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BE_Design uses angular woven screens to shelter leadership centre in Rwanda

August 4, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

The geometric patterns of Rwandan Imigongo art informed the angular, woven forms of the Komera Leadership Centre, which has been designed by architecture studio BE_Design. Located in Rwanda’s Eastern Province, BE_Design’s local office worked with Rwanda Village Enterprises to create the centre, which provides spaces for health, education, and mentorship programs for young women, as

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4 New Bathrooms With Amazing Showers (4 photos)

August 4, 2023 Mitchell Parker 0

A shower can be so much more than a way to get clean. It can relax, rejuvenate and restore. But the right design elements are essential. Here, designers share details about the tile, fixtures and other features that take these showers beyond a basic b…

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Bottega Veneta channels Veneto design sensibilities at Sloane Street store

August 4, 2023 James Parkes 0

Fashion brand Bottega Veneta has opened a store on London’s Sloane Street that draws on materials, furniture and design techniques from Italy’s Veneto region. Located at the base of a nine-storey 1920s red brick apartment complex, the store sits behind a white-rendered frontage with doric column-style detailings. It was opened as the first store to

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Morning Glory Installation / Paula de Solminihac + Vicente Donoso

August 4, 2023 Benjamin Zapico 0

Morning Glory: A site-specific art installation at Faena Beach. Paula de Solminihac’s visionary land art installation, “Morning Glory,” took center stage at Faena Beach during Miami Art Week 2022. Composed of partially buried wooden platforms resembling the flowers and leaves of the Morning Glory plant found on the beach, this large-scale and site-sensitive installation fostered a profound connection between humans and nature, inviting endless interactions and contemplations.

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Tate Modern’s Corner cafe revamped to be less “Herzog & de Meuron-y”

August 4, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Architecture studio Holland Harvey has overhauled the ground-floor cafe at the Tate Modern in London so it doubles as the gallery’s first late-night bar. Tucked away in the museum’s northwest corner, the interior of the Corner cafe was originally designed in 2000 when Herzog & de Meuron created a home for the UK’s national collection of modern

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Populous set to add hotel to Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium

August 4, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Football club Manchester City has won approval to redevelop a stand at its stadium in Manchester, UK, to increase capacity while adding a museum and hotel. Designed by architecture studio Populous, the redevelopment of the Etihad Stadium’s North Stand will increase the venue’s capacity by more than 5,000. The expansion will also include the creation of a

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Andrew Trotter and Marcelo Martínez refresh 17th-century home where time “stood still”

August 4, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Casa Soleto, a 17th-century house in Puglia, Italy, has been carefully renovated using lime plaster, terrazzo and furniture salvaged from a monastery. The four-bedroom house, parts of which are over 400 years old, was given a refresh by its owners – architecture firm Studio Andrew Trotter and its studio manager Marcelo Martínez. While no structural

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