Month: June 2022

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Foster + Partners creates Ombú offices in old gas plant in Madrid

June 29, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0
Interior of Ombú by Foster + Partners

British architecture studio Foster + Partners has inserted a demountable timber structure into a disused gas plant in Madrid, Spain, creating a flexible and tree-lined office building. Named Ombú, the adaptive reuse project was carried out to create a workspace for the Spanish energy company Acciona and save an existing brick building from demolition. The

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Foster + Partners creates Ombú offices in old gas plant in Madrid

June 29, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0
Interior of Ombú by Foster + Partners

British architecture studio Foster + Partners has inserted a demountable timber structure into a disused gas plant in Madrid, Spain, creating a flexible and tree-lined office building. Named Ombú, the adaptive reuse project was carried out to create a workspace for the Spanish energy company Acciona and save an existing brick building from demolition. The

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Tiffany Temporary Store Paris / OMA

June 29, 2022 Paula Pintos 0

The OMA-designed Tiffany & Co. temporary store has opened in the heart of the 8th arrondissement in Paris. Conceived as an adaptive design, the store’s ambiance will transform throughout the year to reflect the character of the collections it will host, bringing together the brand’s latest designs with items from its 185-year collection.

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“Burger King must be talking to Brad Pitt as we speak,” says commenter

June 29, 2022 Rebecca Grove 0
Kanye West gives McDonald's burger box understated redesign

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Kanye West’s redesign of fast-food chain McDonald’s packaging and other top stories. The packaging that West designed in collaboration with industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa, was printed onto a brown, translucent-looking sheet, giving it a muted look that starkly contrasts the fast-food chain’s normally bright colours. “Lots of

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“Burger King must be talking to Brad Pitt as we speak,” says commenter

June 29, 2022 Rebecca Grove 0
Kanye West gives McDonald's burger box understated redesign

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Kanye West’s redesign of fast-food chain McDonald’s packaging and other top stories. The packaging that West designed in collaboration with industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa, was printed onto a brown, translucent-looking sheet, giving it a muted look that starkly contrasts the fast-food chain’s normally bright colours. “Lots of

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Architecture should abandon “top-down” management to improve working conditions says Gensler co-CEO

June 29, 2022 Nat Barker 0
Gensler co-CEO Andy Cohen

Architecture firms should adopt more collaborative leadership styles to address labour grievances in the industry, says co-CEO of the world’s biggest architecture studio Andy Cohen, in this exclusive interview. “I think our profession would gain a lot of energy if it wasn’t so top-down and pyramid-focused,” said Gensler CEO Cohen on a video call from Los Angeles. Instead, firms should adopt a

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Architecture should abandon “top-down” management to improve working conditions says Gensler co-CEO

June 29, 2022 Nat Barker 0
Gensler co-CEO Andy Cohen

Architecture firms should adopt more collaborative leadership styles to address labour grievances in the industry, says co-CEO of the world’s biggest architecture studio Andy Cohen, in this exclusive interview. “I think our profession would gain a lot of energy if it wasn’t so top-down and pyramid-focused,” said Gensler CEO Cohen on a video call from Los Angeles. Instead, firms should adopt a

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