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Foster + Partners’ latest project sees the high-profile British firm reprise its winning partnership with Apple to design a flagship Apple Store in Rome. The project modernizes the 19th century Palazzo Marignoli building while taking care to retain its… Continue reading Foster + Partners transforms historic Rome building into Apple Store
You get the sense that revitalizing inner-city retail areas is something that MVRDV is genuinely passionate about, with notable examples including Taiwan’s Tainan Spring and London’s Marble Arch. The firm now plans to tempt visitors back to an aging sh… Continue reading MVRDV centers retail zone renovation around eye-catching glass mountain
Commissioned to breathe new life into a drab 1970s hotel building, Sou Fujimoto Architects decided on an out-of-the-box approach that’s typical of the firm. The Shiroiya Hotel project involved transforming the aging space into a light-filled oasis, whi… Continue reading Ambitious renovation turns dated hotel into modern green-hilled oasis
Moshe Safdie’s latest project sees the designer of the world’s largest indoor waterfall and world’s first horizontal skyscraper return to a museum his firm first completed a decade ago. The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art expansion will involve … Continue reading Moshe Safdie builds bridges with pond-spanning museum extension
Austrian firm Coop Himmelb(l)au is no stranger to unusual buildings and its latest project is sure to be another head turner. It consists of an ambitious redesign of an existing sports and concert arena in Russia, with a striking exterior that draws on… Continue reading Striking arena redesign includes 125,000-sq-ft LED display wall
Back in 2012, cousins Sven and Lennart de Jong bought a disused water tower for €200,000, with a plan to turn it into their joint full-time home. They then hired RV Architectuur to help make it happen and after spending approximately the same amount of… Continue reading Childhood dream realized as disused water tower becomes family home
Dutch firm MVRDV has been commissioned to transform a tired old factory in China into a mixed-use office building. Once complete, the project, named If Factory, will allow members of the public both a look inside and access to a new greenery-filled gar… Continue reading MVRDV’s factory office will offer a glimpse inside and a garden up top
After being commissioned to turn an old dilapidated building into a residence, the Czech Republic’s ORA briefly considered a typical restoration. However, the firm says it was “a ruin to the bone,” and decided on a more radical approach instead, tearin… Continue reading Modern home built within an old dilapidated ruin
One effect of China’s massive construction boom is the emptying of its villages as people from rural areas rush to the cities to find new opportunities. A recently-completed project aims to address this by giving an abandoned 900-year-old village a new… Continue reading Abandoned Chinese village transformed into arts center
With its recently-completed Newry House renovation, Australia’s Austin Maynard Architects has performed what it likens to “architectural keyhole surgery” to turn the cramped and dark center of a Melbourne terraced house into a light-filled heart of the… Continue reading “Bleakest ever dining room” turned into light-filled heart of home