Neo-gothic ornaments and Classicist volumes melt together, creating an outstanding object shaped by its context. Perfectly integrated in the city, the Philharmonic hall is also able to emerge as a new addition.
Architecture covered in glass, like a chameleon it is ever-changing:
A photographic library of contemporary glass architecture.
The whole project consists of 4 new buildings arranged on a pre existing cruciform complex, creating four new courtyards around the headquarters.
ICA Boston by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Designed as a succession of concrete slabs and with the utmost simplicity, the Museum is deliberately non-monumental.
A glowing lantern in a see-through wrapping.
Fo-Shou house by Mansilla & Tuñón. In Nanjing, China.
The Harpa Building is inspired by nature: Icelandic scenaries are unforgettable even in a big city such as Reykjavik. The project won the Mies van der Rohe Award 2013.
The latest Maggie’s Center for cancer care is wrapped in glass and nature. Light and life get also inside the building, thanks to the several internal courtyards.
One wall house – Christian Kerez: a house with only one wall shaping its interior and organizing the circulation.
Designed by the Italian Architectural firm act_romegialli, the Hall rowers Moto Guzzi is a warehouse located just above Como lake. A project in line with the beaty and the stilness of the landscape.
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