A fictional cityscape at the Belgian Pavilion
Playing with different styles and scales – an exhibition at the Venice Biennale on Flemish architectural and urban culture, informed by a flexible approach towards planning and regulations.
Virtual stories
Fragments of an ordinary house
An ordinary Japanese house with timber frame dismantled and displayed for close analysis of historic layers.
Surreal prototype in glass fibre at Venice Biennale
A light-weight structure created by robotics, Maison Fiber is a showcase for material innovation developed by a research team at Stuttgart University, initiated by Achim Menges.
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New material cultures – Golden Lion Award in Venice
‘Eco-brutalism at the UAE pavilion – a response to the 2021 Venice Biennale theme of ‘How will we live together’. Inspired by vernacular architecture and rough materiality, the exhibition was awarded for sustainable innovation.
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Kirkkonummi main library – Fyyri
The latest library designed by JKMM Architects was awarded the Finlandia Prize for Architecture 2021. Discover the library in this 11-part virtual story.
Säynätsalo Town Hall
Get to know Säynätsalo Town Hall, a major work by Alvar Aalto completed in 1952, in this 13-part virtual story. It is now also a temporary home for the Alvar Aalto Museum.
Luma Arles
A cultural centre, totally transforming the city of Arles, this new building exemplifies the flamboyant signature style of Frank Gehry. Inspired by the paintings of van Gogh, Gehry’s architecture creates a play with light effects.
Savoy Restaurant
Designed by Alvar Aalto and Aino Marsio-Aalto, the recently renovated Savoy interiors in Helsinki exemplify Nordic modernism. Original details have been restored with the addition of some contemporary touches.
Serpentine Pavilion 2021
The 2021 Serpentine Summer Pavilion in London is designed by Johannesburg-based practice Counterspace. It is both an exhibition of architectural experimentation and a place for gathering.