Foster + Partners has revealed designs for the new Le Dôme winery in Saint-Émilion. Nestled in the rolling hills of Bordeaux, France, the design of the new building aims to blend seamlessly with the…
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Architecture TravelWorld’s biggest single terminal Daxing Airport by Zaha Hadid Architects opens in Beijing
Beijing’s new Daxing Airport, the most expensive ever built and touted as the world’s biggest single-terminal airport building at 7.53million sq ft, has opened for operations. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, it took five…
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Architecture Events Sustainable designOslo Architecture Triennale begins with environmental damage as its theme
The 19th edition of the Oslo Architecture Triennale, the Nordic region’s biggest architectural event, opens today exploring “the architecture of a radically transformed society in which cultural and ecological flourishing matter more than economic growth”.…
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ArchitectureAndre Kikoski Architect to design an innovative facade for India’s largest luxury textile market
New York-based award-winning practice Andre Kikoski Architect (AKA) has announced its first project in India in Surat in the western state of Gujarat, known for its diamond cutting and polishing and textile industries. Earmarked…
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Architecture Culture Places of WorshipDavid Adjaye’s firm wins competition to design an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi
British practice Adjaye Associates has revealed plans for an interfaith centre on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates’ capital Abu Dhabi, after being selected from among a shortlist of unnamed international firms. The…
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Architecture Residential design Sustainable designStudio Kita creates a compact tropical house in a busy Jakarta neighbourhood
Studio Kita has completed a 199m² house in Jakarta, in the process transforming a poorly ventilated house into an open-plan, light-filled space. The house called Rumah 12 is sited on a narrow plot. “It…
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Deborah Berke (above) and Barry Bergdoll have been appointed as the newest members of the Pritzker Prize jury. Replacing Richard Rogers and Ratan N. Tata, Berke and Bergdoll mark the upcoming 2020 edition of…