MAD Architects unveil the design for the Nanhai Art Centre in Foshan, China. Resembling a continuous wave of water, with three main buildings looming underneath the floating sun canopy, this biomorphic building will be developed as the new public gateway on the waterfront, harmonising social, creative, and natural attributes.
The indefatigable Ar. Sanjay Puri earns his 74th international award for Reservoir - an office building in Rajasthan - now on his drawing board. Check out the concept here and leave us your views…
MVRDV designs a new landmark for #Taipei a la #NewYork's #TimesSquare. The twin towers' vibrant #façade appears like a real-life #game of #building #blocks. Check out the story here…
MVRDV designs a six-storey first-of-its-kind publicly accessible art depot in the world. The Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in #Rotterdam with its mirrored façade and arresting art-filled atrium has won the Public Building of the Year at the Architectenweb awards for being "a great solution to a complex problem" via "radical choices and a strong focus on innovation"…
Winner of an international competition, Dutch architects Mecanoo and Kaohsiung-based MAYU architects' Tainan Public Library represents the meeting of cultures, generations and histories; check it out and leave us your views…
The new 18,000 sq. m. Maison de l'Économie Créative et de la Culture en Aquitaine, MÉCA, creates a frame for the celebration of contemporary art, film and performances, cementing the UNESCO-listed Bordeaux as the epicenter for culture. Check out the monolithic, sculptural building here…
@MVRDV uses curved topography to create continuous undulating bookshelves lining the interiors of the Tianjin Binhai Library in China. Check out the building here and tell us what you think…
Marc Fornes of THEVERYMANY designs Marquise - a billowing ultra-thin, lightweight aluminum structure that entirely transforms the approach and initial experience of a standard building entrance into a dramatic experience of threshold, and an icon that redefines the public in El Paso, Texas.
ENOTA Architects design the Termalija Family Wellness #resort in #Slovenia attempting to reinterpret nuances of the #majestic #mountains into a #public-use #built-form. Check out the story here…
Adjaye Associates designed Winter Park Library & Events Centre in Florida opens to the public as a revitalised venue with rose-pigmented concrete arches, sculptural stairs, and passive design strategies at its heart.
Studio Saxe erects a modular villa made up of individual self-contained public and private units that are bound by a network of earthy pergolas, the entire ensemble bridging the nature-built-form connect in a contextual architectural vocabulary.
Rising to the innate challenge of refurbishing a cultural influencer, without tampering with its rich architectural ethos, Studio SOUL is doing a commendable job at the Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur. Check it out and leave us your views...
Shopping is a perennial exercise. Architects Foster+Partners design yet another new shopping experience at Canary Wharf. Check it out and leave us your views...
A city's representation in the international market is best showcased via its traditional ethos. Foster+Partners recreate the desert city for the UAE pavilion at Milan Expo2015. Read about it here and leave us your views...
Being seeped in a traditional flavour, adds on to the value of contemporary architecture. Check out the New Central Library being designed in New Zealand and leave us your views...
When architecture draws parallel with life's philosophies, the structure becomes a living-breathing voice bridging the 'now' with the 'then. Check out this tribute to revolutionary poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and leave us your views…
Nicolas Laisné Associés design 'Offices with Terraces'- a professional environment that stresses on a seamless integration of the external and internal environment in Nice, France.
Karim Rashid proposes The Church of Globalove, a contemporary recreation that elegantly balances fundamental elements, inspiring one to embrace humanity.