates
Text description provided by the architects. When contemplating architecture in China, that country’s vast, boundless landscapes can pose a daunting challenge. To build with the diminutive beast that is architecture any kind of equal relationship with …
Air, matter, wellness
The purifying power of nature, expressed by applying revolutionary technologies to the physical principles of aerodynamics and the absorbency of natural materials such as active carbon, meets the quality of materials, expressed in a concept of solid tr …
Technological innovation in the luxury homeware sector
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 over one year ago, the world has become a different place. The pandemic’s ongoing presence has created a level of uncertainty that has disrupted daily life and impacted many sectors of the economy. The prospects for top h …
markilux: larger sizes by virtue of new drive technology
The markilux pergola range has been expanded by the addition of the new “stretch version”. It’s because large awning systems offer suitable protection against both sun and rain. Even in the hospitality sector they are finding a lot of favour. These sys …
Stonethica: marble scraps become unique surfaces
”Conjunctions are wholes and not wholes , what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant, from all things one and from one all things” Heraclitus Stonethica is aimed to a future ethical development, enhancing the contrast thanks to a subjec …
A house on the lake designed by CollectiveProject
The lake house is a private retreat designed as an entertainment space and a break from urban life. Located on a steeply sloping and rocky site overlooking Durgam Cheruvu Lake in Hyderabad, the property is nestled in the heart of the city and still fee …