Architecture and Design

The Art Show with A 1972-Bungalow in a Vineyard

Catalonia’s Terra Remota Vineyard has become famous not just for its wines, but also for being the go-to place for art exhibitions. This 130-acre vineyard has hosted one of the most ambitious art exhibits to date: a 1972 repurposed bungalow named Chalet Nova.
The Chalet Nova exhibit was designed by Clément Cividino in partnership with Mélissa Paul. It evokes an otherworldly feel because of its Lucite, steel, and aluminum exterior, providing a stark contrast to its surroundings. This is complemented with the curated ceramic exhibition found inside.
Chalet Nova’s original purpose was to be a holiday bungalow in France.  …

Architecture and Design

Disrupting and Revitalizing Miami’s Public Spaces with The Underline

When Meg Daly came across an unused space under the train track, she had a vision of revitalizing public spaces in the city. With the architecture firm Field Operations, The Underline was born.
The Underline is a 10-mile linear park that connects different neighborhoods in Miami. It’s an interactive space where you can exercise or attend public events. This is all to enrich Miami’s residents by promoting relationships in communities.
Each neighborhood that The Underline passes through will have a representative so they can address what their community needs. Because of setbacks from COVID-19,  Brickell will be the first …

Architecture and Design

The Helix – Amazon’s 2nd HQ in Virginia

Within the first quarter of 2020, Amazon announced the PenPlace project, the second HQ of Amazon to be built in Arlington, Virginia. Amazon wanted the building to foster a sustainable and healthy environment for its employees. The design-led by NBBJ is inspired by nature’s double-helix geometric form. The HQ will be composed of three office buildings –with The Helix at the center,  intertwined with gardens and green spaces.
PenPlace will be having an open public space, a forest grove, an amphitheater as well as space for retail stores and restaurants. It will also have a space dedicated to food trucks as well as daycare …

Architecture and Design

Louvre Conservation Center: The Safehouse for Culture and Arts

In France, floods are beginning to exceed normal levels. If this were to go on, paintings and delicate artifacts could be lost to water damage forever. That’s why in Paris, the Musée du Louvre has decided to store historical masterpieces in the Louvre Conservation Center at Liévin.
The center will be holding one-third of the collection from Louvre, with plans to move everything by the middle of 2021. This project was designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.
Inspired by the concept of military bunkers, they took cues from Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, a French military engineer. It’s as if it was a Bauhaus-era …