Architect Gianluca Santosuosso asked himself, “How would nature respond to this brief?” – and turned to a beehive as a model for residential housing. His “HIVE Project” tackles current challenges with a completely new approach that benefits humans, animals and plants collectively …
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Amidst the rocks of the Californian desert, a piece of sky suddenly catches the eye. Surely an illusion? But no, there is simple explanation: an “invisible” mirror house has been built for film producer Chris Hanley in Joshua Tree. It is a house that serves as a stage for an Oscar-winning performance by the surrounding nature …
The world is gradually starting to pick up pace again. But what has happened to us as people during the supposed downtime? We present four different perspectives …
Designer Antony Gibbon has a taste for the unconventional. After creating cliff houses and capsule dwellings in trees, he has now come up with a vision for a “wave house”: the “Twine” made of hempcrete is designed as an artistic frame to accentuate the masterpiece of mother nature …
At the new Maslina Mindful Luxury Resort, laid-back Mediterranean style meets contemporary French influences. The resulting design characterises the whole of the expansive hotel and promises to lift your spirits …
Swiss performance running brand On today revealed THE ROGER Centre Court 0-Series. The release of the tennis-inspired sneaker follows the announcement late last year of the tennis great joining the On team and is the first product On has created together with Federer …
The new “Six Senses Shaharut” in Israel is eagerly awaiting its opening in december 2020: an environmentally friendly luxury resort in the legendary Negev desert, whose architecture reflects local traditions and history …
The Museum of Image and Sound (MIS) in Rio is finally nearing completion. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, it has been seen for years as one of the world’s most exciting new cultural buildings. With an enchanting panorama view over Copacabana Beach …
Michael Bloomberg has launched a bid to dislodge Donald Trump from the White House. But that’s not all. Ever since the construction of his European headquarters, Bloomberg has taken to calling himself the “world’s most ecological developer” …
Have you ever prayed before an altar that was produced by a 3D printer? Hallelujah, now it’s finally possible in the parish church of St. Laurentius in the Bavarian village of Altmühldorf …
The Svart Resort is the world’s first hotel with a positive energy performance. Stunningly designed by architecture office Snøhetta, the hotel offers a breathtaking view of Norway’s Svartisen glacier. Svart is due to be completed in 2021 …
Gold and silversmith Barbara Gressl is globally renowned as an expert on Kasumigaura pearls, a Japanese cultivated freshwater pearl …
The Japanese city of Kobe is part of the international UNESCO Creative Cities Network – and rightly so! Kenji Kondo give us an insight into the creative culture …
This is the title of the upcoming Berlin Travel Festival. Event founder Bernd Neff spoke to us about the search for paradise, what locations will be drawing visitors in the coming years and how travel is getting “better”…
300 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle in Norway, an architectural wonder is being created: the Danish office Dorte Mandrup has won the competition for the design of the visitor centre “The Whale”. The new attraction is designed not only to inspire whale watchers, but also to protect nature and wildlife…
Listen to the sea, breathe in the salty air and feel the breeze in your hair. On a small jetty located on an estuary, feel the wood under your feet, watch the waves dancing and listen to the fisherman at work…