Kengo Kuma   France   The position of the three longitudinal pieces, arranged along the harbor, creates a link between the new museum-lookout and the water. The superposition of the volumes and the configuration of the facade of zinc slats suggest movement and dynamism.

Kengo Kuma   France   The building rises from the ground as a continuation of the metropolitan park, creating an observation platform over the garden and the road. Inside it will house a conference center and two hotels that aim to connect people and revitalize the new di

Kengo Kuma   Denmark   Water – its different states, the reflections of light and shadows on its surface, and the humid atmosphere it creates – is the guiding thread of this proposal that doesn’t intend to create just one object, but an experience in the form of landscape,

Kengo Kuma   France   The vertical timber elements, which function at the same time as light- and structure-filtering pieces, support a ventilated facade that covers the exhibition spaces and gives the project a unique and sober image that echoes its surroundings. A lobb

Kengo Kuma   Norway   The curved building, devoted to Henrik Ibsen, is located on the edges of the park, with which it establishes a relationshop through large windows and several accesses. The typical Norwegain wood tile roof tilts towards the park and rises towards the

Kengo Kuma   France   The project called to build a contemporary gallery to protect the western portal of the Gothic cathedral of Angers, where precious polychromatic sculptures from the 12th and the 17th centuries have been recently discovered. To create a harmonious dia

Kengo Kuma, Javier Villar Ruiz   Spain   The building takes advantage of its location in Logroño, at the point where the pilgrim route to Santiago enters the city, to create a public staircase connecting the street to a garden roof that serves as a deck for views of La Rioja's capital and t

José María Sánchez García, Krausbeck Santagostino Margarido   Switzerland   ‘Pivot’ is the motto that ties the proposal together, from the urban concept – the plaza becomes the new city center –, to the architectural concept – the tower will turn the two museums into one complex – or the refurbishment – the pavement unifies

Christ & Gantenbein, Baukuh, YellowOffice   Switzerland   With a series of delicate interventions such as the insertion of new pavilion to optimize access points or a continuous ramp connecting various levels, the project seeks revitalizing the museum complex and removing barriers between the existing build

Elisa Valero   Switzerland   The proposal respects the historical value of the place and at the same time sets out to address the functional needs of a contemporary museum, paying special attention to the accessibility and organization of the different itineraries...

Baserga Mozzetti Architects   Switzerland   The project proposes a conservative refurbishment, reducing structural interventions as much as possible. The main actions are: enlarging the museum’s elevator shaft, placing a retractable roof in the courtyard, and inserting an elevator in the cast

Ecosistema urbano   United States   The main element is an inflatable ‘cloud’ placed on a wood structure, which together create a space for learning and for raising environmental awareness. The installation includes lighting and color to represent climate change and air purification s

gruppa2020   Russia   Logs, also serving as wood to light the fire, are situated on the steel bars, constantly transforming the appearance of this pavilion for the Signal outdoor music festival. The studio participated in the whole process from its design to its construct

Junya Ishigami + associates   Japan   The pavilion casts shade on the garden of an old house built in 1927 by Mankichi Yamaguchi and Tacchu Naito – designer of the plans of Tokyo Tower. The timber structure is charred using the yakisugi technique, making holes that filter sunlight throug

Palma, Hanghar   Spain   As part of Concéntrico festival, the project stacks ceramic blocks to transform a long, narrow corridor in the old Tobacco Factory complex into a built-up space that takes visitors on a promenade through different spatial experiences... 

Pareid   Thailand   The project addresses three principles: use of construction techniques and industrial materials that can be executed with traditional methods; flexibility in the program to provide functionality, play, and aesthetics; and climatic sensitivity.

University of Stuttgart   Germany   The bioinspired pavilion shows how processes that account for geometrical, productional, structural, environmental, and aesthetic requirements, along with robotic fabrication techniques applied to natural materials, generate works that are both ecolo

Miralles Tagliabue EMBT   Italy   In 2004, the city of Naples invited, under the motto ‘Architecture, Archaeology and Art’, firms like those led by Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Álvaro Siza, Benedetta Tagliabue or Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas to design the new metropolitan line.

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Born in Almería in 1930 and recently deceased, Siquier was one of the key figures of Spanish avant-garde photography, and his work with the AFAL group earned international attention. In 1956 he started a documentary project on La Chanca, a poor neigh