Month: October 2018

the design retained the external appearance of the old house hoping to emphasize the importance of regional characteristics and cultural heritage.
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Carlo Ratti Associati has unveiled the “Greenary,” a renovated farmhouse designed around a 10-meter-high tree in the countryside near Parma, Northern Italy. The scheme marks the first step of CRA’s winning 2017 masterplan for the Mutti tomato company, driven by a closer integration between nature and the built environment.

The new trilogy of permanent exhibitions showcases the Styrian cultural heritage at the History Museum, located on the second floor of the Palais Herberstein, a significant historic building in the city center. The “Schaudepot”, conceived as an exhibition depot, consisting of two parts, the Cultural History Collection and the Multimedia Collection, represents together with the exhibition “100 x Styria” a  milestone in the transformation of the History Museum Graz.

life unfolds in sync with the 50-year old ficus with a sequence of interconnected rooms dedicated to a specific activity.

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Across the world, developed cities are rebelling against heavy industry. While some reasons vary depending on local circumstances, a common global drive towards clean energy, and the shifting of developed economies towards financial services, automation, and the gig economy, is leaving a common trace within urban centers. From Beijing to Detroit, vast wastelands of steel and concrete will stand as empty relics to the age of steel and coal.

kuma was inspired by the uneven foliage of coffee trees and the traditional chinese bucket arch.
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Ryù is a Japanese restaurant chain who opened their latest in Montreal’s Westmount neighbourhood.

Ryù is a Japanese restaurant chain who opened their latest in Montreal’s Westmount neighbourhood.

In a creative scene that is already bursting with talent and innovation, Atelier Deshaus’ works in China stand out. Their projects, often renovations of existing spaces, do not follow particular rules of style set by others or even themselves. Yet they are united  in their subtle and enigmatic take on the experience of space in the ever-changing urban environments in China. 

In a creative scene that is already bursting with talent and innovation, Atelier Deshaus’ works in China stand out. Their projects, often renovations of existing spaces, do not follow particular rules of style set by others or even themselves. Yet they are united  in their subtle and enigmatic take on the experience of space in the ever-changing urban environments in China.