Month: March 2022

jingdezhen is famous for its porcelain production and this project transforms an area of former factory buildings into a new mixed-use district.
The post david chipperfield designs theater with ‘mushroom columns’ for jingdezhen cultural qua…

  the igol house nods to the multiciplicity of the persian garden   on a steep hill in the iranian village of igol, architect nasim razavian has built this charming holiday home for a pair of hikers. the building, partiall…

Casona Compañía is the name of an intervention and renovation project for a Historical Building Preservation. The original building was built in 1912 by architect A. Ríos T. in the Yungay district, located in downtown Santiago.

The act of designing implies not only drawing, but building. It carries – or should carry – with it the same rigor and complexity as the execution on the construction site. That’s what Francisco Rivas and Rodrigo Messina believe, partners at messina in | rivas, a São Paulo-based firm that has already gained national and international recognition, also selected among the best new practices of 2021 by ArchDaily.

While exterior doors can define first impressions and provide a sense of security, interior doors are capable of generating privacy, buffering noise, separating rooms and enhancing a room’s architecture. Therefore, in order to fulfill these needs – and considering that they are used multiple times a day – interior doors must be durable and timeless without sacrificing beauty and style. Among all the options that meet these criteria, pivot doors stand out because of their elegant movement, aesthetics and versatility. With a sleek contemporary design that exceeds the regular function of a traditional door, these swinging doors rotate on a vertical axis with nearly invisible hardware, taking on any type of décor, use and measurement with endless creative possibilities.

The British Council has announced that Jayden Ali, Joseph Henry, Meneesha Kellay and Sumitra Upham will be the curatorial team that will represent Great Britain at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. The team will transform the British Pavilion into celebratory spaces that “embrace collective construction methods and processes that avoid exploiting people and the planet”. The 18th International Architecture Exhibition will be held from May 20th until November 26th, 2023.