Paul Keskeys
Zaha Hadid. Oscar Niemeyer. Rem Koolhaas. Frank Gehry. Peter Zumthor. The list of architects commiss ioned to design the Serpentine Gallery’s annual summer pavilion down the years reads as a definitive who’s-who of the profession, and 2016 is no different, with man-of-the-moment Bjarke Ingels revealing a typically slick set of renderings for the preeminent installation. BIG’s…
Tall Arquitectos created a truly heart-stopping proposal 6,000 feet above the canyon floor.
You may well be accustomed to the truly striking portrayals of contemporary architecture on Instagra m, but the ubiquitous app also contains gems from centuries long past. A photographer who goes by the username m1rasoulifard has captured an extraordinary array of Iran’s historic structures, focusing on the gloriously detailed ceilings of mosques and cultural complexes across…
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has been preoccupied with some extraordinarily grand plans across the globe since the beginning of the year, but this week he has revealed a project on a more modest scale, revealing a series of renderings for the Serpentine Gallery’s annual pavilion. BIG has conceived an installation it calls “the unzipping of…
If you have ever witnessed an instance of Oranjekoorts (Orange fever) in the Netherlands, you could be forgiven that this country’s citizens are obsessed with one color above all others. Tangerine tones take over many national celebrations, orange being the traditional color of the Dutch royal family. However, local photographer Dirk Bakker is out to…
MVRDV’s diagrams are fueled by a desire to distill ideas to their essence.
While it is entirely possible for architects to transform a town or city with a single building, com bining disciplines can provide an even greater catalyst for change. Spanish firm Fündc works across the gamut of architecture, landscape design, urban planning and infrastructure design to realize its visions of place-making, and no project illustrates these visions…
One of the most popular views of New York’s iconic skyline can be enjoyed from the top of the Rockef eller Center in Midtown Manhattan. Look south, and you are treated to a spectacular panorama of skyscrapers, the distinctive silhouette of the Empire State Building taking center stage and SOM’s One World Trade Center visible in…
“The most important things in life, they come to you.” Renowned Mexican architect Fernando Romero re flects on the fortunate turn of events that culminated in him acquiring this stunning modernist residence in Mexico City, which was designed in 1955 by Francisco Artigas. After another potential buyer failed in their attempt to secure the permits required…