The new school opened now is next to the kindergarten built two years ago. It seems to be surprisingly spacious from the outside. However, we have a different impression on entering it: there are a number of large spaces but nothing is superfluous and the dimensions are never overwhelming us. As much as it was posible, the designer respected what is in the interest of…

Situated in the vicinity of Venice, Mestre has been preparing to create its new cultural centre since 2005 to establish new standards in the shade of the frequented tourist destination. Museo del Novecento, which is the museum of the 20th century, shall come into being within the framework of a large-scale rehabilitation project of the city.

Nowadays it is a must for an architect working in the hope of success to consider regional values. Actually everyone is working „in the countryside” except for a few centres of international standards. These „centres” are fed by the spirituality of regions, which proves the importance and significance of regionalism. It is a mistaken approach when a region follows the trend…

Todd Saunders chose the barren cliffs of Fogo Islands off the coasts of Newfoundland as the site to build his uniquely positioned studio houses for an association of artists. The other part of the programme is the construction of a whole artists’ colony by updating the traditional dwelling-houses of the island so that the complex could accommodate…

The exhibition at the Swiss Pavillion of the 12th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice is meant to find new answers to old questions. Famous for his virtuosic engineering achievements, Jürg Conzett architect and Martin Linsi photographer collected structures belonging to the transportation network embracing the whole country but because of their intertwining…

The premises in Tengelic are not more than a fine masterwork, but its significance is far greater than that. By realizing a passive office building now exposed to the public out of disguise new vistas are opened up for new buildings the architectural appearance of which must present in an emphasized and attractive way that houses with an ecological approach…

Experimenting with more uncertain forms at the beginning of its evolution, Modernist architecture has proven to be more humane than the extremely self-certain and strict later period not tolerating ambiguities. The roof design does not reflect whether it was meant to be a gabled or hipped roof. Walls defining the building are not perpendicular to each other…

Based in Washington, World Watch Institute publishes its annual analysis of the current situation of the world year by year. Studies, reports and data charts are grouped according to prioritized topics to give us an overall picture of the tolerance of ecosystems, the standards of societies with regard to their legal system, culture, lifestyle, economy and ecology.

Although winners of the Balkan war had already built houses in Subotica which were glaring contrasst of their environment because of their scales and forms, the destruction of a theatre is a milestone even so. Everything is possible now if this structure could be pulled down. Besides the cathedral named after St. Theresa it had been the other landmark building…

The tender organized by MAK and departure, a creative agency of Vienna is primarily about the potentials of change in the language of design. The jury announced three winning projects. That of Klaus Stattmann (Büro für Architektur und Forschung) A.R.S.A #1 titled Architecture Saves Austria places a mirror outside the Parliament to reflect the magic „glimpse”…

The personality of a trustee is undoubtedly matched with a strong Japanese presence, as it is also proven by the examples referred to here. The evolution of the dwelling house as the basic unit of the city and personal space was triggered by the Japanese pavillion via the example of Tokyo, which is not by accident. As the trustees of the pavillion admit, the city or more precisely…