Plastic Village – Il limite imperfetto tra architettura e design
Plastic Village – “Il limite imperfetto tra architettura e design” is an initiative promoted by Fondazione Donnaregina for contemporary arts in collaboration with Fondazione Plart. The project is coordinated and curated by architect Cherubino Gambardel …
Centre national des arts du cirque
photo by Christophe Manquillet The Centre national des arts du cirque (Cnac), based in Châlons-en-Champagne since 1985, is concentrated on the historic 19th century circus site. The French government and local authorities have undertaken an overall ren …
A new vertical forest in Lausanne designed by Stefano Boeri
Switzerland will have the honour to house a vertical forest as well as Milan. The project designed by Studio Boeri Architetti is the result of the competition for the construction of a residential tower in Chavannes-Près-Renens in Lausanne. Among the f …
The Facade: the role and autonomy of the face
Archea Associati, Tango Disco, Beijing. Photo by Pietro Savorelli. During the Renaissance, a building‘s facade acquired autonomy and importance that went beyond the building‘s sense of necessity; whereas in the nineteenth century, the facade embodied t …
New Pôle Muséal of Lausanne
One Museum, two museums, one space. Two solid volumes confine one space. One empty space that dilates and compresses. One space always in contact with the exterior. One space of arrival, of passage, of break, A covered place that gives access to both m …
LA STAZIONE DI FIRENZE SANTA MARIA NOVELLA – Da ottant’anni la porta della città
A project sponsored by Comune di Firenze, Grandi Stazioni S.p.A, concieved and coordinated by Fondazione Michelucci On October 30, 1935 the new Fabbricato viaggiatori of Firenze Santa Maria Novella Station was inaugurated. The project is the successful …
Drawing Ambience – Alvin Boyarsky and the Architectural Association
“Although the works in Drawing Ambience may be read as part of a historical chapter, their time is not finished,” – The Guardian The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art presents Drawing Ambi …
Adémia office building and industrial warehouse
photo by André Cepeda Located in Coimbra’s industrial area, the building consists of two volumes: a smaller two-storey volume overlooking the main road, presenting a commercial area on the ground floor and offices on the first floor, and a larger and l …
The Couch
The new MVRDV project is located inside IJburg, a new expansion area to the east of Amsterdam. Developed on six artificial islands and populated by 16,000 inhabitants, this district supposed to host other new 18,000 homes to reach a total amout of 45,0 …
Folk Art Museum
The folk art museum is located within the campus of the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, on a steep ground, previously used as a tea field. The museum is formed by a serie of units that creates a complex geometric pattern which follows the topography. …