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Architecture

Louvre Pyramids

The inverted pyramid marks the intersection of two main underground walkways beneath the Place du Carrousel and orients visitors towards the museum entrance under the Cour Napoléon. Tensioned against a 30-tonne (33-short-ton), 13.3-metre (44 ft)…

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Peter Zumthor: Architecture is not a vehicle or a symbol for things that do not belong to its essence.

Peter Zumthor born 26 April 1943) is a Swissarchitect whose work is frequently described as uncompromising and minimalist. Though managing a relatively small firm, he is the winner of the 2009 Pritzker Prize and 2013 RIBARoyal Gold…

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Allmannajuvet Zinc Mine Museum

Allmannajuvet is a ravine or canyon located along the river Storelva in the municipality of Sauda in Rogaland county, Norway. The ravine is located in a rural, forested area along the Norwegian County Road 520 between the town of Sauda and the village of Hellandsbygda. This was…

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INTO THE UNEXPECTED Fashionable Stylings of Sabine Marcelis

“I am just a total sucker for circles”, says Marcelis, resisting any deeper interpretation, despite the celestial forms evoking lunar eclipses and ethereal sunsets that appear in much of her…

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3D renders bring this New York digital design fair to life

3D rendered booths and escape in interior Sight Unseen Offsite’s very first

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Xavier Hufkens’ new gallery space bolsters Brussels’ art scene

Belgian contemporary art gallery, Xavier Hufkens opened a third exhibition space on 18 June at 44 rue Van Eyck, in the heart of Brussels; just a two-minute walk from its…

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Why nature will always Win

When it comes to nature, we’re like a child in a control room. Many buttons, switches, and knobs, but we don’t know how they are all wired on the inside.…

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The Bauhaus Turns 101

It’s been a big year for Bauhaus enthusiasts: The famous design school turned 100, an occasion marked by everything from the opening of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation in Germany to…

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Unearthing Ulpiana in the snow

The visit of the first day of snowing in Ulpiana with the Arch. Bersant Selmani was an incredible unearthing. Kosovo is a relatively new nation, but its territory certainly has…

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Buchner Bründler Architekten Casa Mosogno

Located on a steep slope in the deep Onsernone valley in Ticino, is an ensemble of stone houses, which has been extended over generations and unoccupied for many years. The…

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