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Video interview with Zaha Hadid > CAPTV

Japan > The “Kokuu Guesthouse” in Koyasan, designed by the firm Alphaville [Domus].

Japan > Images from the 27th Tokyo Designers Week (TDW) [Wallpaper*].

Denmark > Medical center for cancer patients in Copenhagen, designed by Nord Architects. Video > Monocle

An interview with Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture, talking about his ultimate work, the T-Site bookstore in Daikanyama, Tokyo… Video > Vimeo/Dezeen

Spain > Picasso Museum extension in Barcelona, designed by the firm GARCES – DE SETA – BONET Arquitectos [designboom]

China > Galaxy Soho in Beijing, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects… Video: Crane.tv

Mexico City > “Casa Alta”, designed by AS/D Asociacion de Diseño [dezeen].

Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who designed the rearrangement of Orsay Museum in Paris (1980-86), died at 84 in Milan [LaStampa / ARQ-Clarín.com].

United States > William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library, in Washington, D.C., designed by Adjaye Associates [Architectural Record].

China > The “Galaxy Soho“, a 330,000 square-meters office and retail building, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, has opened in Beijing [designboom].

In eight keywords, the Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno summarizes the concepts behind On Space Time Foam, his new installation at HangarBicocca, in Milan, which provides a powerful sensory experience at 25 meters from the ground [Domus].