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What can you expect from an all-women-designed building? Architecture that prioritises community
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (234+ words) Conversations with the community led to the creation of Toronto’s Reina condominium complex, complete with multi-generational units, ample stroller parking and child play areas visible from the communal gym. What would happen if the developers, architects, engineers and electricians building…...
Diplomatic design 101: The UN’s newest visitor centre is a study in architectural monotony
1+ week, 4+ day ago (203+ words) If minimalism has become the visual language of institutional reassurance, then the Portail des Nations speaks it fluently. Diplomatic architecture need not be sanitised within an inch of its life. Geneva’s own Hôtel de Ville has stood in the heart…...
How the reconstruction of Lisbon’s Baixa district became a model for modern urban planning
2+ week, 1+ day ago (536+ words) Lisbon’s Baixa neighbourhood, ravaged by natural disasters in the 18th century, is a design lesson in reconstruction that breathes harmony and order. Monocle touches down in Lisbon early next month for our annual Quality of Life Conference. For some, the design…...
Can good design support learning? A Catalonian kindergarten is trying to find out
3+ week, 1+ day ago (281+ words) Architecture firm Sarquella + Torres led the redesign of the school complete with extra-wide hallways that pull double duty and a dragon head-shaped waterspout hanging from the eaves. Escola Casa Nostra sits near the shores of Catalonia’s Lake Banyoles, a 25-minute…...
Lisbon’s Beato and Marvila neighbourhoods are finding new life as cultural hubs
3+ week, 1+ day ago (697+ words) After decades of neglect, Lisbon’s Beato and Marvila neighbourhoods have been reimagined with galleries, cafés and arts complexes that have revived the city’s manufacturing heartland. CTL’s move mirrors a wider shift. Adjacent neighbourhoods Beato and Marvila were once Lisbon’s industrial…...
Regina Gallery London & Christie's Australian Art Market Q&A
4+ week, 2+ day ago (484+ words) A Q&A with Christie's Australian art specialist, plus the Muscovite gallery Regina moves into London's Fitzrovia. Well hungRegina gallery22 Eastcastle Street, London, W1 The first foreign outpost of the renowned Muscovite institution, the Regina Gallery leapt into London’s Fitzrovia in April…...
A new chapter for Berlin’s Stabi, as a decade-long overhaul seeks to restore Scharoun’s civic landmark
3+ week, 3+ day ago (348+ words) We settle down in the spacious reading room of Berlin’s Stabi public library, as it undergoes a renovation that will finally deliver on its 1960s ideals. Because it grants people from all walks of life access to knowledge, a public library…...
Laying the ground work: How a tiny group of artisans keeps Portugal’s stone pavements intact
3+ week, 3+ day ago (217+ words) Maintaining Portugal’s traditional stone pavements requires skill, patience and a deep appreciation for heritage. We meet one of the country’s few remaining ‘calçeteiros’ paving the way. It’s summer and sweat is dripping down Graça’s forehead. Immersed in his art, he…...
Room to grow: Impressive educational architecture in Finland, Austria and beyond
3+ week, 3+ day ago (162+ words) monocle.com Built learning environments can be transformative, inspiring students to look after their surroundings while nurturing creativity. We talk to architects shaping outcomes for the better by eschewing screens and embracing natural light and greenery. “Schools have a culture…...
Can neuroscience help architects design buildings that make us feel better?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (476+ words) Buildings do more than just shelter us: they inform how we feel on a psychological and physical level. Researchers in the field of neuro-architecture are developing new ways of creating stress-free urban environments. Andres Janser, then curator at the Museum…...