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Mecanoo designs copper-coloured tower alongside Frankfurt station

March 13, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Mecanoo has released visuals of Frankfurt Grand Central, a residential complex in Frankfurt, Germany, that will feature a copper-coloured tower. Delft studio Mecanoo won a competition to design Frankfurt Grand Central for Phoenix and Gross & Partner, which is developing the scheme close to the city’s Central Station. It will be distinguished by its 40-storey tower,

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OMA reveals visuals of Xinhu Hangzhou Prism

March 12, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Cube-shaped balconies will form the terraced facades of the Xinhu Hangzhou Prism, which OMA has started building in the coastal city of Hangzhou, China. The 50,000-square-metre mixed-use building will host a hotel, retail space, apartments and a plant-filled atrium at its centre. It is expected to complete in 2020. Intended to resemble “a pinnacle reaching

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Bureau de Change inserts textured brick building into historic London terrace

March 12, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

The Interlock by Bureau de Change Architects

Bureau de Change has completed The Interlock, a mixed-use building in London with a facade made from matte blue bricks that “appear to twist like cogs”. The five-storey building was designed by Bureau de Change for developer HGG London to sit within a 19th century terrace in Fitzrovia. It was designed to echo the proportions of the adjoining buildings,

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10 Apple Stores by Foster + Partners

March 11, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Apple Cotai Centre Macau by Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners has designed a succession of Apple Stores that implement the tech giant’s retail vision. From Paris to Istanbul, here are 10 of its best designs. Apple Zorlu Centre, Turkey, 2014 Apple Zorlu Centre in Istanbul was the first Foster + Partners-designed Apple Store to open. Occupying two storeys below ground the store is topped by

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Beatrice Bonzanigo to present mobile off-grid home at Milan design week

March 11, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Visuals of Casa Ojalá by Beatrice Bonzanigo

Italian architect Beatrice Bonzanigo has unveiled her patented design for Casa Ojalá, a micro home that is transportable, adaptable and off-grid. The proposed building has an area of just 27 square metres, but can be configured in 20 different layouts. It can also be assembled in any location, by anyone. Bonzanigo designed the house to offer an alternative to the “world of

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VR film offers preview of Amateur Architecture Studio’s Lin’an History Museum

March 11, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Lin'an History Museum by Amateur Architecture Studio in a VR film by Bartlett School of Architecture

The Bartlett School of Architecture has created a virtual reality tour of the Lin’an History Museum, designed by Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu’s studio, which is yet to open to the public. The Bartlett’s virtual reality (VR) film allows viewers to explore the museum under construction at the foot of Gongchen Mountain in Lin’an, China. It gives hints

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Undulating rooftop farm terraces will top food market designed by MVRDV for Taiwan

March 8, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market by MVRDV

MVRDV has broken ground on the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan, which will be topped by a terraced green roof for farming. The giant wholesale and auction market, under construction in the foothills of east Tainan, was commissioned by Tainan City Government Agriculture Bureau to create a food supply hub for the district. MVRDV

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Peter Pichler designs Tree House hotel rooms for forest in the Italian Dolomites

March 6, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Sharply pointed roofs and blackened wood cladding characterise these treehouses that Peter Pichler Architecture has designed for a mountain forest in the Dolomites of northern Italy. The Milan-based studio, led by architects Peter Pichler and Silvana Ordinas, designed the Tree House structures to serve as hotel rooms, offering tourists the opportunity to connect with nature. “The project is conceived as a

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Eight key projects by Pritzker Prize 2019 laureate Arata Isozaki

March 5, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Who is Arata Isozaki? Here’s a look at eight notable projects by the Japanese architect, who has been named this year’s laureate of the prestigious Pritzker Prize. Isozaki, 87, is recognised as Japan’s most influential postwar architect, and has been described by the Pritzker Prize jury as “a versatile, influential, and truly international architect”. His career

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Matthew Simmonds explores historic architecture in stone sculptures

March 5, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Architectural sculptures by Matthew Simmonds

Doric columns, arches and vaulted ceilings are among the architectural details that Matthew Simmonds has carved from stone in these intricate sculptures. The result of a lifelong interest in stone architecture, British sculptor Simmonds’ portfolio explores the characteristics of ancient and medieval buildings. Some of his models depict real structures, like Florence Cathedral, while others are abstract details. Each

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