MDS PassivHaus

By Marina Correa

Photography: Courtesy the architects

Exuding a serene exterior with a wooden-fronted patio surrounded by greenery, this 10-star energy rated ‘green’ house in Australia emits energy positive vibes, where it generates more energy than it uses - making it an award magnet.

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Brick by Brick

By Marina Correa

Photography: Sun Namgoong; courtesy the architects

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Resembling a fish-like structure, this house in Korea is designed by JOHO Architecture, where ingenious brick placement appears as scales that glisten in the sunshine, lending it a striking character and making one want to sit-up and take note of the structural process involved.

Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan

By Teresa Simon

Photography: Nigel Young; courtesy Foster+Partners

Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordan

The highly efficient passive design of Queen Alia International Airport - the spectacular new gateway to Amman, inspired by local traditions and based on a flexible modular solution is yet another visionary Foster + Partners’ blueprint in the international arena of architecture and design.

Red Dot Product Design Winners Announced

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The biggest Red Dot jury of all time has assessed 4,662 products and announced just 58 “Red Dot: Best of the Best” winners!

Tivoli Park Story

By Marina Correa

Photography: courtesy the architect

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What Oscar Niemeyer did for Brazilian architecture, a proposed sports complex by PLA, which has won the first prize at an international competition, will do for Tivoli Park in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Only hitch: It is mired in governmental regulations. Will it see the light of the day? Read on…

ME Hotel opens in London

Compiled by Teresa Simon

Photography: Francisco Guerrero & Nigel Young; courtesy Foster + Partners

ME London

Foster + Partners is a firm that has grown from strength-to-strength with design as the fulcrum of their being. We unveil their first ‘complete’ hospitality design – the ME London.