The building is located at the entrance to the forest reserve and accommodates up to twelve people. Evgeny Ionov EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Every year thousands of pilgrims travel to the city of Santiago de Compostela, following the Path of St. James. Most of the route passes through the territory of Spain, so a special wooden hostel…

A new public space designed by Thomas Heatherwick has recently opened on the Hudson River — a park that stands right on the water on 132 concrete columns. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte A few days ago, a new public space opened in New York – Little Island Park, which towers over the Hudson River on…

In the nomination “Urban Environment” AD Design Award 2021, the most votes were given for the renovated Bogoroditsk embankment! We tell you how the Novaya Zemlya company, the Geometry Design bureau, Nefa Architects and SNOU project (architectural solutions) have teamed up to develop a “theater city” project. AD Russia EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte City Culture Center 200…

The architects of LOCALARCHITECTURE have built a small house for an ornithological club on the shore of a lake in Lausanne. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The cabin with an area of 49 m2 was created by order of the Ornithological club of Lausanne and was named “Bird Island”. Its windows overlook an artificial biotope located…

The Zaha Hadid Bureau has built a modular Alis conference hall at the Venice Architecture Biennale, which can be installed anywhere and used for meetings and communication. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Architects Zaha Hadid Architects presented the installation “Highly efficient urban Ecology”, which corresponds to the theme “Sustainable Communities”, set by the Italian pavilion. What…

The authors of the public “VKontakte” recalls the words of Victor Hugo “Architecture was the main chronicle of mankind” and considers them relevant today. AD Russia EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Every day the authors of the community “VKontakte ”Architrave“ introduces readers to historical structures: from outstanding historical and architectural monuments to small and not always noticeable architectural…

The winner of the AD Design Award 2021 in the category “Preservation of Heritage” was the restoration project of the main masterpiece of the constructivist era in Moscow — the House of the People’s Commissariat of Finance. Sofya Karpenko EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte After numerous changes of owners, the era of creative clusters and yoga on the…

The artist’s architectural objects are located on seven hectares of swampy landscape. Evgeny Ionov EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The Veretevo estate is located on the site of a former pioneer camp. Previously, there were festivals of contemporary and youth art, as well as numerous art happenings. On the territory of the art hotel there are unusual monuments,…

Open Architecture architects have built a school in China that resembles a small village. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Qingpu Pinghe School occupies an entire city block with an area of 50,000 m2 and resembles a small village with more than 2,000 students aged three to fifteen instead of residents. CHEN Hao WU Qingshan In China,…

Architectural studio Mecanoo is known for its projects all over the world. Now the company has added a library in New York to its portfolio. Evgeny Ionov EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Since 1914, the Arnold Constable department store has been located in this building in the heart of Manhattan, and now the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library has…