Middle East
Concept renderings of Fernando Romero Enterprise’s (FR-EE) PH Museum in the Middle East have been revealed. Set to become a museum of photography, the building is designed for a desert climate, acting as a shield from the sun, and has been inspired by the shape of a camera's lens. The design also has a strong reference to middle eastern culture.
Courtesy Archi Scene
St. Petersburg, Russia
In an open letter to St. Petersburg, Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky asked citizens to wait for the completion of the Mariinsky 2 before demanding radical measures. Meanwhile, residents want the still unopened Mariinsky 2 demolished. Local architects are also unimpressed by the plain structure, which has become the most expensive theatre building in the world.
Image: ITAR-TASS
Courtesy Russia Beyond the Headlines
London, England
A cloud-like cluster of white steel rods will form a shape-shifting mass above the trees in Kensington Gardens during London’s summer, courtesy of the young Japanese architect, Sou Fujimoto. He has been announced as the latest designer of the Serpentine Gallery's annual pavilion commission.
Image: Studio Cyrille Thomas for Sou Fujimoto Architects
Courtesy The Guardian UK
Navarra, Spain
Spanish architectural firm Otxotorena Arquitectos has completed an extensive refit scheme which has transformed a historic building into the headquarters of the Parliament of Navarra. The most striking aspect of the parliament building is the new glass skin which allows the design of the original nineteenth century Audencia Building of Pamplona to be seen.
Image: Otxotorena Arquitectos
Courtesy World Architecture News
São Paulo, Brazil
Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra and four other painters have been working six hours a day since January 14th to complete a 52 meter high mural that honors architect Oscar Niemeyer who passed away in December just days before his 105th birthday. Covering the entire side of a skyscraper on Paulista Avenue in São Paulo's financial district, the artwork is inspired by Niemeyer's architecture, his love of concrete and Le Corbusier.
Image: Alan Teixeira
Courtesy Huffington Post
