Architecture

LEFAY RESORTS LEADS SUSTAINABILITY IN THE DOLOMITES  Celebrate Earth Day immersed in Italy’s dramatic Dolomite Mountain range with a Spring Escape to sustainable Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti. PINZOLO, ITALY (April 18, 2024) –  Celebrate Earth Day with a spring escape to Italy’s sustainable spa resort, Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti. Respect nature while pampering yourself at Lefay SPA World, one of the largest spas in the alpine region at 53,000-square-feet. The resort’s sustainable design and practices have earned it Green Globe certification and many other accolades for preserving nature and community. Lefay Resort features 88 Suites, 21 residences and...

CJ HENDRY’S PUBLIC POOL CELEBRATES VEGAS EXTRAVAGANCE   New York-based artist Cj Hendry transforms the desert landscape of Sandy Valley Ranch, Nevada, with the installation of her vibrant Public Pool. Running from April 5 to 7, 2024, the piece is accompanied by a comprehensive exhibition informed by the dazzling ambiance of Vegas hotel pool parties, as well as Hendry’s distinctive style and playful wit.   Central to the Public Pool experience is a massive 50-meter-long inflatable pool, towering at a height of 3 feet. Through CJ’s creative vision, this seemingly ordinary structure becomes a dynamic reflection of the spirit of Viva Las Vegas, complete...

OODA designs staggered skyscraper in Tirana as "unique vertical village" Portuguese studio OODA has revealed a skyscraper made up of 13 staggered cube volumes as its design for the Hora Vertikale residential development in Tirana. Scheduled to break ground in spring 2024, the 140-metre-tall building will include apartments stacked over a park with public amenities. OODA has designed a mixed-use development in Tirana Located in the Albanian capital, OODA wants the building to engage the local community and described it as "a unique vertical village set amidst a large green city". The studio designed 13 cubes, in seven variations, for the...

Neom reveals "upside-down skyscraper" inside Gulf of Aqaba mountain Mega-project Neom has unveiled Aquellum, which was designed by architecture studios LAVA and Name Architecture inside a mountain and will be centred around an "underwater open square". Described by LAVA founder Alexander Rieck as an "ultra-luxury upside-down skyscraper," the building will contain hotel and retail spaces as well as residential apartments and "innovative hubs". It will be located along the Gulf of Aqaba coastline in Saudi Arabia. Aquellum will be built into a mountain and located next to a floating marina It will feature a floating marina that will be located in...

Archiloop converts 12th-century Italian monastery into hotel Vocabolo Moscatelli A 12th-century monastery in Italy's Umbria region has become a boutique hotel in the hands of Florence studio Archiloop, which aimed to retain the site's "rustic simplicity" during its renovation. Vocabolo Moscatelli sits in the countryside near the hamlet of Calzolaro, close to the Tuscan border, on a remote estate surrounded by woodland. Vocabolo Moscatelli occupies a converted monastery in Umbria The property was discovered by chef concierge Frederik Kubierschky and his partner Catharina Lütjens, who set about restoring the various 800-year-old stone buildings with the help of architect Jacopo Venerosi...