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Cersaie Brings Porcelain and a Pritzker Winner to Italy’s Pasta Capital
As the home of the world’s oldest university in continuous operation, Bologna, Italy, knows a thing or two about imparting wisdom to the next generation. But learning doesn’t stop after school. As any...
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Don’t Call It a Replicant — A Vancouver Bar Interlinked to “Blade Runner 2049”
Since its 2017 theatrical run, Blade Runner 2049 has evolved into a sci-fi classic that earns ongoing praise for its cinematography. On Letterboxd, the social networking site built around movie...
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Travel Guide: 5 Books for Globetrotting Design Lovers
At the height of summer, it seems that nearly everyone is jetting off to Europe or Asia for a well-deserved break. For design lovers, travel doesn’t just provide time for some R&R, but also an...
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A Timber Aquatics Centre Earns Points in a Climate-Focused Olympics
As the only permanent recreational building created for the occasion, the Olympics Aquatic Centre might stand out as the centrepiece of the 2024 Paris Games. It embodies the city’s ambition to host an...
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Where Does the Mind Stop and the Rest of the World Begin?
Implicitly, we know that the built environment has a direct impact on our health. But while Western medicine is able to identify the cause of over 8,000 diagnoses or symptoms of disease, the factors...
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Keilhauer Unveils Four Standout Lounge Chairs
Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all workspaces. Though in the past it wasn’t uncommon to spec the same furnishings for an entire office, nowadays businesses seek to inject each space with unique...
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A NYC Resto Channels the Spirit of Campania
When Stefano Secchi set out to open his debut restaurant in New York City, Rezdôra, in 2019, he sought to embody the rustic charm of an intimate osteria in Emilia Romagna. The American-born Italian...
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An Office Tower Rooftop Designed for Outdoor Productivity
Hopefully for anyone still stationed at their desk during this annual period of Out of Office auto-replies, August at least affords a few opportunities for extra-long lunches and early happy hours....
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The Promises of an Olympic Village
Beautiful and sustainable, the buildings of the Olympic Village in Paris express the city’s contemporary ideals. In particular, the housing created by Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés bears the...
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Make Good Projects: Architecture as a Public Service
If you’ve ever attended an architectural talk, walking tour, film screening or panel discussion in Toronto, odds are you already know Joël León and Kurtis Chen. At the very least, you’ve seen them...
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Lee Broom on the Creative Alchemy Behind His New Collection
During New York’s NYCxDesign festival in May, British designer Lee Broom reimagined the living room of his Tribeca penthouse (which functions as both a showroom and his personal pied-à-terre) to feel...
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In Jaipur, a Gem of a Jewelry Shop
Defined by its delicate, intricately designed patterns, the art of Meenakari is a hallmark of India’s Rajasthan region. Although the practice of enamel-fired metals and ceramics traces its roots to...
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A Mexican Convent Turned Contemporary Workspace
The Mexican town of Morelia is teeming with architectural treasures. Its narrow streets are lined with 17th and 18th century buildings, including monumental churches and monasteries built from the...
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Q&A: Mathieu Lehanneur and the Power of Olympic Symbols
The designs of Mathieu Lehanneur are as inventive as they are evocative, merging technological and aesthetic derring-do in complementary measure. Whether he’s creating an air-purifying terrarium...
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Oslotre Designs a Scalloped Timber Showpiece in Southern Norway
After seeing photographs of striking Lumber 4 office building, my immediate reaction was to look up Lumber 1, 2, and 3. A glimpse of the elegantly scalloped and vivid green facade had me wondering how...
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Designing the Forest: The Future of Mass Timber Architecture
By now, it’s a well-known fact: The built environment and the concrete industry account for some 40 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, while the urgency of re-thinking our buildings is...
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An Italian Restaurant Serves Up “Tranquility With a Dash of Chaos”
What are the ingredients of la dolce vita? Tasked with designing Allora, an Italian restaurant in Warsaw, the team members at Gdansk-based studio Akurat thought back to their own Mediterranean...
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Sports and Architecture Converge at Paris’s Parc de La Villette
In keeping with the eco-conscious ethos of the 2024 Paris Olympics, just a handful of permanent structures were purpose-built for this year’s games. But even so, the event has provided a platform for...
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Portuguese Architecture Firm Summary Designs Modular Kindergartens in Vibrant...
Applying prefab architecture – and the range of possibilities it offers – to kindergarten design, Summary has quickly realized four modular schools for tots in various Lisbon neighbourhoods. Embracing...
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MVRDV Airs Out the Auction House in Hong Kong
By their nature, auctions are all about possession. Whether classic cars, vintage jewelry or baseball cards, the coveted treasures sold to the highest bidder are typically only briefly glimpsed before...
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