Archive

With the new Kunsthaus in Göttingen Atelier ST has finally helped old plans for an even older context to come to fruition.

Berlin Urban Tech Summit 2021 – that's the name of the virtual half-day conference that starts today at 2 pm under the motto "The city of the future using the Urban Tech Republic as an example".

Professor Christoph Mäckler is not just an architect and urban planner but also the founder and director of the German Institute for Urban Architecture at Dortmund Technical University. He has decisively shaped German urban planning with pioneering projects. He explains in an interview why sustainability, diversity and aesthetics are essential for the future of European cities and he rejects the idea of car-free inner cities.

With "Pointbreak", Piero Lissoni has designed a reduced outdoor light collection for FLOS, which, following the example of the candle, offers orientation with sensual light and creates a pleasant atmosphere.

The "WaterWorks" in Hamburg is an exemplary demonstration by BiwerMau Architekten of how an old building can be put to a new use. Switches and power outlets from the Berker "1930" series also play a role in the conversion.

Together with H Architectos, Christ & Gantenbein are extending the MACBA in Barcelona and providing it with a new exhibition space. This will be accessed through a 15th-century church.

Arper has supplied the furniture for the Humanitas University campus designed by Studio FTA near Milan – thus promoting dialogue between students and teaching staff.

With the kitchen as the programmatic centrepiece of the design, architects Daniel Schütz and Georg Windeck remodelled a Manhattan penthouse. The new floor plan celebrates the architectural heritage, the view and the passion for good food.

The detail makes the difference – for the highest functionality, best material quality and excellent design. As a specialist in drainage systems, Dallmer has set itself this high standard from the very beginning.

What will the hospital of tomorrow look like? We spoke to Hans Larsson and Alex Retegan from the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) on the impact of digitization, designing for robots, and developing more flexible typologies for a new architecture of healing.

"supersalone" – this will be the motto of this year's edition of the Salone del Mobile in Milan from 5 to 10 September. Curator Stefano Boeri presented the extraordinary concept to the public for the first time at a press conference: Central themes are sustainability, dynamics and flexibility.

Peter Cachola Schmal is Executive Director of the German Architecture Museum (DAM) in Frankfurt am Main. In this interview, he tells us what impression the 17th Architecture Biennale in Venice left on him and what tasks architects will face in the future.

"A design is always a cooperation, a synthesis of two attitudes," says Sebastian Herkner. For Freifrau, he opted for that extra touch of sensuality and elegance, when recently adding new items to his "Ona" collection.

Flexible, practical and reduced to the essentials: The new outdoor seating system "Palco" by Kim Colin and Sam Hecht for Kristalia.

Bette presents the world’s first shower tile made of glazed titanium steel that can be glued directly onto the screed enabling floor level installation. Designer Dominik Tesseraux explains the concept in interview.

“Cedral Outdoor Flooring” is not only robust and low maintenance – it also boasts a wide range of designs to lend your own outdoor space that vacation feel.

From 27 to 30 May 2021, the Southern Sweden Design Days (SSDD) will take place for the first time - a new, international design event in Malmö, Sweden.

With many strings to their bow – Berlin-based Ertl und Zull are a design studio, creative partners, and a workshop, all rolled into one. Their aesthetics, on the other hand, are relatively uncomplicated.

Prof. Aleksandra Konopek is an industrial designer and head of the digital product design department at Essen’s Hochschule der Bildenden Künste. In interview, she talks about why knowledge of electrical engineering and programming will be essential for designers in the future and reveals her views on the current hype surrounding NFTs.

Sebastian Herkner designed the "MASK" wall coat rack for Schönbuch, which combines function and aesthetics in a space-saving way.