What would it be like to be the first traveller in the world to sleep in the monument that symbolises France? What would you feel, admiring the Ville Lumière from up high in the Eiffel Tower as you are getting out of bed in the morning? Those are a couple […]

Diego Guayasamin Arquitects has completed ‘Residencia Cumbayá’, a property located on the eastern outskirts of the Ecuadorian capital of Quito. Set on a plot of 2,500 square meters, the dwelling features an underground garage where the owner is able to keep a proud collection of cars and motorcycles. Surrounded by […]

London unveiled the new project of the Tate Modern extension in the first month of the new century as the museum offered a bold new way of presenting contemporary art. Now, 16 years later, the Tate Modern has grown.     This week, one of the world’s most-visited museums has opened its […]

Patrik Schumacher and Mathias Rastorfer of Galerie Gmurzynska, standing by the grave of Zaha Hadid at her funeral in April, turned to each other and resolved to finish one of the late architect’s projects. The idea, born between Hadid and Rastorfer of Zurich-based Galerie Gmurzynska, was to recreate Kurt Schwitters’ […]

MU Architecture designed in Québec the Nook Residence which has a demure front facade with the back much more open and revealing. Strategically placed windows and an opening in the structure give a glimpse at the views of Lake Memphremagog in Mansonville. The home is located on a steep lot […]

The development and modernization of Brooklyn continues with a new project funded by Eliot Spitzer, a former governor who made a career change to become a real estate developer. Spitzer has teamed up with the design firm ODA New York. NYC is booming with several new luxury residential buildings, but […]

Bottega Veneta’s previous boutique in Beverly Hills was relatively run-of-the-mill. The displays were always quite pleasant, but it didn’t really have a distinct personality deserving of the uniquely positioned brand, known for its logo-free understated brilliance and its ‘intrecciato’ leather weaving. That all changed this week, when the 50-year-old fashion […]

Few would look at a building as incomparable and architecturally complex as the Fondation Louis Vuitton and see a blank canvas. But in a sense, that’s how Frank Gehry arrived at inviting long-time friend Daniel Buren to create an in-situ work that casts new light – and a riot of […]