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Built in 2010 by Kunz und Mösch Architekten and Dorenbach Architekten the Congress Center is a complex of historical buildings, featuring modern infrastructure and surrounded by a wonderful park.

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Since 1998 the Web Atlas of Contemporary Architecture

El trabajo realizado para la familia Núñez consistió en la transformación de un antiguo departamento en una casa urbana contemporánea. El proyecto se resume en cuatro operaciones puntuales que buscan poner en relación la organización existente con el nu

La casa está situada en Villa Adelina, un barrio ubicado en el norte de la provincia de Buenos Aires donde conviven grandes comercios, industria y vivienda. La construcción se ubica próxima a la calle en un lote donde ya existe una casa prefabricada que

single family house

Between two maritime extremes, on the edge of a peninsula one finds a contemporary landscape. On the one side a container port with its inhuman scale generated by its activity, day and night, a proof of economy. On the other side a marina with its human s

After the earthquake of September 2017, Naso was invited by ReConstruir México to participate in the reconstruction of 1 of 50 houses at risk due to damage from the natural disaster. The project got a range of collaborators from local and international ar

A typical add construction, dark and cold, a not so clever intervention from the past to expand a classical house, was the starting point. Where extra surface area is usually regarded as luxury, the opposite was the way of thinking here. By exchanging liv

Designed by Denys Lasdun, Fitzwilliam College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.

PHOTO ESSAY BY LEONID FURMANSKY

the renovation project by starsis combines traces of the original architecture, rich textures and an abundance of natural light.

This office is the workspace of Studio11 - a young team of architects and designers from Belarus - and is based in Minsk. The layout consists of two work rooms, a kitchen, a separate room with materials and samples and a water closet. The interior did not

Alvar Aalto liked to put his office and home together. Arrived in Turku and Helsinki during the years, Aalto are renting in the same building two sets of local, as a family home, apply for another firm. Later, 1935--36 years, Aalto designed and built at T

PHOTO ESSAY BY LORENZO ZANDRI

Since 1998 the Web Atlas of Contemporary Architecture

What if the places had no walls? What if our home was always open? What if our city were made only of unimpeded, unrestricted, interconnected open spaces? What if we did not accept the idea that in order to live together we would have to be trapped behind

The Hill House is one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s most significant works, one of Scotland most acclaimed buildings, and a seminal part of early 20th century European architecture. Built in 1902 for the publisher Walter Blackie and his young family, it

Expansion & interior private home

UNITÉ(S) is an experimental project developed by Sophie Delhay in Dijon that undermines a number of common preconception and stereotypes about housing. This project addresses the subject of housing from the angle of the room and the desassignation of spa

PHOTO ESSAY BY ANDY LIFFNER

54 pictures taken in 6 European countries capture famous and forgotten Bauhaus buildings, describing their conditions nowadays.

Everywhere in Europe old harbor areas are being reconverted into high-quality living areas. Excellent views, waterfronts, proximity to the center and an “original” character make most of these developments instant successes. The most wanted apartments in

The client is a Finnish craft producer of spirits that started from scratch but is rapidly expanding after winning several international prizes including the best gin & tonic in 2015. The fame resulted in huge demand for the world’s northern most gin

Zkuste si představit desetkrát zvětšený klášter La Tourette, kde by namísto devadesáti mnichů žily tisíce běžných lidí. Takovou stavbu si nemusíte složitě představovat, stačí se vypravit do italského přístavního města Terst, kde v údolí Rozzol čtyři kilometry jihovýchodně od centra vyrostl v…

Just outside Uppsala, the new neighborhood of Östra Sala Backe is being developed, with a focus on creating a distinct identity and social sustainability. The flagship building in the first phase of the new district is a 6,000m2 multi-functional building