Mobility in the cities of tomorrow Developed as part of the “Audi Urban Future Initiative” and the “Audi Urban Future Award”, the “mooove.com” online platform and the accompanying context-based search engine we.moove.com first went live in October 2012. Anyone can use them to find out more about how our cities and metropolitan regions will look in 2030.

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The construct of privacy Is there still a boundary between what is private and what is public? In its consideration of this question, the “Dornbracht Conversations” in Berlin’s Kunst-Werke – KW Institute for Contemporary Art turned into something of a verbose stocktaking.

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Open a door each day Do you know your architecture and design? Do you read our News&Stories articles, regularly receive our Newsletter or use our database for research? And do you like tackling tricky questions?



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Now try to keep hold of your senses! A paradise of chocolate, bonbons and candy canes – no, we’re not talking about “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. This place can be found right here in Frankfurt. A visit to the chocolaterie Bitter & Zart.

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The Studio While the architect has his office, and the designer his workshop, the artist has a studio.

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Preferred method of transportation Hamburg has splashed out on a new subway line with two new, well-designed train stations. One is for the most part still closed since there are no finished buildings close by. But one day there will be thousands using the new route to travel through the city. That’s a promise!

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Dear Santa… The Christmas season. It’s the time of year when Christmas lists are made and presents are exchanged. Here the Stylepark team share their festive gift recommendations – and introduce themselves while they’re at it.

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Cinder blocks and low-mast street lighting Are we already starting to miss her, the good old “Ostplatte”? And how about our notion of “city lighting” in Berlin? Two card games enlighten us on the ways in which you can toy around with history and learn something in the process.

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Pipe dreams on paper Now available as a facsimile, Sou Fujimoto’s notebook shows how numerous soft-red sketches can bring revolutionary buildings seemingly plucked from the Japanese architect’s head to life.

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Patterns and precious metals An homage, all you need to know about metal, conceptual photography and a hermetic text body – this autumn, Trademark Publishing, from Frankfurt agency “Sign Kommunikation” who enjoy strong links with Stylepark has yet again presented us with a whole host of exciting new releases for the avid reader

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5 Questions for Giulio Cappellini Robert Volhard spoke to Giulio Cappellini, Art Director at Cappellini, about his love for the contemporary and how he succeeds in finding new talents.

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Hollywood Costume What would “Gone with the Wind” be without Scarlett O’Hara’s green velvet dress, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” without Audrey Hepburn’s LBD? Now the Victoria and Albert Museum in London has dedicated a major exhibition to the pivotal role played by costume design in film – illustrating how it goes further toward determining a film’s plot and narrative style than one might think.

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Häberli’s Hotel What do you get if you give Alfredo Häberli free rein to design an entire hotel? Well, now you can see just that in the new "25hours" hotel in Zurich.

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The winner of the christmas competition 2012 Stylepark congratulates the winner of the christmas competition and wishes a happy christmas season.

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8 questions to Harald Sommerer We like things light and bright. But the lighting required to do so consumes a great deal of energy. Robert Volhard spoke to Harald Sommerer, CEO of the Zumtobel Group, about sustainability, new technology and the correlation between light and architecture.

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Eye-catcher in rust red Set in among an array of villas and boathouses, Zurich-based architects Kaufmann Widrig have now built a detached house on the banks of Lake Geneva. The rust-red object aims to blend harmoniously with its surroundings while at the same time creating contrasts in its uniqueness.

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5 Questions for Roberto Gavazzi Ever since people have taken to settling in one place, the kitchen has formed the heart of the home. So in today’s market what sets one kitchen apart from the rest? Robert Volhard spoke to Roberto Gavazzi, CEO of Boffi, about the connections between kitchens and cars and how kitchens can improve our lives.

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Tea, coffee and architecture The “Tea & Coffee Towers” project, initiated by Alberto Alessi and Alessandro Mendini in 2002, has long since enjoyed legendary status. Now, three interviews have been released in which David Chipperfield, Greg Lynn and Gary Chang explain how they went about it.

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