Today, in addition to aesthetic beauty, experts confirm the use of glass in architecture has different benefits such as energy efficiency goals, security, happier occupants and cost-effectiveness.
Since the time of construction of the first glass architecture, the Crystal Palace in 1851, glazed facades in modern architecture have become the norm. Actually, was the Great Conservatory the >>>
Mutation is the main idea of the refurbishment and transformation project of the Poste du Louvre by Dominique Perrault Architecture: from a closed industrial building to an open urban complex. Since >>>
The restoration project of the Grand Théâtre de Québec by Canadian architecture firms Lemay and Atelier 21 has just been awarded four prestigious awards of excellence. Two have been presented >>>
As part of the Technopôle Transalley development, the Communauté d’Agglomération and the University of Valenciennes have chosen to build two innovative public programs: the Sustainable Transport Institute (IMTD) and the >>>
Famous for its high-end boutiques and design shops, P.C. Hooftstraat is a renowned street in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In 1876 it was named after Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647), a Dutch >>>
The Agency Giboire Morbihan renovation project by French architecture firm a/LTa architects involves the heavy restructuring of a corner building located at the junction of rue Thiers and rue Carnot in the >>>
Pirelli 35 is the new project designed by Snøhetta and Park Associati. The two renowned architecture firms are the winners of the competition organized by Coima for the refurbishment of >>>
We are not so used to write about Overseas projects but a new tower in New York is really a notable event to be presented. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates >>>
The Dutch architecture firm cepezed, where "projects are designed as monuments of function for people, not monuments of thanks to an architect", recently presented Park Hoog Oostduin project in The >>>
Reinventing Cities Competition has announced the winning projects. Initiated by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and made possible thanks to the support of Climate KIC, Reinventing Cities is a global >>>
The Shard by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, also known as the London Bridge Tower, is a 72-storey, mixed-use tower located beside London Bridge Station on the south bank of the >>>
30 St Mary Axe, aka The Gherkin, is the London’s first ecological tall building and an instantly recognisable addition to the city’s skyline, this headquarters designed for Swiss Re is rooted in >>>
