Yesterday, Jonditalia – which is one of the three exhibitions currently being prepared for this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale – posted a nice little graphic showing the number of architects, per capita, across almost 40 countries around the globe. The graphic reveas that Italy has a shockingly high ratio of architects in correlation to its…
Day: December 19, 2016
Europe’s Top 100 Schools of Architecture and Design
With most of architecture faculties worldwide requiring almost 7 full academic years of studying – getting stuck at a wrong university could become a huge problem for anyone! Thus, knowing what to expect bears an absolutely critical imortance to any prospective student out there. That’s why the Italian magazine Homus just recenty compiled a 2014…
6 Finalists Revealed in Guggenheim Helsinki Competition
The Guggenheim competition has announced the finalists in its Guggenheim Helsinki design process. While the contest itself had to sort out a record-breaking number of submissions – 17 hundreds! Out of all this diversity, just 6 finalists were finally chosen. Representing both up-and-coming and renown architectural bureaus with offices in seven countries, the shortlisted entries…
Most Controversial Buildings of All Time
Almost one year passed since the worldwide famous architect Haha Zadid’s Al-Wakrah Stadium in Qatar has been revealed. The matter is interesting to us, because since the first time mentioned, this ambitious and gorgeous construction project have received a lot of limelight and accolades. Most recently, remarks made by Zadid on the working conditions imposed…