The ‘Kunsthaus Graz’ by Sir Peter Cook and Colin Fournier is located right in the historic center of Graz, on the west bank of the River Mur. This ‘friendly alien’ has rapidly become a bridge between the historic and the modern, and plays an important role to the city of Graz as a center for the arts.
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This project is located on Föhr, a small island in the North Sea. In the village of Alkersum, inside a former hay storage of a traditional farmhouse, architect Karin Matz and Francesco Di Gregorio redefined the whole space with a wood structure covered by 3.200 tiles, each with a hand-made circular hole, 500 mt of polypropylene blue rope and treated pine wood.
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The Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects is located in the center of the ‘factory of the world’, the capital of Guangdong Province (Canton) on the north bank of the Pearl River. The opera house was opened in 2010. The complex consists of several large softly shaped polyhedra, reminiscent of large boulders. The architect speaks of ‘pebbles in the river’.
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Westpol architects created this wonderfully picturesque spot in Vöcklabruck, Austria where visitors are able to sit in the middle of a pond without getting wet. The scenic landscape includes a path leading down to a hollowed out circular area where people can take a seat and relax amongst nature.
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Whatever happens behind Berghain’s doors, stays there. Only a select few can enter and photography is strictly forbidden. Hence the exhibition Culture:City, that is taking place in Berlin until 26th of May approaches the underground club in a new way. A film by Steffen Köhn does not show everyday Berghain events
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Tense Architecture Network built a ‘Residence in Kifissia’. The residence’s plot is small and an adjacent building almost blocks the southern sun. The main part of the field remains free and becomes the residence itself: an austere prism, centrally supported, hovers above the liberated ground.
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Act Romegialli Architects built the ‘Green box’ as the renovation of a small disused garage, an accessory to a weekend house situated on the slopes of the Raethian Alps. A structure realized with lightweight metal galvanized profiles and steel wires wraps the existent volume and transforms it into a three-dimensional support for the climbing vegetation. It is composed mainly by deciduos vegetation.
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Located on a remote pristine mountain on a sheep station in central western NSW, this structure by Casey Brown Architecture is sited at the edge of a ridge surrounded by large granite boulders and ancient dead trees. The tower has panoramic views for hundreds of miles to the horizon.
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Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos designed the ‘Espacio de Creación Contemporánea Andaluz’, an art gallery for exhibitions, events and artistic productions. The architects draw their inspiration from the moorish architectural culture of Cordoba with its mysterious geometrical order and rhythmic nesting.
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‘House House’ by Andrew Maynard Architects in Richmond, Australia is the result of renovation and expansion that involves two separate houses in the same building, organized on three levels. Maynard Architects generally attempt to avoid crashing new structures into old.
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