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Spiritual Center • November 22, 2012

Meditation Space

Introduction : The meditation space was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, to UNESCO headquarters in Paris in the year to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the institution. The intention was to create a space where people from around the world, of all races and religions...

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Spiritual Center • November 21, 2012

Jubilee Church

Rome: White concrete “sails” soar into a Roman neighborhood As if anyone would need an excuse to go to Rome…here’s...

Uncategorized • November 21, 2012

Knut Hamsun

The Knut Hamsun Center is dedicated to Knut Hamsun and includes exhibition areas, a library and reading room, a café,...

Uncategorized • November 15, 2012

Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

Zaha Hadid designed the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum with a pleated facade of stainless steel and glass that contrasts with the...

Uncategorized • November 10, 2012

Wuxi Grand Theatre

Eight huge wings resembling a cluster of duck feet form the roof of this theatre in Wuxi, to the west...

Uncategorized • November 10, 2012

Seoul Memorial Park

This crematorium in Seoul by Korean firm HAEAHN Architecture folds up from the landscape and curls around a peaceful courtyard and pool...

Uncategorized • November 8, 2012

Municipal Auditorium of Teulada

The craggy rocks of the nearby Mediterranean shore inspired the faceted form of this auditorium building in Alicante, designed by Spanish...

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Uncategorized • November 8, 2012

MÉCA by BIG and FREAKS freearchitects

Danish architects BIG and French studio FREAKS freearchitects have designed a cultural centre for Bordeaux with a huge stage in its middle. Named MÉCA, which...

Uncategorized • November 8, 2012

Lyric Theatre

A theatre in Belfast with a faceted timber interior is another of the six buildings shortlisted for the 2012 Stirling Prize and was...

Uncategorized • November 8, 2012

Huludao Beach Exhibit Centre

Beijing architects META-Project have completed an exhibition centre at the beach of a former fishing village in China that is now developing...