Each year the awards process celebrates great projects but only rarely are they extraordinary. William Smart’s nationally and internationally awarded Indigo Slam, is such a project. Built for the owner …
Local heroes Durbach Block Jaggers’ latest offering to Sydney is a small, gutsy building with a rooftop bar. Let’s make a DBJ day of it. After coffee and a swim at …
Thank god for our cities where the political process has less to do with fear mongering and pandering to the lowest common denominator and more to do with digging in …
The cooperative housing project Zwicky Süd, by Schneider Studer Primas, was honored by SIA, the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects, with the award “Umsicht 17”. The jury classified the …
In the basement of the Kalkbreite cooperative in Zurich, the two-story restaurant and bar BEBEK serves drinks and food. A special feature is the direct view to the sleeping trams. …
In Zurich, cooperative housing has a long tradition and, due to several new projects, it is often part of our architectural guided tours. Two new cooperatives – „Kalkbreite“ and „Mehr …
The glamorous Hotel Nacional, located in Rio de Janeiro’s wealthy neighborhood of São Conrado, reopens after an extensive renovation. After 22 years, the iconic building which was designed by Oscar …
The Studio X is the venue par excellence for architecture exhibitions and events in Rio de Janeiro. Established and run by Columbia University New York, it often highlights research projects …
In 1980, architecture historian Kenneth Frampton published the fundamental book of his area “Modern Architecture: A Critical History”. This title, which has been translated into 11 languages, continues to be …
The 15th Istanbul Biennale is about to happen. From 16th September to 12th November 2017, six different venues across the city can be visited free of charge. Curated by the …