Iwan Baan is considered one of the most important photographers of architecture and the built environment. In impressive images, he documents the growth of global megacities as well as traditional or informal buildings and the works of well-known contemporary architects, including Rem Koolhaas, Herzog & de Meuron, Kazuyo Sejima and Tatiana Bilbao. From October 2023 to March 2024, the Vitra Design Museum will dedicate the first comprehensive retrospective to the Dutch photographer. The exhibition “Iwan Baan. Moments of Architecture” presents a panorama of early 21st-century architecture in its urban and social contexts, and the people who live in it, with the photographer’s wide-ranging oeuvre…

The Journey to Peace retreat takes place in the second half of the year in the U.S. at urban Aman New York and remote Amangiri in Utah, supporting guests on their own journey to peace. The spiritual retreat is dedicated to teaching people to rediscover serenity.
Das Journey to Peace Retreat findet in der zweiten Jahreshälfte in den USA im urbanen Aman New York und im abgelegenen Amangiri in Utah statt und unterstützt die Gäste auf ihrem eigenen Weg zur Ruhe.

October 2023 – As Morocco warmly welcomes the return of travelers from around the world, the luxury Amanjena Hotel also welcomes guests to its unique palatial resort just outside the UNESCO World Heritage city of Marrakech. Amanjena means “peaceful paradise”-it is situated in a particularly quiet and peaceful location. Surrounded by palm trees and olive groves, guests can experience the unique hospitality and special charm of Morocco and enjoy the hotel’s latest offerings near the famous “Red City”:

Louis Vuitton zelebriert die Kunst des Reisens seit 1854 und bricht in diesem Herbst erneut zu neuen Horizonten auf, mit der Veröffentlichung von drei weiteren Titeln der Fashion Eye Reihe von Fotobüchern: Wien von Stefanie Moshammer, Hongkong von Frank Horvat und Deauville von Omar Victor Diop. Wie bei den vorangegangenen Titeln zeigt jedes Buch ein Land, eine Region, eine Stadt oder einen Ort mit den Augen eines Modefotografen…

From 2001 we work with different media such as photography, performance, video and installation exploring the concepts of history and memory and landscapes on the border between amnesia and cancellation, between reconstruction and repression “with a provocative approach always played on the thin border between irony and parody, between displacement and visual and semantic ‘detournement’ “.

Perched high above Lake Garda, on the hill of Albisano, is Villa Maya, the new project from the heart of MEISSL-Architects. For a long time now, the village of Albisano has been known for its charming flair, its enchanting narrow streets and its spectacular views, but it is only since spring 2023 that it has also been allowed to call itself home to a bright, elegant apartment building.

Design is the center of life for Joachim Mayr and Heinz Glatzl and their joint company M&G, based in FORMDEPOT in Vienna-Ottakring, which was also founded by the two. Having a vision is one thing. To be able to implement it is just as important! At M&G, the two go hand in hand: while Heinz Glatzl brings extraordinary ideas and planning expertise to the table, Joachim Mayr tinkers with detailed solutions and is a master of the right proportions and materials…