Month: April 2023

Island seating and breakfast nooks are great for quick and casual meals. But sometimes an occasion calls for a more formal dining experience. Here, designers share the details they used in six dining rooms to create crowd-pleasing character and ambian…

La Casa Z is a weekend retreat located in the coastal resort of Zapallar, facing the Chilean Pacific Ocean, 150 km from Santiago.

African cities are expected to experience a significant increase in Africa’s cities” href=”https://www.afdb.org/en/documents/africas-urbanisation-dynamics-2022-economic-power-africas-cities” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>population over the next 30 years. According to United Nations projections, these cities will welcome an additional 900 million inhabitants by 2050. This demographic shift will create both opportunities and challenges that will reshape the nature and structure of these cities. These challenges include the need for economic growth, increased demand for housing and infrastructure, and the development of supplementary transportation systems. So far, most African cities have responded to this rapid population growth with sprawling horizontal development patterns that expand the fringes of the city, increase social fragmentation, and ultimately lead to greater car dependency.

from 20 to 30 april, model. barcelona architectures festival immerses visitors in a selection of public installations, lectures, and special activities on the topic of architecture, sustainability, and ‘radical empathy’.
The post temporary installation…

The winners of the German Design Awards 2023 approach design in ways that are both clever and sustainable, with a focus on ground-breaking product solutions and visionary ideas. The cradle-to-cradle principle, modular construction methods, sustainable use of materials and energy efficiency have long been mainstays in manufacturing and the construction process. But real estate branding is also increasingly coming into focus and becoming an important instrument in architectural communication and marketing.

Peter Pichler Architecture has been invited to participate in a private competition for the design of a set of Ski Facilities in Ponte di Legno, Italy. The project includes the addition of three new cableway lines for the ski resort, each marked by an architectural intervention designed to provide shelter and dining options. The buildings also include exhibition spaces dedicated to the preservation of the cultural, natural, and historical heritage of the site.

Designed by Brillhart Architecture with assistance from Bahamian Architect of Record Garth Sawyer (and Project Architect, Darren Sawyer), this tropical residence forms a courtyard complex overlooking Pink Sands Beach in Harbour Island, Bahamas. The site itself is defined by its deep lot featuring more than 70 mature palms and topography that slopes upward towards the water.