The 25-metre-high Marsk Tower designed by BIG in Hjemsted, Denmark, was officially opened last week, after first visualisations were revealed by the practice earlier in the year. Translated as Marsh Tower and named in honour of its surroundings, the Corten steel structure spirals upwards from the Wadden Sea National Park as an observational lookout point […]
Sydney’s Atlassian Central is the first Australian project to win a major prize in the Holcim Awards, taking home bronze for what is set to be the world’s tallest timber tower. The Holcim Awards were launched in 2005 to showcase the important role of architecture, engineering, urban planning and the building industry in achieving a […]
UK-based architecture discussion platform Sound Advice has gathered the thoughts and reflections of more than 50 architects and urbanists of colour in a new compendium titled Now You Know. The book, which is available for international order online, features diverse practitioners ranging from MBES to architecture students, artists to urban policymakers, each addressing spatial inequality […]
Venice’s MAP studio has envisioned a geometric, kaleidoscopic “urban lighthouse” for Melbourne’s MPavilion 2021. The pavilion has been dubbed The Lightcatcher and will feature a reticular steel structure in galvanised and painted “tubular profiles”. Inside, mirror-finished panels will reflect the “lights, colours, activities and people” who use the space, while also providing shade. “[The structure] […]
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