Tel Aviv-based practice, A.Lerman Architects, led by architect Asaf Lerman, and specialising in public projects, especially regeneration work, has designed the Contemporary by Golconda art gallery run by well-known art expert Dr Ronald Fuhrer…
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Adaptive reuse Art Culture
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Residential design Rural architecture
SUPERFUTUREDESIGN* and ASZarchitetti reinvent former Tuscan farmhouse into modern residence with framed views of surrounding rolling hills
Italy- and UAE-based multidisciplinary design studio SUPERFUTUREDESIGN* and parent practice ASZarchitetti recently collaborated to rejuvenate a farmhouse in southern Tuscany, and update it in a contemporary manner with all the mod-cons, yet retaining its…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Education Landscape architecture
MAD Architects designs kindergarten that skirts 18th-century Siheyuan courtyard in Beijing
In 2017, MAD Architects was commissioned to design a kindergarten next to a senior citizens’ apartment in Beijing, reflecting the client’s “intergenerational integration” ethos that blends pre-school education and eldercare. The subject site, covering an…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Culture Hotel design Interiors Interviews Public Institution Sustainable design
How Sharjah’s cultural pursuits helped it transform from a laid-back desert town into the UAE’s design soul
From raising the bar for responsible development, to honouring its rich heritage through a raft of well-considered restoration projects, the culturally attuned emirate has formed an architectural imprint that’s unique to the region. In…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Building Materials Community architecture Competitions Social architecture Sustainable design
Anandaloy community project by Studio Anna Heringer announced winner of OBEL Award 2020
The OBEL Award 2020 has been announced and the winner is Anandaloy community project by Studio Anna Heringer. It is the second edition of the award that recognises architectural achievement and is presented annually…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Furniture design Interiors
HONG Designworks converts 20th-century Victorian building in Shanghai into Fritz Hansen’s experiential centre
HONG Designworks has transformed a historic 20th-century Victorian building in Shanghai as the home of Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen. Over the years, the old house has witnessed the changes of Julu Road where…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Hotel design
Sunyat Architects converts Shanghai boutique hotel’s former boiler room into part of larger urban landscape
It’s been 10 years since Singaporean hotelier Loh Lik Peng enlisted one of China’s leading architecture practices, Neri&Hu, to convert a former crumbling factory and warehouse facility on the Shanghai Bund into a hip…