Gulemin Technology School // Morocco.Why hello there theatrical geometric forms. This university located in the Moroccan desert was designed by Saad El Kabbaj, Driss Kettani and Mohamed Amine Siana. It’s a fine example of the basic principles of design; proportion,...
The Turku Chapels // Finland.There is something so powerful about essential, elemental space. Not one part more than needed, not one gesture less than necessary. The result presents as a single deft stroke, which conjures visceral and various reactions from the people...
Silent Halls of European Palaces by Massimo Listri.Let’s position ourselves behind the lens of Italian photographer Massimo Listri, and through his incredible images peer into the vast, silent halls of European palaces and see if we have any...
El “B” Auditorium in Cartagena, Spain by SelgasCano.It doesn't happen every day that I come across a public building which makes my design engine rev at a slightly higher rate. This little baby however... Wroom wroom! She's a beauty! Located in the docks of the harbour city of Cartagena in...
The Re-Birth of Palazzo di Vigonovo (Campiello) // Venice, Italy.This project is such a wonderful example of what is possible when history, art, architecture and technology unite to create a single grand gesture. After three full years of renovation, Campiello is given a new lease on life, featuring a...
Dilapidated Sant Francesc Church Reinvented by David Closes // Santpedor, Spain.Somebody bring me a glass of water - I am burning up from the hhhhotness this magnificent project is generating! I am literally hyperventilating here. Too. Much. Awesome! Located in the Catalan town of Santpedor, Spain, the Sant...
Homage To The Lost Spaces // Public Installation by Mike Hewson.Mike Hewson is a civil engineer and a self-taught artist based in Christchurch, New Zealand. This self-initiated trompe l’oeil style installation, funded with private donations and his own money, is Hewson's personal response to the...
Wythe Hotel | Brooklyn, NYC.Located in Williamsburg, neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, recently opened Wythe Hotel offers up a huge dose of amazeballs with its superfine clash of vintage industrial and sleek modern. This 72-room hotel retains...
Hotel Fasano Boa Vista | Sao Paolo, Brazil.Boy, oh boy, oh boy... Isay Weinfeld, one of Brazil’s most renowned architects, sure knows how to put together a smoking hot hotel! You may recall that I recently blogged about another fine example of Weinfeld's many awesome design...
