Tag: architecture
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Prada’s cultural foundation is transforming a period of crisis into an opportunity for study and analysis
The digital presence and the “remote” visitors. Fondazione Prada, the cultural institution founded by Prada luxury house is experiencing new ways of operating and communicating. Fondazione Prada increases and reimagines its digital presence in response to the temporary closure of exhibition spaces due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The question “What…
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10 Covid-busting designs: spraying drones, fever helmets and anti-virus snoods
Companies the world over are directing their ingenuity at the fight against the coronavirus. Here are the front-runners, from sanitising robots to a 3D-printed hospital ward
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This project with year-round green appearance is the winner of 2020 Future Project of the Year Award
MVRDV-designed Valley architectural project in Amsterdam has won the Future Project of the Year Award in the 2020 Future Project Awards from MIPIM and The Architectural Review. Designed by MVRDV for EDGE Technologies, Valley received the award for best Commercial Mixed-Use project then beat out all other competitors to take the top prize.…
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Brave new world: the best-designed travel destinations for 2020
From treetop cycle paths to a micro hotel, we guide you through new design marvels around the globe
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Rowan Moore’s best architecture of 2019
From hemp and cork buildings to energy-efficient council housing, the climate crisis got us thinking laterally• Read the Observer critics’ review of 2019 in full here
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Gardens, waterfalls, parks… what is happening to our airports?
From Beijing to Istanbul, exotic new airports are symbols of prestige for strongman leaders. But the environmental cost is massive…