
Harpa, the Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Iceland, is the winner of the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award. Designed by Henning Larsen Architects, Batteríið Architects and Studio Olafur Eliasson the building has helped to transform and revitalise Reykjavik harbour and brought [...]
Designed by London-based top architect Farshid Moussavi, the new home for the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland in Ohio cuts a fine and enigmatic figure. This six-sided building covered in mirrors is situated at an unassuming uptown intersection, the recently opened, nearly 34,000-square-foot, four-story [...]
Situated within the enchanting Karuizawa forest in Japan, this curvaceous modern home was designed with respect for its delicate surrounding environment. Built around a centenarian Fir tree, the Shell Residence, a great example of modern architecture, flows through the forest thanks to its organic, [...]
Entering from Via Savona, the glass-framed entrance conceals a secret garden, which pays tribute to nature, epitomising the values of the founder Ermenegildo Zegna, who believed that “with fine fabrics we must respect nature’s gifts”. The fourth generation of Zegna today at the helm [...]
The minimalist and metropolitan former Nestlè factory is now the elegant stage for events, fashion shows and performances. Teatro Armani is located on via Bergognone and it deserves a visit during Milan Design Week 2013. Giorgio Armani wished to entrust the construction of the [...]
Toyo Ito of Japan is considered to be the best architect since he is the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate. Toyo Ito, a 71 year old architect whose architectural practice is based in Tokyo, Japan, will be the recipient of the 2013 Pritzker Architecture [...]
French art duo Christophe Berdaguer and Marie Péjus have transformed this outbuilding at the Synagogue de Delme, a French contemporary art centre near Nancy, close to the border with Germany, into a huge architectural sculpture. Dubbing the building the Gue(ho)st House, the pair drew [...]
Today Boca do Lobo wants to celebrate top architecture of the world with you and decided to show you the 10 most popular architecture projects of all time. #10 House in Leiria, by Manuel Aires Mateus #9 The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, by Steven [...]
This guest pavilion was designed by Glasgow-based Ewan Cameron Architects as an annexe to a steel and glass pavilion erected by esteemed architect Michael Manser in 1969, on the site of a Manor that once belonged to Jane Austen’s forebears, on a leafy estate [...]
2013 is a good year to visit Amsterdam. Not only because the Amsterdam canals celebrate their 400th anniversary. The city will be heated with discussions, exuberant parties and cultural development. And also because the Stedelijk Museum is once again open to the public. After an [...]