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Using their breakthrough in new materials, MVRDV designs an innovative hybrid façade for luxury brand Bulgari, opening endless possibilities in façade designs resulting from combining sophisticated detailing with high-quality materials. Check it out here and give us your views…

MVRDV goes a step further in their design of facades by fusing glass made from recycled beer and champagne bottles to create a signature visual identity - green glass façade for Bulgari in #Shanghai - one that closely resembles the glittering jewel-like jade - absolutely in sync with the brand's ecological and design sensibilities.

Ar. Ben van Berkel of UNStudio designs fair stand at BAU 2017 exploring the potential of a new signature material for its light weight and strong façade application. Read here to know more

Architecture and fashion have a long standing relationship; but actually incorporating the textile weave in a building façade is another thing. SPARK's 'pleated' and 'woven' façade for the award-winning mixed-use development Jing Mian Xin Cheng in Beijing demonstrates that depth of experience need not be forgotten despite the speed of the central city's expansion. 'Pleats' of perforated aluminium sheeting and a 'weave' of rippling windows resolve a variety of practical issues, while referencing a textile market that formerly operated on the site. Check it out here…

Brenac & Gonzalez & Associes design three distinct facades, all revolving around the provision of optimium natural light and dramatic chiaroscuro; and the geometries of material. Check out the façade story and leave us your views…

Chartierdalix Architects in association with Brenac & Gonzalez & Associates designs a mixed-use building with a ribbon-like façade that is moulded to result in constantly changing hues, reminiscent of a painting by French artist, Pierre Soulages. Check it out here and leave us your views…

Building skin imparts a character to a place, externally; and is a major parameter for building performance, internally. rat[LAB]-Research in Architecture & Technology designs a façade project in Gurgaon for an industrial building using parametric techniques that have overcome multiple constraints. Find out more about the result here...

Tech-wizards, @carlo-ratti-associati use portable technology that employs drone formations to draw on urban facades. With this project, any façade can become a space to showcase new forms of open-source, collaborative art using real-time data. Check it out here and leave us your views…

Façade illumination is an artistic expression that often speaks of the city itself. Distinguished architects Kiran Kalamdani and Prashant Sutaria tell us how this trend has warmed to mainstream architecture in the past decade and how it will carry forward in the future.

SWBI Architects Pvt. Ltd. designs a hybrid façade of terracotta tiles and double-glazed glass following sustainability and passive solar architecture norms.

Reinventing building design in order to make a mark, Blocher & Blocher India design the country's largest LED façade… Check it out here…

Renesa Architecture Studio derives a simple façade intervention to alleviate the monotony of a typical residential apartment typology. Check out the project and leave us your views…

Department of Architecture at @ku_leuven along with Architecture firm DMOA design a façade that appears 'alive', in that, it produces soundscapes actively engaging with passers-by, and evens nudges them to interact with each other. Check out the full story here…

Renesa Architecture Studio uses a simple and efficacious façade system to transform an old warehouse into a contemporary industrial office in Haryana. Check out how inspiration works…

Serero Architectes Urbanistes grace the Bayeux Media Library in #France with a façade inspired by the famous 11th century Queen Mathilde embroidered tapestry.

Repurposing traditional Vietnamese roof-tiles into a distinct earthen façade, Ngói Space, a welcoming community hub by @hp_architects is a sustainable triumph. https://bit.ly/HPArchitects-IAnD

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"…

Ippolito Fleitz Group uses a multi-layered design approach to create a floating annexe to a home in Stuttgart, where the glass façade can be either opened completely into the garden or cocooned into a private retreat with all curtains drawn.

Coloured cuboids make an arresting façade in this residential complex in Kodla, Karnataka, as Sanjay Puri Architects follow their sculptural trajectory and contextual design principles to orchestrate this sustainable development.

Standing out for its striking façade, this award-winning 'twin sloped roof' bungalow is primarily designed to adapt the home to Bahrain's harsh climate… Check out the 'all-glass' home here…