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Architects Transform an Industrial Antenna Tower in the Swiss Alps Into a Place for Après Ski
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (535+ words) Linnea Pejcha is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. She is a Brooklyn-based writer who earned her BA in Sociology and Creative Writing from Brandeis University. She recently earned her MFA in Creative Writing with a focus in Fiction…...
Music Hall Emerges From Croatia’s Fields Draped in Limestone Curtains
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (251+ words) The building’s defining feature is its sculptural limestone facade. BIG wrapped the halls in folded sheets of locally quarried stone that descend toward the ground like draped curtains. The gesture recalls the opening of a theater curtain while connecting the…...
Antony Gormley Fills a Gallery With Giant Bodies Made From Industrial Materials
1+ week, 2+ day ago (270+ words) Legendary British sculptor Antony Gormley has spent decades focusing on the human body, exploring both its relationship with nature and the built environment. His latest exhibition, What Holds Us, continues that exploration through sculptures made from industrial materials including clay,…...
MVRDV’s Mountain-Like Housing Complex Adds 237 Homes
2+ week, 1+ day ago (671+ words) Sage Helene is a contributing writer at My Modern Met. She earned her MFA in Photography and Related Media and an MST in Art Education from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She has since written for several digital publications, including…...
Mind-Bending Slanted Chapel Recreates the Fairy-Tale Moment Before It’s Huffed and Puffed Down
2+ week, 5+ day ago (94+ words) My Modern Met independently selects innovative art and design items. We may earn commissions on purchases made through our links. Learn more. To keep up to date with the artist’s work, you can follow Hugh Hayden on Instagram. Hugh Hayden:…...
Es Devlin’s Rotating Library at Castle Howard Celebrates 300 Years of British Architecture
3+ week, 1+ day ago (214+ words) If you’re a Bridgerton fan, you might recognize the location of Es Devlin’s latest installation. The internationally renowned artist and designer recently created the Library of the Four Winds, a new public sculpture in the Temple of the Four Winds…...
Obama Presidential Center Opens With a Tower Inspired by His Presidency and Chicago’s Architecture
3+ week, 3+ day ago (690+ words) Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice....
This Petal-Like Floating Home Lets You Explore Lake Como in Style and Comfort
4+ week, 1+ day ago (245+ words) Wish you could wake up with a new view every day? Lucia by UAU Studio is a floating micro-home designed for drifting across Italy’s Lake Como. It reimagines how we live and travel, offering a slower, more immersive way to…...
Stefano Boeri Reimagines the Monastic Cloister With a Nature-Filled Design
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (532+ words) Linnea Pejcha is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. She is a Brooklyn-based writer who earned her BA in Sociology and Creative Writing from Brandeis University. She recently earned her MFA in Creative Writing with a focus in Fiction…...
The Final Tower of Gaudí’s Sagrada Família To Be Inaugurated and Blessed by Pope Leo XIV
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (240+ words) A few months ago, Barcelona’s Sagrada Família reached its full height with the completion of the tower of Jesus Christ, the tallest part of Antoni Gaudí’s masterpiece. Now, Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate and bless the structure during an upcoming…...