The suspension pedestrian bridge, which opened recently in Portugal, was named 516 Arouca, where the figure means its length. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The bridge built in the Aroka Geopark is located at an altitude of 175 m above the Paiva River and connects two hills. The structure was created for tourists, as it offers…
Studio DIAA co-founder Suzanne Stefan has built her own house on the water, on Lake Union in Seattle. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Houseboats are not uncommon for Seattle. There is a long tradition of constructing such buildings on the water, so Susanna Stefan built her new house on a log foundation of the early 1900s….
The Brazilian urbanist was 83 years old. Evgeny Ionov EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Jaime Lerner was admitted to the Curitiba Hospital on May 21, where he died six days later due to complications of chronic kidney disease. Planetizen magazine named him the second most important urban planner of all time after Jane Jacobs. Heuler Andrey In 1964,…
The Wowhaus Bureau and the Museum of Moscow have installed an open-air exhibition that tells Muscovites and residents of the city about the history of the Triumphal Gates. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The idea of this project was born after the son of one of the founders of the Wowhaus bureau asked why the Arc…
The Venice Biennale will officially open only tomorrow, but all exhibitions and projects are already available to the press. We show the first photos of the renovated pavilion of Russia. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The Pavilion of the Russian Federation was designed by architect Alexey Shchusev and first opened its doors to the public in…
Now you can admire London from the water and from a height of 35 m. Evgeny Ionov EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Architectural studio HAL designed a swimming pool at a height of 35 m above the ground, overlooking the “London Eye” and Westminster. A 15 m long swimming pool connects the roofs of two neighboring buildings. Simon…
Foster + Partners architects restored Palazzo Marignoli in the center of Rome and opened a new Apple store there. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The new Apple Via del Corso has become the largest Apple store in Europe and occupied the space of a historic building. In the XVI century there was a monastery and a…
Richard Meier & Partners bureau founder Richard Meier is retiring. Therefore, now the company will officially be called Meier Partners. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Yesterday, Richard Meier & Partners announced that Richard Meier is retiring at the age of 86. In accordance with the restructuring plan , George H. Miller, a former managing partner of…
Architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, one of the brightest representatives of the brutalism style, the author of concrete works of art in Sao Paulo and other cities of the world, died in Brazil at the age of 93. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Paulo Mendes da Rocha passed away at dawn on May 23. According to…
The balconies of the Sky Yards Hotel are designed in such a way that visitors have a view of the sky and mountains, and not of the construction site below. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte This hotel did not get the most picturesque area: around wasteland, industrial zones and construction sites. But this place definitely has…