ARCHITECTURE Much ado about something10/29/2015An exhibition at Berlin’s Haus der Kulturen der Welt demonstrates alternatives to living as withdrawal. It conjures up examples from history showing occupants who became experts for their own cause.
ARCHITECTURE The diplomacy of colors10/28/2015Maria Hibri has no time for ideologies. In her apartment Orient cuddles up to Occident. Visiting the democrat of things.
ARCHITECTURE His 15th peak over eight thousand meters10/27/2015Extreme mountaineer Reinhold Messner has collected many things on his expeditions. He presents the items arranged thematically in the “Messner Mountain Museums” chain. The sixth and final one designed by Zaha Hadid has just opened.
ARCHITECTURE This is the bigshow10/19/2015Davide Tommaso Ferrando proves it: If you believe architects’ self-marketing on the Web then houses will soon be building themselves.
FEATURED Elegant, and no frills10/15/2015Aesthetically speaking, the new conference room at Codic real-estate corporation calls to mind scenes from James Bond and Mad Men – thanks to the elegant Thonet furniture.
ARCHITECTURE Invariably everyone looks happy10/15/2015Luxurious apartment buildings and residential high-rises are very much in vogue. Long before the start of construction, real-estate developers and architects begin advertising them in short videos. Welcome to the brave new world of real estate.
ARCHITECTURE Swirled surroundings10/13/2015How did Eero Saarinen’s TWA Terminal in New York come about? Why is Friedrich Kiesler’s vision of an “Endless House” still so topical? And what does Kodak City Rochester look like? The following books provide the answers.
FEATURED Between Hahnenkamm race and Alps10/12/2015In collaboration with architect Ralph Dablander, the Atelier Enders architectural studio has designed the new HQ for Sportalm Kitzbühel, featuring a snow-white façade and luminaires by Nimbus.
FEATURED Friendly reception10/10/2015In 2015 the office building “Delftse Poort” in Rotterdam was renovated by the interior designers at real-estate developer CBRE Group – for the foyer they chose sand-colored tiles from the “Solids” collection by Mosa.
ARCHITECTURE Gebyok into the bargain10/7/2015In Eko Prawoto’s house, times, places and materials blend in an architectural pastiche.
ARCHITECTURE From wood to healing10/4/2015For the first Architect@Work in Munich, which runs from Oct. 7-8 in the Zenithhalle, the organizer together with Stylepark are hosting the “A@W Lectures by Stylepark”, where the focus will be on wood as a sustainable material.
ARCHITECTURE Eating on the beach9/30/2015With this restaurant roof, architect Effan Adhiwira shows just what impressive structures can be built from bamboo
ARCHITECTURE Smart, but cordial9/25/2015Being radical can be so glamorous: With a great love of detail and a hefty concrete saw property developer Stefan Höglmaier and his partner Oscar Loya transformed an old above-ground bunker into something sunny.
ARCHITECTURE Awiligar’s reading house 9/23/2015Architect Achmad Tardiyana went for recyclable materials for his home. What is more: On the ground floor it morphs into a public space.
ARCHITECTURE Sleeping like in a hut9/16/2015In Andra Matin’s house, most of the time is actually spent indoor-outdoors – protected by concrete and plants.
ARCHITECTURE On concrete, books, and sand8/17/2015If your skin is in danger of getting a little pink from too much sun, then this beachside library offers ideal shade.
ARCHITECTURE Under a single roof8/10/2015Sauerbruch Hutton have designed an open "Forum" for the Hager Group – in Obernai in the Alsace. It persuasively embodies the company’s brand values.
ARCHITECTURE Working in the park 7/21/2015Summer, sun, sunburn – not for us. After all, there are places and products that provide pleasantly refreshing shade. An office in the park, for instance.
ARCHITECTURE Walnut doesn’t need the peeling treatment7/10/2015Australian cosmetics brand Aesop’s concept centers on a mix of global and local elements for the interior design of its stores. In Frankfurt, it was Philipp Mainzer who designed the store.
ARCHITECTURE Architecture’s quaint qualifications7/3/2015Those lamenting the fact that the introduction of the Bologna Reform has sounded the death knell of the good old German diploma certificate can rest assured. It is manifestly still going strong. Take the Half-Timbered Guide Certificate, for example, which was introduced in 2010. Germany’s veteran comedian institution Loriot would have gone to town on the oh-so-typical moniker of Half-Timbered Guide Certificate. Precisely because the matter is hardly wooden.
ARCHITECTURE Sweating in a tin box6/15/2015In Göteborg in Sweden, the free port is gradually being transformed into a new district – complete with a sauna designed by Raumlabor.
ARCHITECTURE The machinist’s revenge6/9/2015Love, pretensions and four deaths: A new book and two films tell the story of Eileen Gray and her legendary villa E.1027.
ARCHITECTURE Modernism with a cummerbund6/1/2015The exhibition “Radically modern - urban planning and architecture in 1960s Berlin” on show at Berlinische Galerie compares and contrasts the architectural heritage and urban planning in East and West Berlin. And yet it misses the city’s most important structure: the Wall.
ARCHITECTURE City-Palace-Association5/26/2015There are countless reasons and the one or other ghastly story why you immediately recognize a building. So how should one deal with this? And what does it have to do with Berlin’s Municipal Palace?
ARCHITECTURE Deeply bewildering the world sends out sounds5/24/2015A pity that tunnels cost so much money. And involve so much work. Because actually they are perfect problem-solvers. What you’re not supposed to see simply disappears. Above them flowers bloom, trees grow, sometimes new “urban” districts arise, at others existing quarters grow together. But sometimes they also collapse and among other things take down the illusion of a perfect world with them.
ARCHITECTURE Spanish lace 5/11/2015And the winner of this year’s “Mies van der Rohe Award” is…: the Philharmonic Hall in Szczecin, Poland, designed by Barozzi Veiga. First prize in the “Emerging Architect” category goes to Arquitectura-G for its “Casa Luz” in Cilleros, Spain.
ARCHITECTURE Pradapolis5/5/2015Rem Koolhaas and his Office for Metropolitan Architecture have converted a former distillery in the south of Milan on behalf of Fondazione Prada – and created an anthology of diverse spaces and materials.
