Building the Future with special guest, Bjarke Ingels

World-renowned architect Bjarke Ingels joins Deepak Chopra to explore the intersection of design, mindfulness, and human well-being. They delve into Bjarke’s innovative projects in New York and Copenhagen, before discussing their inspiring encounter with the Bhutanese royals and Bjarke’s unique role in developing a new mindfulness city in Gelephu.

Festival del Paesaggio: edizione 2023 – “Building new identities”

The seventh edition of the Festival del Paesaggio di Anacapri kicks off: from Sept. 9 to Nov. 5, 2023, the event conceived and curated by Arianna Rosica and Gianluca Riccio returns to enliven the evocative spaces of the Fondazione Axel Munthe – Villa San Michele and various public places in the historic center of Anacapri, Capri…

Light in sacral buildings: iGuzzini illuminates church with “Palco” lights

iGuzzini’s Palco floodlights illuminate the medieval church of St. Giles, at the heart of the modern development of Barbican in London…

gestalten – Building for Change

People live and work very differently today than they did 20 years ago. Cities and buildings have to adapt quickly to this reality. Building everything from scratch is not a solution, and that’s why architects …

Green Building: Sydney hosts a timber tower

Bloombergs European headquarters: the worlds most sustainable office building?

Michael Bloomberg has launched a bid to dislodge Donald Trump from the White House. But that’s not all. Ever since the construction of his European headquarters, Bloomberg has taken to calling himself the “world’s most ecological developer” …

The new Central Park Tower, New York: the tallest residential building in the world

The new Central Park Tower is a byword for pure luxury and, at hight of 472,44 metres, is also the world’s tallest residential building. Prices start at nearly seven million euros for a two-bedroom aparment …

**The “Guggenheim effect”:** iconic buildings

The Guggenheim effect illustrates the impact architecture and art can have on a destination …

Approaching the circle

The Rehmannia Root Crafts Exhibition Hall is dedicated to an important medicinal plant in traditional Chinese medicine. The well thought-out dome construction by Luo Studio is based on a cost-efficient structure made of standardised timber.

MIRALL: Jaume Plensa in La Llotja, Palma de Mallorca

With MIRALL, Jaume Plensa is opening an extraordinary exhibition in the historic La Llotja in Palma de Mallorca. From 19 September 2024 to 15 February 2025, he will bring together the past, present and future in a field of dialogue and tension.

Treehotel Sweden: Between the earth and the sky // Lifestylehotels

Der Baum mit seinen Wurzeln, die tief und fest in der Erde verankert sind, und seiner Krone, die sich dem Himmel entgegenstreckt, verkörpert auf natürliche Weise die Verbindung zwischen Irdischem und Spirituellem. Er ist eine Erinnerung daran, geerdet zu bleiben, während man nach oben strebt. Das wissen auch die neuen Besitzer des Treehotels in Nord-Schweden, wo man in einem unberührten Wald in einzigartigen Architekten-Baumhäusern übernachten kann.

New domestic landscape: a villa nestled in the natural surroundings of the Florentine hills, in Italy

Inspired by the ‘White Cube’ concept, Pierattelli Architetture’s latest project is envisioned as a ‘neutral box’ seamlessly integrated into the lush greenery

Nono: Soil Temple – Connection creates life

As the founder of an environmental design office, Yussef Agbo-Ola creates very special objects. He has even created something extraordinary for the Sharjah Architecture Triennial: the Nono: Soil Temple, which unites all aspects of life.

The house of palm trees

In Praia do Forte, Brazil, Sidney Quintela Architecture and Urban Planning have developed Casa Brise – a house in which the interior lives from its palm-rich surroundings. And vice versa.

Casa S, Chile: Second home in a fidget spinner

Casa S stands out not only because of its spectacular location on the rocky coast of Chile. The family holiday home also stands out thanks to its unique design, which was modelled on a toy.

A landmark in the Pyrenees

Sophisticated architecture is increasingly finding its way into the high mountains. In the Pyrenees, the Refuge de Barroude, a refuge designed by the architectural firm Snøhetta, is setting new standards for building in high alpine regions.

Folegandros and the Gundari Resort: Mindfulness and Luxury in Harmony with Nature // Lifestylehotels

Hidden among the more famous Cycladic islands like Santorini and Mykonos lies Folegandros – an island that, despite its unparalleled beauty, remains off the beaten tourist track. Here, where rugged cliffs plunge into the crystal-clear Aegean Sea and picturesque villages dot the hilly landscape, you can experience the authentic Greece in its purest form.

Nature in the genes

CCY Architects have designed a home in the Rocky Mountains that couldn’t be closer to nature – in the truest sense of the word. Because DNA Alpine contains the genetic information of the trees.