Architecture - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

Bianca Felicori: Forgotten 20th century gems

You might see her running through the streets of Milano’s Corvetto neighborhood on her way to DOPO?—a project space she...

Berlin Engel & Völkers

Historic yet nuanced penthouse towering above the sights of Berlin

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the center of Berlin lies the Palais Theising, a building that has lived many...

Mill Park Port Elizabeth

Inspired architectural design with an unbroken view of Mill Park Valley

Mill Park is in the heart of the city of Port Elizabeth, and yet exists as a cornucopia of greenery;...

Engel & Völkers FF Homes

One-of-a-kind, custom-specific property Radius House in the heart of Venice District

Los Angeles-based design studio Pentagon have built a property imbued with character in Radius House. Their first completely newly developed...

Art Design

Too Much Magazine explores the inherent romance of our built environments

“Our real interest is not a specific field like architecture, art, or anthropology, but space and spaces,” says Yoshi Tsujimura,...

Architecture Design

How new approaches in office spaces are promoting flexibility, creativity, and communication

Spread across five floors totaling 14,000 square meters, the Factory Berlin, Görlitzer Park campus not only boasts multiple community spaces,...

Paris Architecture

Treading socially constructed lines and borders with Paris-based activist magazine The Funambulist

Beginning as a blog in 2010, and then transforming into a podcast in 2013 before becoming a print magazine in...

Architecture Design

How architects and designers are revolutionizing the use of light—and making us feel better in the process

In 1943, while considering the repair of the bomb-ravaged House of Commons, Sir Winston Churchill famously said, “we shape our...

Berlin Art

Building a counterculture brand with musician and theater director Schorsch Kamerun

In the Volksbühne canteen, Schorsch Kamerun is enjoying a lunch of braised cucumbers, minced meat, and potatoes. Wearing flip-flops, a...

Berlin Art

Mark Krayenhoff van der Leur: Garments as sculptural forms

In the back room of his bright fourth floor apartment—aptly located close to Kurfürstendamm, one of the biggest shopping streets...

Vorarlberg Architecture

Verena Konrad educates the public about Vorarlberg’s deeply rooted traditions of architecture and craftsmanship

A recent exhibition at the Vorarlberger Architektur Institut (vai) highlights the work of French architects Lacaton & Vassal. Best known...

Berlin Architecture

Effortless design: Mark Randel’s architecture

After 23 years working with David Chipperfield Architects, Mark Randel now focuses on his eponymous studio in Berlin, where he...

Hamburg Architecture

Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie makes the case for an expanded notion of classical music

It’s an uncharacteristically warm afternoon in February and the observation deck at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie is teeming with visitors. Free to...

Paris Architecture

Antonin Ziegler: Industrial yet serene residences

“What makes Le 107 work is a mix of verticality and openness. It only has a 28 square-meter footprint, but...

Berlin Architecture

Judith Haase fashions a unique architectural language rooted in austerity

Judith Haase is sitting in the laid-back, understated far office in the Gonzalez Haase Atelier Architecture Studio. Over her shoulder,...

Berlin Architecture

Room for inventions with the tech-focused architecture firm Barkow Leibinger

Nestled between a handsome collection of hipster bicycles stands a colossal iron structure. This unfathomably heavy historical landmark is adorned...

Zürich Architecture

Harnessing the power of positive energy with architect Zhang Xi

“Good feng shui, right?” says EXH founding partner and CEO Zhang Xi. She throws open the windows and between the...

Barcelona Architecture

Born out of the Spanish recession, the architectural studio Mesura carries moderation and respect as its core values

It was during the preceding decades, a time associated with the Spanish housing boom, that Benjamin Iborra Wicksteed and Carlos...

Dubai Art

Going beyond stereotypes of the United Arab Emirates with photographer Alex Atack

But, despite this being the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, people are curiously absent from the search...

Cologne Architecture

How do we want to live? Imagining the future of urban neighborhoods with The Sooner Now

How do we want to live? Imagining the future of urban neighborhoods with The Sooner Now In terms of ingenious...