Tag: 2012 | The Plan

Cecchetto&Associati

Venice’s famous Arsenale, a city within a city, echoes the city’s history. Built where the lagoon waters are deepest, this shipbuilding enclave embo

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La Forgiatura: Rivitalization of an industrial brown site

Giuseppe Tortato | Milano Layout

Starting with the Nineties, Western Europe became the scene of profound economic, social and cultural change. Industrial reconversion led to production being re

# Italy (3161) # Rheinzink (15) # Productive complex (197) # Giuseppe Tortato # Schüco (155) # Milano Layout # Guardian Glass (46)

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The City: Architecture - Urban Development - Mobility

The city, its confines and features are difficult to define with certainty today, the definition changing depending on what we mean by the terms ‘city or

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Materials through new definitions

For over 30 years, Oikos’ research into surfaces, colours and materials has been driven by both ethics and aesthetics. Oikos’ manufacturing process

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Private House

This design, by Francesco Adorni and Marco Oriani for a building in Bresso on the outskirts of Milan, includes revamping, raising and extending a building from

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Private House

This design, by Francesco Adorni and Marco Oriani for a building in Bresso on the outskirts of Milan, includes revamping, raising and extending a building from

# Vimar (59)

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New shutters that provide protection, savings and comfort

Velux’s new minimalist shutters were designed to ensure they can fit harmoniously into a building, with the photovoltaic solar cell integrated into the up

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Private Chapel

Pininfarina Extra has designed a private chapel at Riardo (Caserta province) in a park encompassing hilly woodland. The design draws inspiration from the surrou

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Helsinki Musik Centre

Finland’s music tradition stretches back thousands of years and remains an integral part of the country’s culture, with many people playing instruments or g

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Sgarzi Winery

The Sgarzi Winery extension was done by Alberto Castellari of Archistudiø in Castel San Pietro Terme (Bologna). The design was based on the attentive use of ma

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King’s Cross Station: a Soaring Concourse Revitalizes a Classic London Station

John McAslan + Partners

Britain led the world in the development of railways and, though it has fallen far behind other west European countries over the past 40 years, its vast network

# United Kingdom (228) # Infrastructure (178) # John McAslan + Partners (20)

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Pierres Vives Form and Function fuse to create expressive and dynamic Civic Spaces

Zaha Hadid Architects

“I don’t design nice buildings,” says Zaha Hadid, “I like architecture to have some raw, vital, earthy quality.” Those adjectives aptly describe Pierr

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