Before an audience the teamworking architects Stefano Boeri, Richard Burdett, Mark Rylander and Jacques Herzog recently illustrated the developmental and stylistic lines and creative principles that will shape the area where the Milan World EXPO 2015 is to take place from 1 May to 30 October 2015. This marks the first step in the planning process that will lead to the realization of the challenging project dedicated to the theme ’Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life’, which EXPO 2015 will bring to the world’s attention. Continue Reading →
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OMA to restore ‘Fondaco dei Tedeschi’, landmark building in Venice
![Model, il Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Venice, Italy, 2010 [13th century].](http://www.archivenue.com/wp-content/uploads/Fondaco-model.jpg "Model, il Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Venice, Italy, 2010 [13th century].")
OMA recently unveils its design for the major restoration and redefinition of one of Venice’s largest and most iconic buildings: the ‘Fondaco dei Tedeschi’, a property owned by the Benetton family, adjacent to the Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal.
First constructed in 1228, the ‘Fondaco dei Tedeschi’ began as a trading post for German merchants and became a customs house under Napoleon in 1806. Its use as a post office has diminished in recent years, leaving much of the building unused and inaccessible for the first time in centuries. The latest evolution of the Fondaco will create a thriving contemporary trading post in the form of a culturally-programmed department store. Continue Reading →
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‘Enoki Project’ is a is a futuristic ideological proposal which investigates the possibilities for future housing. The achievements in material science, energy conservation, aerodynamic and environmental solutions allow designers to experience new housing typologies that can be housed in self sufficient and highly innovative building envelopes. Continue Reading →
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Hugon Kowalski of polish firm H3AR architecture and design recently created ‘Instant House’ for an international student competition in Milan. Continue Reading →
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‘Florence Square’ is situated in a strategic area in the new town of Fez. The square is structured by a main urban axis, a broad boulevard with a central island generating an important pedestrian flow. The remodeling of ‘Florence Square’ in Fez aims to create a space for encounters and meetings at a pedestrian scale and the scale of the neighborhood, but also a place clearly identifiable as a representative part of the modern Fez. Continue Reading →