Wrapped in silver fabric, the Arc de Triomphe is the latest grandiose project of the “great packers” Christo and Jeanne—Claude. It was conceived 60 years ago, but realized after the death of both artists.Marina YushkevichPhoto: Benjamin Loyseau.Hristo (Hristo Yavashev) with his wife and partner Jeanne-Claude de Guillebon, known to the

This quiet coast of the Sukhodolsky Lake in the Leningrad region could well be characterized by the Old Russian “Lepota". But among the textbook birches, there is not a log cabin, but a futuristic module made of steel and wood. Ekaterina GoncharenkoPhoto: Dmitry TsyrenshchikovIt all started with the fact that in

Architects Herzog & de Meuron expanded the Kuppersmule Museum in Duisburg by adding new industrial-style buildings to it.Ekaterina Karpukhina Simon MengesFor more than four years, the Swiss bureau Herzog & de Meuron has been expanding the small Kuppersmule museum in Duisburg. Finally, on September 25, it reopened its doors to

Reconstruction can be subtle and organic, and every post of the VKontakte group “RECONSTRUCTION" proves this with examples. AD RussiaAnd in a crooked farmhouse, and in a huge empty granary, life can be restored with the proper approach. The public “RECONSTRUCTION | Reconstruction” shows how architects from all over the world

The customers of RED Arquitectos asked the architects to build a holiday home with a view of the Pacific Ocean.Ekaterina KarpukhinaMiguel Angel Vazquez CalanchiniCasa Calafia is located in Todos Santos, a small settlement in the Mexican state of Southern Baja California. The residents of this city greatly honor their heritage

On the last day of September, the long-awaited Renzo Piano Cinema Museum will open in Los Angeles. Jessica ChernerPhoto: Iwan BaanEach city has its own historical attractions that attract tourists, and secret places where you can meet only locals. But museums are the only institutions where the public mingles and

Architects from Studio 120 grammi built a small memorial chapel made of anodized aluminum and concrete.Ksenia OshchepkovaAlessandra BelloThe founders of Studio 120 grammi, Carlo and Nicola Pavan, have completed a project in the genre of private memorial architecture. In the cemetery of the small town of Porcellengo near Venice, they

Expo 2020 Dubai, which opened on October 1, 2021, perfectly combines oriental luxury, Western technologies and the unthinkable by modern standards, when the whole world lives in a restricted movement mode, the number of impressions.Marina YushkevichPhoto: © Palladium Photodesign. Oliver Schuh + Barbara BurgConceived as a showcase of the most

The greenhouse, where the botanical collection of Wellesley College is kept, became the winner of the Architizer A+ Awards 2021 in the category “New Technologies".Ekaterina KarpukhinaKVAPhoto: KVAWellesley College is known for its botanical collection. One of the greenhouses is named after Margaret K. Ferguson, an outstanding botanist and college member

On December 4, a new public space will open in Moscow — the House of Culture “HES-2". AD exclusively talks about the architectural concept of the first Renzo Piano Building Workshop project in Russia and explains why this is a completely unique space both for Moscow and for Renzo Piano