Articles by Lidija Grozdanic

The Szczecin Philharmonic proves that, despite limited budgets, sculpting spaces with simple volumet ric gestures and a smart use of materials can produce stunning results.

“Kindergartens and nurseries are for kids, not for adults.”

Cumulus Studio created beautiful spaces within the two listed buildings of the Pumphouse Point and p rovided environments that capitalize not only on the gorgeous natural surroundings of the reserve, but also manage to convey a sense of both old and new.

​The interesting thing about Danish architecture studio Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter is that, looking at their diverse projects, many of which involve renovation of heritage buildings, a design philosophy emerges not through a stylistic idiosyncrasy, but a consistent and relentless sensitivity to context.

School Floating in the Sky in Shangkhaburi Village, Thailand, is a stellar example of collaboration — the team of D Environmental Design System Laboratory, led by Japanese architect Kikuma Watanabe, translated kids' drawings into a ship-like earthbag building built with the help of local carpenters, mountain people, and kids.

The idea of Gesamtkunstwerk is alive and well and can be found at Klingelhöferstrasse 14 in Berlin, where the Bauhaus Archiv is currently hosting its final exhibition before it closes for renovation.

What started with a high school cheerleader making a duck face in front of a bathroom mirror and sha melessly posting in on Facebook, evolved into a leitmotif of numerous art and architectural projects, competitions, festivals and studies.

While utopias are products of an immanently positive act of design, dystopias have the potential to use failure to inform our architectural and social reality.

Have you heard of "the alley behind the marketplace?" It is one of those neglected places tucked beh ind the mercantile mainstream, plagued with the odor of failure, struggles, nighttime dreads, with a pathway leading to the "palace". It is the field "behind Vista" in Blue Velvet, a small lane in Inland Empire and the garbage area behind Winkie's diner in Mulholland Drive.