Italo Rota

“To be what it is, architecture must become nature, in other words become what it is not. Often in fact, we see it adopt the appearance of living nature and b

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Snøhetta in Ohio - Wolfe Center for the Arts

Snøhetta

The role of landscape architecture has in recent years been reassessed and greatly expanded. Today critical attention is being paid to the spaces between buildi

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New Chilean Architecture

There are no blobs or parametric follies in Chile or, if there are, they are well hidden. Established and fledgling firms have stayed loyal to the fundamentals

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Drents Museum

Erick van Egeraat

Winner of the competition launched in 2007 for the extension of Assen’s Drents Museum, Erick van Egeraat’s programme puts the accent on integrating architec

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Private House

Enrico Iascone

This two-family building is located in an extensive, 1960s residential spill-over area outside Sassuolo, Modena’s ceramic manufacturing heartland. It stands a

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Villa K

Baumschlager Eberle

Architects Baumschlager Eberle clearly undertook this programme with a definite concept in mind. Their strategy to implement it is clear: start with a box and c

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Zayed University

BRT Architekten | Hadi Teherani Interior

The new Zayed University campus in Abu Dhabi is a huge architectural complex offering academic standards of excellence. The architecture is a statement of natio

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Gucci Headquarters

Genius Loci Architettura

Gucci has decided to relocate some of its already existing Florentine activities to the Scanducci district; for this at their complex abutting the A1 motorway

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Ciudad de la Cultura

Built to plans by Eisenman Architects, Santiago de Compostela’s new symbol, the Ciudad de la Cultura, stretches up the slopes of Monte Gaiás from where it do

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Italian tiles for technical quality

One prime feature of Italian tiles is their technical quality - a common denominator on which architects and all involved in the trade may count, knowing the pr

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Seminarkristall

In its shape and materials the project by MHM Architects for the seminar building Seminarkristall at Iselsberg near Lienz recalls a large dark faceted crystal.

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Syntesis® - Good-looking technology

Syntesis® is Eclisse’s frameless sliding door line; their extreme neatness of design makes these doors perfect for any architectural setting. Sliding

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Queen, C.A. - Furniture in cement

Queen and C.A. are the two latest seats via which Domodinamica (the top brand of Paolo Castelli) demonstrate a new use of cement as a furniture material. Queen

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The Cvjetni commercial and residential building

The new commercial and residential Cvjetni building, standing on the Zagreb square of the same name, is a complex and composite operation occupying a large part

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Newcastle University

The Newcastle students’ Union, housed in a listed building, has been extensively refurbished of late to plans by Faulkner Browns Architects, involving complet

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GroupM Offices

The media group GroupM recently inaugurated their offices at Milanofiori inside the U15 building designed by Cino Zucchi. Interior design was entrusted to 967 A

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Delos - A light touch with bathroom furnishings

Bathrooms have undergone a sea-change: the room is no longer seen as a simple facility, but a comfortable place to relax in and feel good. The upgrade in how it

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Zoom 2012 - Decors and design services

Among its novelties Zoom 2012, Egger’s new decor collection, proposes service packets designed to boost relations with architects, whilst assisting them i

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One Central Macau

The One Central Macau multi-purpose complex stands in the heart of the Macao peninsula on a surface of 262,000 m2 and includes residences, a hotel, a clubhouse

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Stopray Ultravision 50 -Magnetronic glass with a triple silver coating

Stopray Ultravision 50 AGC’s first ever glass with a triple silver coating that must be used in double glazing. With light transmission at 49%, very low s

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