Exhibition: ‘The Sun Machine Is Coming Down’ at ICC Berlin
To mark their 70th anniversary, and from 7–17 of October, the Berliner Festspiele are opening the International Congress Centre (ICC) in Berlin, which has been…
‘Eleonora Orlandi, an architettrice in LA’ by Maurizio De Caro
There is something magical in Eleonora Orlandi’s educational and creative path. A young “architettrice” who, after some cultural nomadism (Prague, NYC, London), landed on the…
Insight: Shai Baitel on curating Zaha Hadid’s “Close Up” exhibition at MAM Shanghai
Between July 3 and August 29, the Modern Art Museum (MAM) Shanghai hosts the Close Up – Work & Research exhibit, where visitors are invited…
Insight: maat Explorations, new visions at the intersection of Science, Art and Technology
On 5th April at maat (The Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology) in Lisbon, the new season’s programme launched. It includes a structural revision in…
Insight: SAGA Space Architects – News from no earthly pole
August 2020: SAGA’s self-folding LUNARK habitat –– envisioned for a life on the moon and carefully tailored to house the two-person crew during their three-month…
Events: Architecture at Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona
Barcelona is getting ready to host three international events in the field of architecture. These are the World Capital of Architecture and the World Congress…
Architectures, Key Artists, News
Insight: ‘Utopia Saved’, Lee Bul and the Russian avant-garde that informed her work
Lee Bul’s first exhibition in Russia, Utopia Saved opened on November 13 in St Petersburg’s Manege Exhibition Hall. For three months, Manege is a place…
Architectures, Design, Interviews
ROBOCOOP, a provocative and reflexive approach to design
ROBOCOOP – RomaBologna Cooperation – an art duo project initiated in 2012 by two photographers and architects, has research and experimentation as core beliefs for…
Exhibition: ‘Utopia Saved’, Lee Bul solo show at Manege Central Exhibition Hall St Petersburg
Lee Bul is a contemporary sculpture and installation artist whose career spans over three decades. She is one of the main figures in Korean contemporary…
Architectures, Digital Culture, News
Study Programme: Terraforming 2021 by Strelka Institute
The Terraforming is a three-year design research initiative and think-tank of Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design directed by Benjamin H. Bratton. Each program…
Architectures, Contributors, Op & Ed
‘The power of the collective – when participatory design, sustainability and resilience join forces ‘ by Simona Serban
Today’s architecture is significantly different compared to previous styles mainly because the challenges the planet faces have finally gotten some of the attention they deserved….
Architectures, Interviews, Scout & Trends
SAGA Space Architects, on a mission to the equidistant between moon and earth
Two figures are walking through a vast scenery. Diffuse light sheds a gleam over the featureless territory. Packed up inside puffy white suits their walk…
YUGE ZHOU, on the intricacies of human interactions, connections, isolations and longing across urban and natural environments
Yuge Zhou is a Chicago-based artist, art director and curator whose work focuses on the complex intricacies of human interactions and behaviours. Zhou has a…
Architectures, Design, Op & Ed
Aimee Aizhen Chen, an architect in the age of digital technology by Adriana Ciotau
New technologies can impact on how architects create an experience in architecture by pushing its boundaries. The focus of architect Aimee Aizhen Chen‘s practice represents…
Architectures, Design, Interviews
MAXIM ZHESTKOV, dissecting the source code of nature in intricate CG simulations
The creative horizon of media artist-slash-motion designer Maxim Zhestkov spans several disciplines from all across the artistic spectrum, combining art, music, architecture, design and computer…
Architectures, Interviews, Key Artists
PHILIP BEESLEY, the divine technology
From the Buddhist concept of completeness in Nirvana to James Hilton’s Shangri La, a utopian place of perfection, to the biblical depiction of heaven, to…
Architectures, Contributors, Op & Ed
‘Planetary Change, On Benjamin Bratton’s Terraforming and the Strelka 2020 programme’ by Tony Cho
While the term ‘terraforming’ is usually reserved for the extraterrestrial, Benjamin Bratton, the director of Strelka Institute and author of the New Normal presents a…
Architectures, Contributors, Op & Ed
‘SALON, city-architecture in the digital world’ by Adriana Ciotau
Architects are becoming more and more aware of the presence of technology-mediated cities. Alper Derinboğaz observed during his master’s program at UCLA in California: California…
Architectures, News, STATE Studio
Exhibition: ‘The Primordial Cities Initiative’ at STATE Studio Berlin
STATE Studio Berlin is presenting their last exhibition of the year this week. Opening on the 12th December, The Primordial Cities Initiative by artist and…
AI & A.Life, Architectures, Biomedia, News
Biennial: 26th Biennial of Design BIO 26| Common Knowledge in Ljubljana
From November 14, 2019, to February 9, 2020, at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) in Ljubljana takes place the 26th Biennial of Design…