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Now it has finally been realized, OPEN Architecture’s much-anticipated Chapel of Sound looks just as impressive as the early renders promised. The rock-like concert hall provides a one-of-a-kind performance space near the Great Wall of China.Continue R… Continue reading Rock-like concert hall completed in the shadow of the Great Wall
Spain’s Fenwick Iribarren Architects has completed a novel design for the upcoming FIFA 2022 World Cup soccer championship in Qatar. Named the 974 Stadium, it’s designed to be relatively easy to disassemble and rebuild, and was constructed using almost… Continue reading Demountable stadium built using almost 1,000 shipping containers
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has revealed the winners of the 2021 Special Prize, which celebrates exceptional architectural merit throughout different categories. This year’s selection includes the winner of the Timber Prize shortlist, as well… Continue reading 2021 Special Prize recognizes exceptional global architecture
Commissioned to design a vacation home in an avocado field while leaving the field itself as intact as possible, Francisco Pardo Arquitecto decided on the radical approach of burying the home. The result is the Avocado House, which blends into the beau… Continue reading Buried Avocado House disappears into beautiful Mexican landscape
Apple and Foster + Partners’ longstanding collaboration continues with the completion and opening of their latest Apple Store. Located in The Grove shopping complex in Los Angeles, California, customers enter through huge glass doors to a tree-lined re… Continue reading LA Apple Store brings the outdoors inside with tree-lined retail space
On any given day there are a number of new buildings under construction in Shenzhen, China, but for the Idea Factory, MVRDV focused on making use of what’s already there. The project involved converting a tired old factory into a bustling modern office… Continue reading Tired old factory transformed into modern office and public park
Commissioned to design a tiny house for a family of four, Polish firm Redukt has created a compact model that really opens up to the outside via large glazed doors installed on both sides of the home. It also runs off-the-grid and has a well thought-ou… Continue reading Off-grid tiny house doubles up on doors to let the outside in
Zaha Hadid Architects has been remarkably busy lately, unveiling its Budapest proposal and the completed Infinitus Plaza within days of each other. The high-profile British firm has now taken the wraps off yet another project, which is currently under … Continue reading ZHA extends Hollywood-inspired resort with striking hotel towers
White Arkitekter, the firm behind the Sara Cultural Centre, recently completed another ambitious timber building. Named Nodi, the mixed-use office has an unusual overall form that increases in width as it rises and looks almost like it has been turned … Continue reading Mixed-use office building turns timber construction on its head
We often associate high-profile firm Foster + Partners with massive projects like the 50 Hudson Yards skyscraper, but its most recent work is far more modest in comparison. Named Le Dôme Winery, the building is designed to take its place well among the… Continue reading Foster + Partners winery blends into beautiful French landscape