The Egyptian Ministry of Culture has announced: “Roba becciah: The informal city” as the theme of the Egyptian pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. The pavilion was curated by ...
Moorish doors are one of the most beautiful features of Moorish architecture, the rightful heir of Islamic architecture. Moorish art is famous for the use of repetitive patterns and themes. Whether ...
Located in a strategic place right in front of the Chicago River, Foster + partners had designed the Apple store Chicago in November 2017 which is now open with a see-through facade and a huge ...
Snohetta has lately completed a fish market in Muttrah, Oman. The project’s main feature is the great aluminum canopy which shades the commercial spaces below from the blazing sun of the Middle ...
Architecture documentaries are one educational yet entertaining way to learn more about architecture. You may gain much more from a documentary movie than you could learn from a public lecture or a ...
Together, the people of Tel Aviv have stacked about 500,000 LEGO blocks to form the world’s highest LEGO tower. The LEGO structure paid homage to Omar Sayag, a child who had died of cancer three ...
If you have been checking recent timber-based construction projects, then you have probably come upon this acronym a few times: “CLT”. These three letters stand for “Cross Laminated Timber” which is ...
A previous government HQ in Hong Kong is being converted by Foster + Partners into a lavish hotel. Respecting the authentic modernist exterior of the building, the firm is only refurbishing the ...
When you walk into the recently-inaugurated Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum, you’ll be immediately welcomed by a million bundles of light which are shed by the museum’s meticulously-engineered dome. Inspired ...
Communal spaces are basically a more regulated and organized version of public spaces. They provide all the benefits of public spaces while subtracting the side-effects like crime, garbage piles, ...
Who said you can’t pamper your cat or give it a super-nice home of its own? Nowadays, many architectural firms design cat shelters that aim to please your kitties and give them a suitable place to ...
This month Zaha Hadid Architects celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the four railway stations - the Hungerburgbahn- which the firm has designed in Innsbruck, Austria. During the course of these 10 ...
