Luxury interior design and architectural practice, Casa Forma, won an International Design & Architecture Award (ID&A) for ‘Living Space’ for their One Hyde Park project at the Design et Al Awards held at a ceremony in the Hurlingham Club on 20th September 2013. The International Design & Architecture Awards, are hosted by design et al, … Read more
Originally built in 1928, San Francisco’s Sir Francis Drake unveiled the completion of its multi-million dollar renovation during its 85th anniversary. The “new” Sir Francis Drake is characterized by regal architecture and sophisticated style. All popular public spaces, including the famed Starlight Room; 18,000 square feet of meeting and event space; and 416 guest rooms … Read more
The Pritzker jury announced the Pritzker laureate for 2013, the highest award in the profession of architecture. The the thirty-seventh recipient of the Pritzker Prize is Japanese architect Toyo Ito. Called by the Pritzker Jury “creator of timeless buildings,” Ito is the sixth Japanese architect to become a Pritzker Laureate – the first five being … Read more
The annual Pritzker Architecture Prize (founded in 1979) honors a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture. The laureates receive a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion. This … Read more
Getting Mercedes engineers to help may seem natural for anyone who wants to build a luxury car. So that is exactly what Carlos Ghosn has done – even though he is in charge of two rival carmakers, the alliance partners Renault and Nissan. Mr Ghosn is also the ultimate head of Nissan’s luxury car subsidiary … Read more
Project Utopia by “Yacht Island Design” & BMT Nigel Gee– A Magnificent Luxury Island Yacht Project Utopia, an avant-garde vision of a future concept breaks the traditional naval architectural mould which the market has come to expect and offers a truly unique outlook free from any conventional design constraints. Measuring 100m in length and breadth, … Read more