When Christian Schallert isn’t cooking, dressing, sleeping or eating, his 24 square meter (258 square feet) apartment looks like an empty cube. To use a piece of furniture, he has to build […]
Come inside a dream home in Venice
Venice, Italy is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the planet. Architect Sergio Pascolo and his wife Anna are two of about 60,000 Venetians living in the historic part of […]
Japanese architect recognised for his humanitarian efforts

Shigeru Ban, the 57-year-old winner of this year’s Pritzker Prize — arguably the world’s most prestigious architecture award — is the Rumpelstiltskin of building design. For more than two decades he has […]
This new apartment building in Milan does not need air conditioning

In densely populated cities, finding a patch of green can be a challenge. But in Milan, all residents will have to do is look up. Way up. The Vertical Forest, two towers […]
Norwegian architects want to turn raunchy neighbourhood into chic

Today, the area is mostly known for beggars, pushers and trashy bars. Placed in the shadows of the controversial Galleri Oslo it faces west with evening sun and floating water. The areas […]
Cool station in Japan

Cities on Speed – Bogotá Change

During the early 1990’s Bogotá was the capital city of Colombia and by far the “worst city in the world”. Doomed by corruption, chaos, poverty and violence, Bogotá was at urban decay. […]
NATO refuses to rule out bombing Libyan Roman ruins

NATO refused to say Tuesday whether or not it would bomb ancient Roman ruins in Libya if it knew Moammar Gadhafi was hiding military equipment there. “We will strike military vehicles, military […]
Astonishing pictures show how Japan is recovering just three months after tsunami

China’s most expensive flat unveiled

Just as the Chinese government is trying to rein in soaring house prices a real estate developer in Beijing has unveiled what Chinese media report is by far the most expensive apartment […]