Chile > ‘Casa Viejo‘, designed by Mathias Klotz in Tomas de Figueroa (Santiago), “… is a calm architecture, that cleverly resolves constructive and functional problems, adding different textures to the material and assembling together various spatial dimensions. Querry face concrete recreates itself, magically changing as if it was something ductile. The building is extraordinarily emphasized […]
UNIQLO, a Japanese casual clothing company, will open a new branch in New York. As an anticipate opening, the UNIQLO Container Store, designed by LOT-EK (Ada Tolla, Giuseppe Lignano, Keisuke Nibe & Haruka Saito), will be moving across several neighborhoods, until the date of the inauguration, scheduled for the end of October 2006… >>>
Expo Zaragoza 2008: Aragon Pavilion, designed by Olano and Mendo Associated Architects, comprises three main structural elements, providing vertical connections and free space at ground floor to create a square that relates to the whole exposition. The building features a 50 x 50 meters plan, with little differences at each level: it extends and decreases […]
Cornell University > Milstein Hall, the building designed by Rem Koolhaas (OMA) to become new seat of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP), was unveiled on September 19th. Construction works are foreseen to start in 2007, while the inauguration is scheduled for 2009 [worldarchitecturenews.com / news.cornell.edu].