Drawing on the Salins du Midi, a historic salt extraction plant obtained from underground springs, Henna Burney and Kalijn Sibbel, material designers at Atelier Luma, developed the "Wall of Salt" project, consisting of over 4,000 square Camargue salt-based panels, which cover the walls of the elevator lobbies of nine of the twelve floors of the LUMA Arles Tower campus designed by Frank Gehry.
AirBubble air-purifying eco-machine, the bio-digital, algae-powered eco-pavilion that purifies the air
ecoLogicStudio, the London-based architecture studio led by Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto, has designed AirBubble air-purifying eco-machine, a futuristic transparent pavilion defined a bio-digital project whose intent is demonstrating how the advanced integration of biotechnology in the built environment can lead to a new generation of living architectures.
Immersive, experiential, immaterial: architecture according to SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
On October 21, Summit One Vanderbilt opened in Manhattan, the new, superscenographic observatory developed on four different floors and including transparent skyboxes, which transform the panoramic view of New York City into a highly immersive experience.
Material or immaterial? Optical illusions protagonists of a museum
Born in Zagreb in 2015 from an idea by the Croatian marketing expert Roko Živković and already present in over 30 cities around the world, the format of the Museum of Illusions offers an experience that aims to be both visual, sensorial and educational, and has its first Italian home opened in Milan in via Settembrini 11.
The world’s largest astronomy museum: Shanghai Astronomy Museum
A colossal work of 58,600 square meters, Shanghai Astronomical Museum designed by Ennead Architects and Thomas J. Wong exhibits an innovative and distinctive architecture conceived to host the narration of the long and rich history of Chinese astronomy and at the same time look to the future by introducing the country's space exploration programs.
Modular color, XXL formats and textures: the new trends from the world of ceramics
September marked the restart of international trade fairs, one of the sectors that has suffered most from the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. In Bologna, over 600 exhibitors from 26 countries participated to the 2021 edition of Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramic tile and Bathroom furnishings, one of Italy’s sectors of excellence.