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Pavilion for the Kingdom of Bahrain Expo 2020 Dubai / Christian Kerez

May 6, 2022 Paula Pintos 0

The pavilion in Dubai consists of a hall with a floorplan area of ​​900 m2 and a height of about 23 m. Columns and beams ordinarily articulate architectural space horizontally and vertically, but here the columns spread out unfathomably in all directions. They penetrate walls and ceilings and end outside the building. The placement of the windows and the window reveals in the thin perimeter planes is a pure consequence of the geometrical arrangement of the columns.

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Accenture People Hub / Park Associati

May 6, 2022 Andreas Luco 0

The alternation of transparency and opacity on the façade provides the double function of protection and perception of the external space. A blade of glass and steel, resembling a prow pointing north-west, acts as the fulcrum of the Accenture People Hub building’s architectural composition, one of Accenture’s offices in Italy, a project by Park Associati for Milanofiori Sviluppo (Gruppo Brioschi Sviluppo Immobiliare).

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New Practice brings warmth and colour to Glasgow’s century-old Kinning Park Complex

May 6, 2022 Amy Frearson 0
Yellow interior of Kinning Park Complex renovation by New Practice

A historic community centre that was saved from demolition by activists – including Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon – has been given a new lease of life by architecture studio New Practice. New Practice founders Becca Thomas and Marc Cairns opted for a light-touch approach in the renovation of Kinning Park Complex, a century-old former school building

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