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06-12-2023 - News
Montreal's new light rail system, the Réseau Express Métropolitain
The innovative design of the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM)'s stations heralds an era of transformation for Montreal's cityscape. The inaugural Rive-Sud line, designed by the Lemay, Bisson Fortin and Perkins & Will consortium, is an important component of the REM, reflecting on the Canadian city's commitment to sustainable public transport as a symbol of its regeneration.
25-10-2023 - News
Merkurhuset in Gothenburg by the OLSSON LYCKEFORS studio, between present and past
The Merkurhuset project designed by the Swedish Olsson Lyckefors studio not only takes its name from one of the most iconic buildings in Sweden's second largest city, but also enters into dialogue with the protected historical pre-existing architecture. An 8,000 square metre building is born that fits harmoniously into the urban context, without losing its identity.
13-09-2023 - News
Ivrea reopens its doors: Welc-Home to my House 2023
Once again this year, Ivrea - the industrial city of the 20th century and a UNESCO World Heritage Site - opens its doors for visitors to marvel at Olivetti’s architecture, with involvement from local citizens and a media partnership with Floornature. There are two weekends available - 23/24 September and 30 September/1 October - as well as days dedicated to photography and architecture on 22 and 30 September respectively.
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30-08-2022 - News
The FLUGT museum experience by Tinker Imagineers
The Danish refugee museum FLUGT, designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group architects and Dutch experience design agency Tinker Imagineers, was officially opened at the end of June. We discover the innovative immersive project in which the stories of refugees from all times are told in a way never experienced before.
23-08-2022 - News
Iris Ceramica Group Foundation supports Sea Shepherd once again
In 2022 Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group continues to support the non-profit organisation Sea Shepherd, in this case, Operation Ghostnet, to achieve the common goals of environmental protection and sustainable development. The new campaign, which takes place in the waters of the Mediterranean, focuses on the problems of large fishing gear lost or abandoned at sea.
10-08-2022 - News
Public Art for Public Life book by Observatorium
Working between architecture, sculpture, and landscape, focusing on themes such as the creative process, temporality, integration in changing landscapes, public participation, and imagination. In short, this is the work of the Dutch art collective Observatorium presented in their latest book Public Art for Public Life, published by nai010 publishers.
09-08-2022 - News
Upside Down House UK upside down experience
The first UK Upside Down House opened in November 2018 in the English town of Bournemouth. Building on the success of this Upside Down House, not least to the virality of the images taken there, other locations were added, including London and Brighton.
03-08-2022 - News
Sarah Eick, 100 places in Berlin, postcards from the German capital
German photographer Sarah Eick has collected some of her photographs of Berlin, offering an almost nostalgic touch, in a format that is perfect for the holiday period: namely that of postcards. The 100 places in Berlin book invites you to walk around the German capital, directing your gaze beyond the stereotypical imagination.
22-07-2022 - News
The Mandala Lab at Rubin Museum of Art in Bilbao
Under the slogan “Where emotions can turn to wisdom”, a travelling version of the famous Mandala Lab, an initiative and installation of the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, has been set up in Bilbao’s Doña Casilda Park. The pavilion designed by EXTUDIO and ENORME Studios of Madrid was open to visitors during the first Wellbeing Summit for Social Change in the month of June.
