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Architecture of Wine: 15 Contemporary Wineries Around the World

Diogo Borges Ferreira — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:30:00 +0000

Wine production has long been tied to place, climate, and culture, and in recent decades, architecture has become a central part of this relationship. Wineries are no longer understood only as functional facilities for fermentation, storage, and distribution, but also as spaces where landscape, materiality, and visitor experience intersect. From subterranean cellars hidden beneath fields to sculptural landmarks rising in rural territories, these buildings shape the identity of winemaking regions while offering visitors a carefully choreographed encounter with the process of production.

Busajo Campus / StudioBenaim

Paula Pintos — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Busajo Campus is a facility dedicated to local street children, who are hosted for a specific period of time, during which they are helped to rebuild their lives and find respect for themselves and others.

New Bivouac Fanton / DEMOGO

Valeria Silva — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 13:00:00 +0000

The Marmarole is a wild and inaccessible mountain range, the saddle where the project is located in a boundless space at 2667 meters above sea level, a context made of rock, light, wind, snow, and distances. High-altitude architecture takes on an extreme meaning, everything seems to expand in the perception of the extended space. Emotionally opposing instances emerge such as the desire to explore and move in this expanded space and the need to protect oneself and take refuge, the need to rediscover a human dimension.

Town Hall of Gembloux / DEMOGO

Valeria Silva — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Gembloux is a medieval city in Wallonia, which is characterized by the historical value of some pre-existing buildings: the Beffroi (Unesco heritage bell tower), the Église Décanale, and the Maison du Bailly. The municipality of the city has decided, by joining the Europan competition, to start an urban renewal process starting from the project for the new town hall.

Local Techniques in Big Cities: Beyond Earth and Bamboo

Giovana Martino — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Vernacular techniques and local materials are becoming more and more relevant in architecture, but is it possible to bring these concepts to large urban areas?

Terracotta Arts: Ceramic Cladding in Museums and Cultural Centers

Eric Baldwin — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0000

Few materials are as timeless, durable and beautiful as terracotta. With a range of inherent properties, terracotta is being specified to redefine building envelopes. Used for its many colors and textures, as well as its flexibility, this ceramic can be constructed as cladding, rain screens and a variety of components. Dating back to the Babylonians, terracotta has been used throughout history, and it continues to be a material selected for diverse building types around the world.

The Possibilities of Pigmented Concrete: 20 Buildings Infused With Color

Eduardo Souza — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:30:00 +0000

When we think of concrete, the color gray generally comes to mind. The traditional mixture of concrete, which comprises cement, gravel, sand, and water may vary in color depending on elements and admixtures but naturally varies from light to dark gray. However, compounds that add pigment to the mixture are becoming increasingly prevalent and popular, as they infuse the concrete with hues more stable than paint. These shades result from the addition of oxides: yellow, red and their derivations (eg. brown) are obtained with the addition of iron oxide; chromium and cobalt oxide create the greens and blues, respectively. For black concrete, it is common to use black iron oxide and carbon oxide combined with pozzolanic cement.

Yanqing Grape Expo / Archea Associati

Cristian Aguilar — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:00:00 +0000

Officially opening on July 25, the international wine exhibition is part of a broader program of initiatives sponsored by the Chinese government for the 11th International Conference on Grapevine Breeding and Genetics, scheduled to take place in China for the first time from July 28 to August 2. The conference is an international event with a worldwide scope covering issues related to agriculture and grapevine cultivation, in particular, taken as a key to developing contemporary wine culture. The exhibition garden covers almost 200 hectares designed and built for the occasion with artificial lakes, greenhouses, museums, gardens, a visitor center, landscape towers and bridges that enhance the visibility and use of this garden near the Great Wall.

Curno Public Library and Auditorium / Archea Associati

Karen Valenzuela — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

The project, conceived in 1997, provided for the implementation of the new library and auditorium in Curno, a small town in the province of Bergamo.

San Pellegrino Church Restoration and Outfitting of Plaster Deposits / MICROSCAPE architecture urban design AA

Daniel Tapia — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000

The Church of San Pellegrino in the historic center of Lucca takes its name from its location which is on Via San Pellegrino, now called Via Galli Tassi.It is believed that it was built at the ancient San Giorgio doorway, that is, the access door to ancient Roman forts. Expanded in the middle of the seventeenth century with the great vaulted hall, it became a pilgrimage and prayer center for wealthy local families. In 1808 the Church of San Pellegrino was closed for worship. In the twentieth century, it was an organ workshop where city church organs were manufactured and repaired, it then became a warehouse.

Residence Chiar di Luna / Monica Alejandra Mellace

Cristobal Rojas — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000

The elaboration of the project is the result of a happy communication and collaboration of intent between the designer and the Client-Executor of the works, which has granted, both in the design and execution phase, ample space for expression and provided suggestions and ideas that have guided, together with the characteristics of the place and the personal design research, the process and the conception of the composition.

15 Fantastic Photos of Stunning Staircases

María Francisca González — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 12:00:00 +0000

The staircase is a fundamental element for the connection of architectural spaces. But beyond its functional use, in many projects the staircase serves as a sculptural object, offering an opportunity for architects to generate creative spatial forms that animate the built space. In this installment of our Photos of the Week, we present 15 incredible staircases captured by photographers such as Patricia Parinejad, José Campos, and Brigida González.

Town Hall / Demogo

Daniela Cardenas — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 04:00:00 +0000

Gembloux, a medieval city located in the Walloon region, is characterized by the presence of three significant historical buildings: the ancient bell tower called the Beffroi, the Église Décanale and the Maison du Bailly.

The Museum Of The Twentieth Century / Avatar Architettura

Karen Valenzuela — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:00:00 +0000

Avatar Architettura was responsible for the museographic and exhibition design of the Museo Novecento in Florence, housed in the charming monumental complex of the old Hospital of San Paolo (later known as the Leopoldine Schools), facing the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella and recently opened after a long restoration project curated by the Fine Arts Service of the Municipality of Florence thanks to a contribution from the Ente Cassa di Risparmio of Florence.

5 Finalists Selected for the 2015 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture- Mies van der Rohe Award

Katie Watkins — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Five projects have been selected as finalists of the 2015 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture- Mies van der Rohe Award. The finalists were selected from a shortlist of 40 projects, and over the next couple of months the jury members will visit each of the finalist projects to evaluate the buildings firsthand and gather information from the people who use them. On May 7, the architects will present their projects to the jury. The winner will be announced the following day at a ceremony at Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion.

Chiarano Primary School / C+S Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 01:00:00 +0000

As architects and scholars, we recognize a political role in the urban realm for these small public spaces, where design is not aimed to produce objects standing independently, such as it happened with the cathedrals of consumerism (the shopping malls) or the cathedrals of culture (museums) which, despite their most private ownership, are considered the new public arenas of the society.

The Whale Primary School / Studio di Architettura Andrea Milani

Karen Valenzuela — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 01:00:00 +0000

The analysis of road junctions and functional expectations of the priority and inevitably had to face the need to create a functional organism between the existing and the new elementary school kindergarten in a unitary system which still allow the two to maintain their own autonomy management despite being intimately connected, fitted together, in this symbiosis formal able to become tangent to flows traveling public without getting cross by themselves.

Gucci Headquarters / Genius Loci Architettura

Karen Valenzuela — Sat, 17 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Form and line adhering to the ordered principles of geometry, surfaces and facades wrapped in precious high tech materials: these are the tangible expressions of the Gucci brand, where quality and high fashion co-exist alongside historical tradition, which are to be found at the company’s new offices outside Florence.