One of our avid readers Esperança de Souza, has sent us this tip about the Globetrotter series of rings inspired by iconic architecture from around the world by jewellery brand Matina Amanita. They are quite cool, even if slightly ridiculous. We love a bit of eccentricity because straight is a tad boring! Our favourites are the [...]

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Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid is one of the most favoured international architects in the tiny island nation of Singapore, where the prices of real estate have shot through the roof after almost a decade of stagnant prices. After winning the competition to design the masterplan for the high-profile One North project, Hadid has been [...]

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Here’s some of the confidential skinny on the upcoming Louvre Abu Dhabi museum on Saadiyat Island. The Art Newspaper claims that it has “seen the contract signed recently between the governments of Abu Dhabi and France for the creation of a Louvre Abu Dhabi.”
According to the contract a relatively small number of works will be [...]

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Architect Kyu Sung Woo has been named the winner of the 2008 Ho-Am Prize in the Arts. The Ho-Am Prize in the Arts recognises Koreans who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of culture and the arts through their creative efforts and accomplishments. He is the first architect to receive this prestigious award, which [...]

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There’s something exciting happening in the historic center of the Russian capital and the mastermind behind the event is German car marquee BMW. Shrouded in mystery, there is a giant exhibit standing 12 metres tall and weighing 40 tonnes behind the curtains. Stay tuned to find out what it is! Any guesses?

Images courtesy: Pleon PR [...]

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Just when you thought Zaha Hadid couldn’t be any busier, there comes another amazing project. Does the lady ever stop working? The Pritzker Prize winning architect has designed The Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion in Spain that is not just a bridge but also an engineering feat. The pavilion is organised around four main elements, or “pods”, [...]

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The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey or MARCO, one of the leading cultural institutions in Latin America, presents inTENtions, an exhibition that shows the development of the architectural projects of the  award-winning Mexican architect Enrique Norten and his firm TEN Arquitectos.

Architecture, being an endeavor of human creativity, has made a place for itself within [...]

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Seattle-based architecture firm Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen have designed the Wabi Sabi house in Houston, Texas for developer Carol Isaak Barden+Company.

Wabi Sabi is a Japanese expression that implies the restrained expression of the humble and the simple. In Japan and China, Zen implies an emphasis on simplicity and sobriety, and Zen temples are sublimely refined [...]

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Dubai has quite literally become the second home of high-end luxury labels. Armani, Versace, Missoni, Lacroix, Cavalli…the list is impressive. Now Italian powerhouse Gianfranco Ferré and Dubai-based design-savvy developer Galadari Investment Office (GIO) have joined hands to launch a series of projects world-wide, the first of which will obviously be in Dubai. To be built [...]

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DUBAI NEXT: Face of 21st Century Culture
Firestation, Vitra Campus, Weil am Rhein, June 5 – September 14, 2008
An exhibition by the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority in cooperation with the Vitra Design Museum and curated by Rem Koolhaas & Jack Persekian.
Everyone knows the architectural landmarks of Dubai, but this new global city’s true achievement and [...]

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