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The Zollverein School
SANAA
Essen, Germany

Download images of The Zollverein School by SANAA. The Zollverein School is the first new building on the historical coal-mining Zollverein site, Essen, Germany; declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001. Photographed by Kirtsen Kiser and Thomas Mayer.

Features

Rokkō Shidare Observatory
Sambuichi Architects
Kobe, Japan

• Japan
• Pavilions
• Sustainable

The Rokkō Shidare Observatory in Kobe, Japan, is an unusual observatory. It is perched on the top of Mount Rokkō almost a thousand yards above sea level, but here, rather than to observe the surrounding landscape, visitors are meant to witness nature and its shifting states.

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Gemini Residence
MVRDV
Copenhagen, Denmark

Download images of the Gemini Residence by MVRDV. The old twin Seed Silos on Copenhagen's waterfront are transformed into exciting new residences in a new urban district in Copenhagen. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Exhibitions

Richard Meier. Architecture and Design
Fondazione Bisazza
Montecchio Maggiore , Italy
On view: May 08, 2013 - July 28, 2013

The Pritzker winning architect Richard Meier celebrates his 50th anniversary with a retrospective exhibition at the Fondazione Bisazza in Northern Italy. The exhibition includes iconic buildings as Getty Center in Los Angeles; the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art; and the Jubilee Church in Rome.

Articles

Workshop: Form as (Dynamic) Unknown

• Article

Where is architecture going in the future? No matter what, the answer seems to involve a computer and some serious computer skills. AA Rome Visiting School is setting up a 10-day architectural workshop under the title ‘Form as (Dynamic) Unknown’ focusing on interactive + smart architecture. The programme sounds really promising. Have a look at the press release after the jump.