The victory in the special nomination from MR Group “Discovery of the Year” AD Design Award 2021 was won by the Northern River Station of Moscow. In September 2020, it finally opened after a large-scale restoration. Sofya Karpenko EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The Northern River station can safely be called the first public space of the USSR,…

The Canadian firm Michael Green Architecture, specializing in the construction of glued beams, designed several buildings for the College of Forestry in Oregon. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Michael Green Architecture architects worked with the State Forestry College, part of the University of Oregon. Their task was to build two new buildings on the territory: one…

Designer Alex Proba painted the bottom of the pool in the mid-century mansion Hill House in Palm Springs. Nadezhda Pavlova EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Starting the work, the artist wanted the drawing to fit seamlessly into the design of the pool and the entire backyard of the mansion. Fortunately, Alex’s style is perfectly combined with the organic…

Studio Kéré Architecture has built the first campus in the Rift Valley for Lions startups. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte The Lions campus is located on the shore of the largest desert lake in the world — Turkana. It will help young students and entrepreneurs to develop their skills in information technology and find a job…

A kinetic installation has appeared in the city of Camden, which draws attention to the problem of environmental pollution. Evgeny Ionov EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte A kinetic installation designed by the SLO Architecture bureau has appeared in the American city of Camden, which resembles a giant vinyl record player and is almost entirely made of garbage. Work…

Apple and Foster + Partners have presented another joint project: a new store in the building of an old cinema in downtown Los Angeles. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Apple Tower Theater is a new Apple Store that opened in the building of an abandoned cinema of the 1920s. It was built by Charles Lee in…

The Nakagin Tower, which was built in 1972 by architect Kisho Kurokawa, will be disassembled into capsules. Some of them will appear in museums in Japan and abroad. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Tokyo plans to disassemble the Nakagin capsule tower into modules. Some cells will be restored and transferred to museums, including the Pompidou Center…

EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Ekaterina Shkuleva, the chief architect of the Ingrad Project Bureau, a graduate of the Moscow Art Institute, is one of those responsible for the modern look of Moscow. Her look combines a classic approach to design and a desire to experiment. Like many millennials, she appreciates the efficiency of space and comfort, while…

The bureau Diller Scofidio + Renfro has built a new bridge in Colorado Springs, which connects the Olympic and Paralympic Museums of the USA. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte Architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro have erected a new bridge in Colorado Springs, which is part of the Paralympic Museum project. Its design is in harmony with…

The British studio Citizens Design Bureau has reconstructed an old synagogue, and also built a new building for the Jewish Museum of Manchester. Ekaterina Karpukhina EmailPinterestVKonkakte EmailPinterestVKonkakte It took almost ten years to plan the reconstruction, and two years were needed for the immediate work. Finally, on July 2, the synagogue and the museum opened…