In a few days, the Royal Academy of Arts in London will open its doors to showcase its annual Summer Exhibition, the world’s largest show of open-submission contemporary art. If previous editions of the exhibition have been easily dismissed for its populism and conservative curatorial criteria and display formats, the...
Moreau Kusunoki Architectes has today been announced as the winner of the design competition for the Guggenheim museum outpost in Helsinki. With expected construction costs of approximately €130 million (or £92.5 million), the building will be located in the South Harbour area of the Finnish capital, and will occupy a...
Italian designer Piero Lissoni has recently unveiled the first images for ‘The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach’, his first architectural project in the USA. Developed for Lionheart Capita and located at 4701 North Meridian Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida, the development comprises 111 condominium residences and 15 two-to five-bedroom single-family villas...
The winners of the 2014 RIBA President’s Medals were announced on 3 December at a ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in central London. The prestigious RIBA President’s Medals, which date back to 1836, reward talent and excellence in the study of architecture, and this year invited...
Following the successful implementation of core business strategies in 2014 that included launching a new fragrance, relaunching heritage products, and upgrading its mobile platform, British luxury fashion and accessories brand Burberry is closing the year with a 14% underlying growth revenue and an overall outperformance across its digital channels. However,...
Singer and fashion-aficionado will.i.am has added another venture to his entrepreneur career by creating ill.i, a new eyewear brand comprising sunglasses and optical styles for men and women. Developed in partnership with designer and long-term friend George Gorrow, the brand is described by will.i.am as being “about dedication and passion”...
Architectural practices Foster + Partners and FR-EE (Fernando Romero Enterprise) have won the international competition to design Mexico City’s new international airport. Occupying 555,000 square metres, it will be one of the world’s largest and most sustainable airports. The entire terminal was designed as a continuous lightweight glass and steel...
Luxury fashion house Valentino has recently opened its largest ever retail space. Located at 693 Fifth Avenue in New York City, the new 20,000 square foot flagship store was designed by British architect David Chipperfield, who has worked on other projects for the Roman fashion brand. The store houses Valentino’s...
Zaha Hadid Architects have unveiled new photographs of the Jockey Club Innovation Tower, a new building designed by the London-based architecture practice to home the School of Design of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Occupying 15,000 square meters distributed across 15 floors, the building provides new studios, laboratories and workshops,...
Brazil’s history has it that on 27 January 1881, and after two decades of witnessing the cruelty derived from the pervading slave trade while working in the port of Fortaleza, Francisco José do Nascimento gathered a few of his fellow workers and refused to ferry black slaves imprisoned on the...