Africa Hall Cultural Center / Architectus Conrad Gargett

Africa Hall Cultural Center / Architectus Conrad Gargett

© Rory Gardiner + 5 Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or Area Area of this architecture project Area:  5450 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2024 Photographs © Rory Gardiner Text description provided by the architects. Architectus Conrad Gargett has revitalized the United Nations’ historic Africa Hall in a landmark … Read more

Not Spain or Croatia. The cheapest houses are in Japan. For a quarter of a million, 10 minutes from the sea | A new stream

Not Spain or Croatia. The cheapest houses are in Japan. For a quarter of a million, 10 minutes from the sea | A new stream

Japan is certainly not suffering from an insufficient supply of vacant properties. On the contrary. The other problem facing the country is too many empty houses. Government statistics say that in 2023 there were more than nine million empty houses on offer, known as “akias”. As a rule, these are abandoned houses and used for … Read more

Why did they illuminate the clock tower in Cartagena with the Turkish flag?

Why did they illuminate the clock tower in Cartagena with the Turkish flag?

Many locals and tourists were amazed last Tuesday, October 29, when they saw the lighting of the clock tower in Cartagena, Bolívar, with the colors of the Turkish flag. What many did not know was to celebrate the 101st anniversary of the proclamation as the Republic of Türkiye, which occurred in 1923 and was led … Read more

The Royal Academy of London awards the former director of the Balearic Housing Institute

The Royal Academy of London awards the former director of the Balearic Housing Institute

The exdirector of Balearic Housing Institute (IBAVI) Cristina Ballester Parets has been awarded by the Royal Academy of Arts in London with the 2024 Architecture award for its management of social housing in the Balearic Islands during the last legislature. The Royal Academy valued Ballester’s work: “It represents remarkable research and collective production of social … Read more

“Europe’s best buildings” in the AzW between education and climate – culture –

“Europe’s best buildings” in the AzW between education and climate – culture –

2.10.2024 13:29 (Akt. 2.10.2024 13:29) Student house TU Braunschweig won Mies van der Rohe Prize ©APA/Architekturzentrum Wien “Building for the climate change also brings with it new aesthetics,” says Angelika Fitz, director of the Architekturzentrum Wien (AzW), summarizing the change currently being observed in building culture. This development is also reflected in the buildings that … Read more

World design star in Prague: I just get an idea and go after it – News List

World design star in Prague: I just get an idea and go after it – News List

He is friends with the fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, who grew up in a bohemian Israeli family. He plays the guitar, likes designer hats. But he avoids pigeonholing and uncertainty. All fans of design, architecture, art and fashion know his name. British designer of Israeli origin Ron Arad. Don’t worry, I won’t start by asking … Read more

Ars Electronica brings Notre-Dame to Linz

Ars Electronica brings Notre-Dame to Linz

23. September 2024 ++ HANDOUT ++ The Parisian landmark can be viewed up close in Linz © APA/Ars Electronica/NOTRE DAME 3D DATA FROM ANDREW TALLON/YANN ARTHUS BERTRAND AND TSVP On December 8, 2024, the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, which burned down in 2019, will reopen – you can already immerse yourself in the Gothic building … Read more

Baťa wanted to see the factories from his bedroom, but the woman said no. He turned Zlín into a little America

Baťa wanted to see the factories from his bedroom, but the woman said no. He turned Zlín into a little America

A semi-detached house, extensive gardens and a castle on the edge. Zlín was like that before the arrival of Tomáš Bata, who built a canvas shoe factory in a small town in eastern Moravia. In order for the company to grow, he became mayor, changed the city plan and, as a factory owner, bought empty … Read more