The Blue Planet in Denmark is North Europe’s largest and most modern aquarium. Designed by 3XN, its architecture is as beautiful and fascinating as the sea creatures found inside. “It has been fascinating to be part of this process,” said …
April 17, 2013
Museum buildings tend to be conceived either for maximum functionality – acting as neutral containers for art – or as iconic structures that represent a city at a particular historic moment. The Museo Soumaya was designed by Fernando Romero Enterprise …
April 10, 2013
Reiulf Ramstad Architects designed a mountain lodge with restaurant and gallery, flood barriers, water cascades, bridges, paths and platforms to enhance the visitor experience to Norway’s Trollstigen plateau. The well-adapted, functional facilities underscore the site’s nature and character. The architecture …
April 5, 2013
After ten years of rebuilding, renovation and restoration, the Rijksmuseum will open its doors on 13 April 2013. Never before has a national museum undergone such a complete transformation of both its building and the presentation of its collection. Spanish …
April 3, 2013
Carrasco International Airport, officially known as “Aeropuerto Internacional de Carrasco General Cesareo L. Berisso,” is located 11 miles (17.7 kilometers) east of downtown Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay. With one million passengers per year, it is the only airport …
March 27, 2013
3XN’s interior for NOMA Restaurant’s food lab unites the creative worlds of gastronomy and architecture in a modern expression of the Nordic aesthetic. As the world’s number one ranked restaurant for two years in a row, the expectations for creative …
March 13, 2013
Benthem Crouwel architects have designed the Fletcher Hotel in Amsterdam, a 60-meter circular tower on Meibergdreef Lane that’s covered in patterned glass screens mounted over a lightweight inner façade. Meibergdreef Lane is situated on Amsterdam’s southeast side at Amstel III, …
February 28, 2013
B3 Designers were approached by husband and wife team, James Knappett and Sandia Chang, to create an interior as interesting as their enterprising new concept – champagne and hotdogs, or ‘haute’ dogs, as they are now becoming known. Mark Bithrey, …
February 25, 2013
The Maison des Centraliens, situated in the heart of Paris’s Triangle d’Or, has opened the Blind Bar, a new cocktail bar to add to the existing Table du Huit restaurant and Cigar Bar. This new concept bar is the result …
February 18, 2013
Isabel López Vilalta + Partners’ design for Madrid’s ‘La Butiq’ bar incorporates stainless steel and brass light reflectors that beautifully juxtapose with custom wall cladding in which a traditional pattern has been used in pixilated form. A bespoke modern chandelier …
