Celebrating layers of history via hospitality

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: José Hevia; courtesy the architects

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The architectural resuscitation of the Can Bordoy in Palma de Mallorca by OHLAB respectfully intervenes with the existing architectural crossbreeding, maintaining the traces of the past without any allusions to a lost glory…

NYC’s MoMA gets an experiential upgrade!

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Iwan Baan & Brett Beyer; courtesy DS+R

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Museum of Modern Art, New York

Diller Scofidio+Renfro and Gensler undertake the renovation and expansion of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, presenting the museum as an experiential laboratory for all visual arts across our time.

The value of restraint!

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Photography: Marc Goodwin, Xia Zhi; courtesy v2com

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anySCALE Architecture Design studio restores, conserves and readapts a 300-year-old Huizhou-style property deep in East China’s Jiangxi Province with a sensitivity that blends the grace of ancient China with the luxury of a 21st-century hotel.  

Sensitivity of ceramics enveloped in contrasts!

By Annie Aggarwal

Photography: Ewout Huibers; courtesy i29 interior architects

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Interior architects, i29 curate a brand-new experience of the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics located in the European Capital of Culture, Leeuwarden.

Romanticism at its best!

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Photography:  Haiting Sun; courtesy v2com

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This collection of porcelain art in Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of China is a breath-taking sight of ingenuity – the Sanbao Art Museum! 

The beauty of responsible architecture!

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Photography Courtesy v2com

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Tea Valley Restaurant & Amphitheatre ©Hasan Saifuddin Chandan

Bangladesh’s Dusai Resort & Spa follows time-tested traditional techniques to respond to the call of responsible architecture…

Foster + Partners to refurbish ZSL London Zoo’s Snowdon Aviary

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©Daniel Sprawson ZSL 

The legendary Snowdon Aviary at the ZSL London Zoo is all set to be modernized and redeveloped at the hands of none other than master architects, Foster + Partners…

New interventions!

Complied by Leah Linhares

Photography: Adrien Williams;courtesy V2com

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Ar. Henri Cleinge’s modern interior wrapped in traditional architecture makes a lasting impression on the eyes…

Colours of the French Revolution!

Colour Special

By Udita Chaturvedi

Photography: Courtesy www.christianlacroix.com

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Imagination and realization of varied and unique designs paired with the dynamism and love for colour reflects the Christian Lacroix style of home furnishings…

The Magnificence of Iranian Mosques!

By Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji 

Nasir al, Mulk Mosque

IAnD brings you a spectacular study of Iran’s mosques and monuments via the self-taught lens of budding photographer and Physics student Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji…

Mixed-family home in Vietnam

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Photography: Courtesy V2com

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Van Duong Phu, a masterpiece of architecture, built by Mr. Vuong Hong Sen, a culturist, an academician, and a famous collector of antiques has been revived as a cultural potboiler – a familial showcase of Vietnam’s close-knit mixed-family homes…

Celebrating Heritage with Oxford Library Renovation!

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Photography: Ben Bisek; courtesy Wilkinson Eyre Architects

  

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Oxford University’s Weston Library renovation by leading architectural practice Wilkinson Eyre  focuses on safeguarding its vast and unique collection of books and manuscripts...

Ethos of Reverence: From materiality to immateriality!

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Photography: Courtesy Bureau Architecture Méditerranée

 

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Integrating into its surroundings by respecting the urban fabric and existing historic monuments, Bureau Architecture Méditerranée design the Marseille Grand Mosque as a monument of cultural tolerance and social cohesion.

Nuanced transitions – from art to architecture @Van Gogh Foundation

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Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2015 by the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, the rehabilitation of the Vincent van Gogh Foundation at Arles, France is a beautiful exercise that transcends the fine boundaries between art and architecture. 

FIFA World Cup Trophy - The Legacy

By Avinash Yadav
Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web 

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As if the game itself is not dramatic enough to keep you on the edge of your seat, the FIFA World Cup trophy has a contributive legacy with its fair share of emotional quotient… 

The all-new Bonhams, London

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Photography: Hufton + Crow, Nina Sologubenko; Alan Marten; courtesy the architects

 

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The new international headquarters for Bonhams in the heart of London’s art scene in Mayfair offers the most modern auction experience in the world…

New Mariinsky Theatre opens in St. Petersburg, Russia

By IAnD Team

Photography: Courtesy Diamond Schmitt Architects

Mariinsky II

The beginning of May saw the opening of Mariinsky II – Russia’s much acclaimed opera and ballet cultural centre  just across its old 19^th century, and radically different Marinnsky I...

The Lenbachhaus Gallery & Museum

Information: courtesy Foster+Partners & dwell(dot)com
Photography: Nigel Young; courtesy Foster+Partners

Name sculpted by Thomas Demand

The Lenbacchaus Gallery and Museum in Munich, Germany, re-opens on May 8, 2013, and will showcase, for the first time, a significant chunk of art from its avant-garde collection of over 30,000 artifacts, works of artists like Andy Warhol, Ellsworth Kelly, and Dan Flavin in addition to the internationally-renowned ‘Blue Rider’ collection and art by legendary Kandinsky...

Collecting Porcelain

By Teresa Simon

Blue Gold Porcelain Pitcher

Collecting Porcelain is a refined art. Identifying a genuine piece and knowing what to cherish are aspects best guided by a modest knowledge of some special marks and marker’s techniques.