Sou Fujimoto Architects, NL*A, OXO Architects   France   Of 17 floors and 10,000 square meters, the design of this iconic tower located by Lez River is by the Mediterranean tradition of outdoor living, and is the result of the collaboration of the Japanese office with two young French studios. Located on a

Sou Fujimoto Architects   Taiwan   A series of stairways configures the Café and wishes to give a three-dimensional character to an alley in the center of the city, transforming transition spaces into areas in which to stay, spend time and interact socially.  

Sou Fujimoto Architects   Serbia   A series of ring-shaped ramps emerge with a gentle transition from the platform of the Beton Hala to define a spiralling structure nicknamed ‘the floating cloud,’ from which one can enjoy panoramic views over the city of Belgrade... [+]

Sou Fujimoto Architects   Spain   With diffuse limits, the weekend house can be climbed until reaching a shelter on its roof; its structure is a combination of untreated wood pieces forming an irregular lattice that lets a natural breeze pass through and protects from sunlight. 

Sou Fujimoto Architects   Inspired by the silhouette of Bedouin tents, the Souk Mirage commercial building complex is composed of a modular structure of arches that reinterprets the vibrant and lively atmosphere of a traditional Islamic market... [+]

David Chipperfield Architects   Sweden   Brass is combined with opaque or clear glass, so the appearance of the building’s facades changes throughout the day. The large windows with panoramic views of the city bring light into the auditorium, which occupies a central position.

Johan Celsing Arkitektkontor   Sweden   On the outside, the volume is a distinctive presence with clear concrete at the base and pale-toned brick on the upper levels, asserting its institutional character. The interior, however, is defined in generic terms to permit changes in the program.

Wingårdhs    Sweden   The sides of the faceted enclosure adjust to the scale of the nearby buildings, generating concave spaces that enhance the surrounding public areas; inside, the auditorium takes up the central space and adapts to a variety of events. 

Archivision Hirotani Studio, Block System Workshop   Japan   Presented at the past edition of Living Art in Ohyama, this teahouse is easy to assemble and to put apart, and was built with stacked cedar wood pieces from Wakayama Prefecture, leaving voids to let both light and air pass through. 

Emmi Keskisarja, Pekka Tynkkynen, LEAD   China   The surface is generated by means of two catenary curves that intersect with the ground level; a series of inner sheets of adhesive film make it possible to generate the curve of the thermo-formable plywood pieces at a lower temperature. 

NEX Architecture   United Kingdom   To imitate the natural growth of plants, algorithms were used in the design process of the main structure, inserting recycled plastic cells inside this primary structure to frame the views. Currently the pavilion is set up at Kew Gardens. 

Pezo von Ellrichshausen   United States   The pavilion is built with recycled fir tree wood (Douglas type), and its section is reduced in height until reaching 16 meters. Distributed on the side shelves of the lower part, ten tonnes of granite provide the foundation layer of the structure.&n

United States   The natural resistance of Douglas fir tree wood to mildew has made it possible to build the pavilion cutting down on the number chemical treatments usually applied. The structure is completed with fiberglass to increase its curvature.

TAAT   Netherlands   Evoking a bamboo forest, the temporary structure was built with slender wood pieces of the same section but different lengths, placed vertically to generate overlapping pyramidal forms that change on each one of the sides. 

Tejlgaard & Jepsen   Denmark   The dome, initially for temporary use, was conceived as a political forum, seeking to break the barrier between audience and stage; when it became permanent, its scale increased and the insulation and thermal properties were improved. 

Herzog & de Meuron   Spain   The New Headquarters of the BBVA is located in an urban expansion area on Madrid’s northern periphery, by the highway and surrounded by new buildings for mainly residential and tertiary uses. With an area of 113,500 square meters, it will be the work

The ‘inhabitable’ pieces by Ernesto Neto (Rio de Janeiro, 1964) let spectators experience their own bodies, their senses and minds. Influenced by Neoconcretism (a movement that arose in Brazil in the 1950s and which stood in defense of sensibility, e

Taken in those borderline areas between urban and rural land, in the unique landscape that grows between Moscow and its suburbs, the images of ‘Pastoral’ by Alexander Gronsky, shot between 2008 and 2012, reflect the artist’s fascination with the edge