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With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to share the stories behind the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. Taller 6A won the 2015…
A Helsinki Feeling: This week sees the next stage of the ongoing Guggenheim competition as the six f inalists have refined their designs, which will be exhibited in Helsinki starting on Saturday. Meanwhile, Michael Sorkin doesn’t mince his words about why he and his fellow organizers launched the “alternative” competition Next Helsinki. “It will feel new,…
Atelier Chang Ltd. won the 2015 A+Awards, Jury Choice, for the Hospitality: Hotels & Resorts Categor y with Knot House. This series of five guest houses is located on a cliff on the southern coast of Geoje Island, South Korea.
With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to share the stories behind the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. Jorge Mealha won the 2015…
The concept of the “module” has been central to Modernist architecture and design from i ts very beginning, a legacy that has trickled down to the masses through manufacturers like USM. Originally founded in 1885 as a producer of iron works and window fittings, the Swiss company expanded to sheet-metal products in the post-war boom. Technological…
With 90+ categories and 300+ jurors, the Architizer A+Awards is the world’s definitive archite ctural awards program. In anticipation of the Awards Gala and Phaidon book launch on May 14, we are pleased to share the stories behind the winners of the 2015 Awards program — see all of them here. penda won the 2015 A+Awards,…
Poznań, Poland
Oh Beehive: With all eyes on Milan during the Salone del Mobile this week, the city will only get tw o weeks’ respite before the next extravaganza, Expo 2015, begins on May 1st. The international event, which has the theme of “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life,” with a masterplan by Stefano Boeri, Richard Burdett, Mark…
Marble, granite, and concrete are age-old mainstays of solid architectural construction, from the Ta j Mahal to the Parthenon to timeless kitchen countertops. With time, however, comes better technology, and with that, modern material alternatives. Caesarstone quartz surfaces match the durability of marble, granite, and concrete, but excel in their resilience against stains, scratches, and cracks,…