The redesign of Paris’ Bourse de Commerce in Paris by architect Tadao Ando is a “complete disaster” of sterile concrete that turns the building into a monument to French colonial violence, says Aaron Betsky. A billionaire and an architect walked into a bar. “What will you have?” the bartender asked. “Something to forget the evil
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Montreal company Carbicrete has developed a method for sequestering carbon in concrete, claiming its product captures more carbon than it emits. The technology cuts out the need for calcium-based cement, a key ingredient in traditional concrete that is responsible for around eight per cent of all global CO2 emissions. “It’s negative emissions,” Carbicrete CEO Chris
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Mexican architect Daniela Bucio Sistos has created a red brick and coloured concrete house in Morelia, Mexico, that features round windows and a disc-shaped canopy over a courtyard. Called Casa UC, the house is located on the outskirts of Morelia, the capital of the central state of Michoacán. It was designed by Daniela Bucio Sistos,
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Microcement finishes smooth, shape and contour the stylish interior of this modern 90 square metre apartment, located in Lviv, Ukraine. Visualised by Ira Lysiuk, the industrial style decor here is an understated and tactile affair that meets with natural wood slatted features, oak cabinetry and soft creamy textiles that prevent the aesthetic from falling cold. […]
Monolithic concrete columns and walnut panelling create a backdrop for an extensive collection of mid-20th century Brazilian art and design in this 1970s São Paulo apartment renovation by BC Arquitetos. Located in a 1970s building in the traditional Jardins neighbourhood of São Paulo, the 230-square-metre DN Apartment was created for a landscape architect client. When
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Mazul Beachfront Villas are a collection of holiday homes with coloured concrete facades designed to match their sandy surrounds on the coast of Oaxaca in Mexico. The Mazul development was designed by Mexican architecture firm Revolution and features 50 private villas located in the town of Santa Elena El Tule. Each villa is built from
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Tokyo studio Key Operation has completed an apartment building in Yokohama covered with thin concrete panels that create a random pattern of light and shadow across the facades. Key Operation designed the Kannai Blade Residence to replace a four-storey office block on a corner site close to Yokohama’s Kannai Station. The 11-storey building contains 94
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Architect Javier de las Heras Solé has completed a music school building in the northern Spanish town of Amorebieta-Etxano, featuring a concrete podium and facades clad in weathering-steel mesh that allows partial views of the interior. Javier de las Heras Solé won a competition to design the Zubiaur Musika Eskola, which adjoins the Basque town’s
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The Florida Building by MAPA is a prefabricated multi-storey car park in Montevideo, Uruguay, topped by a courtyard garden and rooftop terrace. Architecture firm MAPA built the project close to the densely populated Plaza Independencia in Uruguay’s capital city. Considered as the city’s financial, cultural and historical hub, the plaza and its surrounding area struggle
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Following the death of celebrated architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha at the age of 92, we look back at eight key projects from concrete houses to museums that cemented his global reputation. Most of Mendes da Rocha’s work is in his native Brazil, but the architect gained international recognition during his career and won a
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