“Concrete Siberia”, Soviet landscapes of the far north
A photographic view by Russian photographer Alexander Veryovkin of Soviet-era architecture in one of the most extreme, little-known and vast territories on Earth. From the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Circle, the book presents over 100 photographs divided into 6 chapters of brutal industrial buildings erected directly on the permafrost. ‘Prefabrication and serialization became the […]
Towards the end of the empty cities
From tomorrow, May 18, 2020, at least for Italy, we’ll return to normality that is not normal in any case. Schools will remain closed, travel will be limited and there will be many other constraints to protect public health. We will remember many things from this period, anxiety, concern, hope and respect. I also say […]
@plans_of_milan, the collection of architectural plans in Milan
On Instagram you can really find everything, even real authentic treasures as @plans_of_milan. This is an account very young on the social media, but in a short time it has already conquered architects, designers and critics with this unique collection of plan drawings of famous Milanese architectures. Among the various posts you can recognize the […]
The grid of a Student House, Atelier Villemard et Associés
Inside the Campus Descartes, of the École Superieure d’Osteopathie, near Paris, the architecture firm Atelier Villemard et Associés recently built a 9-storey building which houses 207 student rooms. The design concept rotates around two elements – in addition to the fine dialogue between concrete and wood that distinguishes both the interior and the exterior – […]
The circular niches of a French apartment
In an apartment that once was a garage and then a classical house, the French architect Pierre-Louis Gerlier of the Pierre-Louis Gerlier Architecte studio has carried out a further contemporary transformation. Today, these interiors are characterized by a fresh and contemporary feel. Thanks to the glass wall that wants to give more light to the […]
The minimal and sinuous architecture photographed by Mariyan Atanasov
Mariyan Atanasov is a Bulgarian photographer and designer specialized in architectural photography. In his latest series, the artist created a project inspired by the architecture of the Holon Design Museum in Israel. This beautiful series of sinuous and minimalist images highlights the architecture of one of the main museums in the world of design and […]
Tactical Urbanism in Milan by Apicultura Studio
Recently we came across this urban intervention in the city of Milan and as often happens, curiosity and admiration for what we see leads us to deepen and share with our readers! The occasion was the recent initiative “Colora la strada”, a project promoted by the Municipality of Milan, with the aim of restoring urban […]
The breathtaking Axiom Telecom Headquarter by MMA Projects
An iconic Headquarter in Dubai Silicon Oasis capable of binding and representing the Brand Identity of Axiom Telecom, a leading telecommunication company in the UAE. This is one of the last challanges of the italian firm MMA Projects and consultants Dynamic Design. An outstanding project in Dubai which is striking for its simple complexity and […]
Summa IV, conceptual architecture photographs by Matthias Heiderich
Architecture becomes abstraction in the photographs of Matthias Heiderich. If we take only details and urban portions from buildings and cities, and then we opt for a careful choice of the frames – we make of them a sort of paintings. Architecture becomes something else. They may look like photos digitally edited, but in this […]
The colourful Homecore Store in Paris by Studio Malka Architecture
The Homecore store is a shop opened in the heart of Paris by the architects Malka Architecture Studio. An interior design project that is characterized by the use of colour, the shape of the arch and the intersections that these elements arise. The spaces, enclosed in about 100 square meters, are defined not only by […]
A forest in a stadium, Klaus Littmann
Swiss artist and art curator Klaus Littmann recently planted 300 trees in the Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, Austria, as a “monument and memorial” for the environment in the Anthropocene era. Where soccer matches 11 against 11 used to take place, a dense forest now stands. The title of the work is For Forest, and it […]
Hong Kong’s Vertical Graveyard photographed by Finbarr Fallon
Finbarr Fallon is a professional photographer based in London and Singapore, specialized in architectural photography. He recently completed his long-term photographic project called “Dead Space”, a series of photographs taken over 5 years that with wisdom and awareness immortalize – strange to say – the vertical Graveyard built on the hills of Hong Kong. The […]