Rafael Prieto’s Eclectic NYC Loft Featured in ‘Together Over Time’ Exhibition at Emma Scully Gallery

Rafael Prieto’s Eclectic NYC Loft Featured in ‘Together Over Time’ Exhibition at Emma Scully Gallery

Installation created with Kritika Manchanda for the exhibition “Together Over Time”, at the Emma Scully Gallery. In Rafael Prieto’s living room in New York, an antique-style statue sits alongside sculptural “Akari” lamps by Isamu Noguchi and a pendant light designed by the master of the place and Loup Sarion for Marrow. DWR (Design Within Reach) … Read more

SILENT WITNESSES ⟩ From the drive-in area to an example of functionalism. House at the corner of Elizabetes and Tērbatas streets

SILENT WITNESSES ⟩ From the drive-in area to an example of functionalism.  House at the corner of Elizabetes and Tērbatas streets

The book, published by SIA “Pastaigas”, includes 221 photos covering the period from 1920 to 1940. In augmented reality, using the free “Old Riga” mobile application, book readers will be able to see how 75 different places in Riga look today; the virtual library is also supplemented by 20 historical videos. Photo: Publicity photo The … Read more

Mamluki Lancet Mosque in Kuwait City – Unique Design and Modern Interpretations

Mamluki Lancet Mosque in Kuwait City – Unique Design and Modern Interpretations

Jakarta – Masjid Mamluki Lancet or Mamluki Lancet Mosque in Kuwait City, Kuwait has a different design from the others. The roof of this mosque is made to look like it is rotating with a half dome on top. Mamluki Lancet Mosque in Kuwait Photo: Mohammed Alsaad and Nasser Alomairi via Dezeen The mosque was … Read more

Instead of a cottage, a box on chicken feet. The new Max seat has a living room, a toilet and a bathroom

Instead of a cottage, a box on chicken feet.  The new Max seat has a living room, a toilet and a bathroom

When Ladislav Trpák presented his first habitable property a few years ago, Czech glamping was already on the rise. People have discovered that by renting a piece of land somewhere in the “wilderness” and a relatively small initial investment in a mini-house with a bed, they can easily earn extra income on the weekends. Demand … Read more

Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveils images of sculptural expansion to The Broad museum in Los Angeles

Diller Scofidio + Renfro unveils images of sculptural expansion to The Broad museum in Los Angeles

Grey Sculptural Expansion Unveiled for The Broad Museum in Los Angeles Grey Sculptural Expansion Unveiled for The Broad Museum in Los Angeles Exciting development for Los Angeles architecture New York architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has revealed stunning images of a grey, sculptural expansion for The Broad museum in Los Angeles, marking a major … Read more

Nice Carnival: Pop Culture Theme Marks Rejuvenation for 139th Edition

Nice Carnival: Pop Culture Theme Marks Rejuvenation for 139th Edition

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 2 hours ago, Updated 2 hours ago Nice Carnival Access the slideshow (5) The festivities began this Saturday with a grand opening parade bringing together, around the King and the Queen, some of the parade floats, as well as flower battles, for an edition placed under the sign of … Read more

For the ninth year, the Interior of the Year shows the best of the changes in Czech and Slovak interiors

For the ninth year, the Interior of the Year shows the best of the changes in Czech and Slovak interiors

During the last week, architects and designers can submit their work to the Interior of the Year competition. The jury will assess the projects for 2023 and select the winners, who will be announced in May at DOX in Prague. According to director Peter Tschakert, a lot has changed since the competition was founded in … Read more

Switch, tile, handle. Photographer Jana Šturdíková documented the transformation of the house from 1936 for years

Switch, tile, handle.  Photographer Jana Šturdíková documented the transformation of the house from 1936 for years

The architect will design the house so that it is perfect from his point of view. However, over the years, his work is transformed, people fix non-functional elements and modify many things to their liking. For eleven years, the Slovak photographer carefully documented these transformations in one functionalist house in Bratislava, which was built in … Read more

Hrzánská Passage Transformed: From Tourist Shops to Cultural Hub for Young Czech Artists and Designers

Hrzánská Passage Transformed: From Tourist Shops to Cultural Hub for Young Czech Artists and Designers

Previously, Czechs had no reason to go to the Hrzánská Passage in the backdrop of Prague’s Old Town. Shops with green window frames were home to companies that mainly targeted foreign tourists with their offer. But with the beginning of the new year, the offer changes drastically. Musicians and artists are based here, who will … Read more

Reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Track for December Reopening: The Economist

Reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Track for December Reopening: The Economist

The construction of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris began in 1163 and was symbolically completed in 1260, however, several additions and improvements were added to the structure of the church in the following centuries. designed in 1859 by the architect Eugène Emmanuel Viollet le Dick (Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, 1814-1879) masterpiece – the spire of the … Read more