Month / January 2018
Louvre Abu Dhabi | Jean Nouvel
By Fernanda Castro Text description provided by the architects. All climates like exceptions. Warmer when it is cold. Cooler in the tropics. People do not resist thermal shock well. Nor do works of…
31 de January de 2018Timelapse reveals eight-year construction of Louvre Abu Dhabi in just three minutes
A timelapse video from the webcam provider EarthCam reveals the intricate process of constructing the geometric dome of the new Jean Nouvel-designed Louvre Abu Dhabi. By India Block A time…
30 de January de 2018Celebrating the 464 years of São Paulo
On the 25th of January the anniversary of São Paulo is celebrated. In this year of 2018 the city celebrates 464 years and, to mark a date as important as this, we…
25 de January de 2018The Dalí Museum | HOK
Text description provided by the architects. The design challenge was to create an affordable, iconic building symbolic of the Spanish painter’s work. The team ensured technical feasibility and design excellence while avoiding “kitsch.”…
24 de January de 2018Museum of Image and Sound | Diller Scofidio + Renfro
What a wonderful name and theme for a museum: The Museum of Image and Sound. Whoa, did you feel that rush of wind and the trumpet sound? It is quite the profound…
23 de January de 2018Zeitz MOCAA | Thomas Heatherwick
By Amy Frearson Thomas Heatherwick reveals Zeitz MOCAA art galleries carved out of Cape Town grain silo Thomas Heatherwick has created South Africa’s biggest art museum – by hollowing out…
18 de January de 2018SNFCC Cultural Centre in Athens | Renzo Piano
BY ELLIE STATHAKI This weekend sees the first viewing of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in Athens. The project has been in the works since the 1990s Financially troubled Athens may…
17 de January de 2018The history of the famous sidewalk design of São Paulo
by Matheus Pereira In the constant coming and going of those who pass through the city of São Paulo, it is possible that you have already noticed the typical graphic that repeats…
17 de January de 2018Da Chang Muslim Cultural Center | Architectural Design & Research Institute of SCUT
Text description provided by the architects. Cultural architectures have always been academician He Jingtang’s “specialty”. Project Dachang National Palace is no doubt another masterpiece. Located in Dachang Hui Autonomous County, Langfang, Hebei…
16 de January de 2018Dalarna Media Library | ADEPT
Text description provided by the architects. Dalarna Media Library is organized as a ’spiral of knowledge’ identifying a new library culture that stages a wide range of experiences and inspiration. The natural…
11 de January de 2018Media Library [Third-Place] in Thionville | Dominique Coulon & associés
Text description provided by the architects. This project has the ambition of becoming a new model for media libraries. The programme calls the functions of a media library into question, lending it…
10 de January de 2018Mont de Marsan Mediatheque | archi5
The Media Library is a strong cultural symbol for the Marsan urban area. It is a place of discovery, gatherings and exchanges for its users. It is a visible, distinctive building without…
9 de January de 2018Theatre de Kampanje | van Dongen-Koschuch
Text description provided by the architects. Theatre ‘The Kampanje’ is the new cultural centre and playhouse of Den Helder, located in the city’s old naval yard ‘Willemsoord’. The project transforms a collection…
4 de January de 2018Bahrain National Theatre | Architecture-Studio
Text description provided by the architects. Programme: Main auditorium of 1,001 seats, flexible auditorium of 150 seats, exhibition areas. Project: Bahrain, “the kingdom of the two seas”, offers a flat island landscape.…
3 de January de 2018