Christoph Ingenhoven

Architects are the advocates of the public realm. Theirs is a political role, much more so than for a designer or builder. Being an architect is a political pro

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#Editorial Critique

DOHA MAPPING A magniloquent urban puzzle in search of a soul

For the first time TheCityPlan looks at one of the most talked of and representative cities of the Middle East: Doha, the capital of Qatar. A very young city

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ContradICTIONS AND PROSPECTS for The Brand-new City

Building in a rapidly changing social environment with virtually no historical or landscape constraints, unlimited economic resources and absolute power over la

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The search for autonomous architecture

Archi-Union Architects

Contemporary Chinese architecture can perhaps be understood by adopting a dualist approach. On the one hand, it is an industry in which architects - albeit auto

#China (1039) #Archi-Union Architects

#Letter from China

SONGJIANG ART CAMPUS

Archi-Union Architects

Contemporary Chinese architecture can perhaps be understood by adopting a dualist approach. On the one hand, it is an industry in which architects - albeit auto

#China (1039) #University (231) #Archi-Union Architects

#Letter from China

FAB-UNION Space Exhibition space

Archi-Union Architects

Contemporary Chinese architecture can perhaps be understood by adopting a dualist approach. On the one hand, it is an industry in which architects - albeit auto

#China (1039) #Exhibition (442) #Archi-Union Architects

#Letter from China

BBvA Bancomer Tower

LegoRogers

The Paseo de la Reforma is today a boulevard of high-rises, a broad axis of asphalt and traffic leading from one corner of the Alameda Central, the historic urb

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#Letter from America

DYNAMIC DESIGN Architectural Gems in Taiwan and Mainland China

Kris Yao | Artech

Dynamic, poetic and idiosyncratic, the buildings of Kris Yao stand out from the pervasive mediocrity of Taiwanese architecture like a ray of sunlight in a storm

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Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum Satellite Museum

Kris Yao | Artech

Dynamic, poetic and idiosyncratic, the buildings of Kris Yao stand out from the pervasive mediocrity of Taiwanese architecture like a ray of sunlight in a storm

#Taiwan (85) #Exhibition (442) #Kris Yao | Artech (12)

#Highlights

The Alfa Romeo Museum A Landmark Identity for a Historic Brand

Benedetto Camerana (Camerana&Partners)

The renovation of the Alfa Romeo Museo in Arese, Milan metropolitan area, is part of a broader programme to re-launch this top-end sports car brand. The Museum

#Italy (2967) #Graniti Fiandre (24) #Exhibition (442) #Benedetto Camerana (Camerana&Partners) (12) #Bandalux Italia

#Old & New

renewed look for the Conrad Hotel’s interiors

Mónica Ponce de León Studio

The vast atrium of New York’s Conrad Hotel, bathed in an abstract zenithal light streaming from the roof far above, is a place where art and architecture

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#Interiors

Psychiatric Center and Sheltered Housing

MoDus Architects

A psychiatric day hospital is an unusual theme for an architecture office. Sandy Attia and Matteo Scagnol (MoDusArchitects) have tackled it in what may arguably

#Italy (2967) #Healthcare (185) #MoDus Architects (11)

#Architecture

Child’s Play The Skuta Alpine Shelter

Ofis Arhitekti

Mountain shelters always present a daunting challenge for an architect. Extreme climate, locations where conventional foundations are often impossible, limited

#Rieder Smart Elements #Ofis Arhitekti #Slovenia (41) #Guardian Glass (46) #Mountain shelter (25)

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Tierra Patagonia Hotel Harmony of Architecture and Nature

Cazú Zegers Arquitectura

On the south-east edge of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, the Paine mountain range forms a spectacular backdrop to the flat landscape comprising L

#Chile (49) #Hotels (427) #Cazú Zegers Arquitectura

#Architecture

Fantoni company cafeteria

Studio Valle Architetti Associati

Il campus Fantoni a Osoppo rappresenta un esempio virtuoso di collaborazione tra una importante realtà imprenditoriale italiana e un architetto. A partir

# Italy (3161) # Fantoni (22) # Studio Valle Architetti Associati

#Report

UniCredit Tower

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

Located on Piazza Gae Aulenti, UniCredit’s headquarters is a complex of three towers designed by the American practice Pelli Clarke Pelli. It is part of t

# Italy (3161) # Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects # Arper (23)

#Report

Arpa Industriale Headquarters

VKA Progetti con Arpalab

Arpa Industriale is located in Bra in the Como province in northern Italy and specializes in producing FENIX NTM® and panels with HPL technology for interio

# Italy (3161) # Trespa (16) # VKA Progetti con Arpalab

#Report

Bestseller distribution center

AOTU Architecture Office

The Danish group Bestseller, a fast fashion colossus that brings together brands distributed and sold around the world, has created a new distribution hub in Ti

# China (1027) # GSE Italia # AOTU Architecture Office

#Report

Prima Pearl Tower

Disegno Australia

The Prima Pearl Tower rises in the South Bank district of Melbourne, one of the tallest apartment blocks in the city. The curving façade is clad in bronz

# Mapei (145) # Australia (70) # Disegno Australia

#Report

Natural stones for creative designs

Antolini uses its more than 60 years of know how to process and sell natural stones from quarries all over the world, thirty of which are directly owned or mana

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Materika, Essenziale Large wall tiles

Seamless wall tiling of large spaces, accents for specific areas and color mixing and tone-on-tone matching are all features of Materika and Essenziale Marazzi&

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Smart Office Work today

Work space has evolved rapidly as new technology has gained ground and triggered major changes in how we work. The advent of smart working has brought with it t

# Estel Group (32)

#Design

Embracing Invisible Sound

For well over 20 years, Videoworks, has provided turnkey solutions for home automation and audio/video entertainment systems in the architectural, hospitality a

# Videoworks

#Design

ES ZEROFRAME Complete transparency and excellent performance

The desire to create ES Zeroframe was rooted in offering minimum encumbrance and excellent thermal performance. And these goals are behind the latest casement w

# ES Finestra

#Design

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