Both criticised and praised, the award-winning and undisputed world archistar, Zaha Hadid, died following a heart attack on 31 March in a Miami hospital, where she was being treated for bronchitis. The news has been confirmed in the evening by Zaha Hadid Architects, one of the world’s most important studios where 246 architects are employed:
After ten years London’s Design Museum reopens in a new location. A spotlight not only on objects, but also on creative processes and global issues.
It might not have been chosen as the most beautiful building in the world but the Dutch know what’s what when it comes to innovation and sustainability. The Edge by PLP Architecture is the 40,000 square metre Amsterdam headquarters of consulting firm Deloitte, elected the greenest office building in the world. It was recently awarded the
After all the hype surrounding the world famous Expo 2015, Milan is back at the centre of the scene thanks to the Italian architect Stefano Boeri and his sustainable Gold LEED certified skyscraper, the Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest). The construction won the 2014 International Highrise Award and is 2015’s Best Tall Building Worldwide as announced by
Zaha Hadid is the most famous woman surrounded by a sea of male celebrity architects, or starchitects. She has gained worldwide recognition by challenging architectural traditions with innovative but egocentric projects that have generated many a controversy because she often sacrifices functionality for the sake of designing shapes that express her trademark aesthetic. If [architecture]
A New York Times journalist spent 36 hours in Bologna and was amazed by the city’s art and culinary traditions as well as its modernity. What to do in just three days in this Italian gem.
Building a house that generates the hydraulic and electrical energy it needs to be completely self-sufficient is finally possible. That’s what a team of Dutch researchers demonstrated by starting the Sustainer Homes project, the container house exclusively fuelled with renewable energy. It’s a mobile house of 30 square metres realised thanks to the recycling
Along the delta of the Okavango River, Botswana, it is possible to admire African wild fauna without undermining the environmental balance of the natural reserve, which is a UNESCO world heritage site. The &Beyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge resort, designed by Michaelis Boyd and Nick Plewman, offers all comforts and, at the same time, is respectful of nature.
Since 1851, every five years, world’s cities host a unique event for six months: the universal exposition. In 2015 it’s the capital of Lombardy’s turn, which on 1st May has opened the door of Expo 2015. As in any other world exposition, since the first one held in London, the main attractions are
