Mario Cucinella Architects Wins Competition To Shape Vienna's Skyline

Mario Cucinella Architects has just won an invitation-only competition that adds two multifunctional towers to Vienna’s skyline. Situated in the 2nd district in Vienna, where a dynamic urban development “Viertel Zwei”, has been in the works for some time, the project consists of two highrises, both of different architectural languages and made for different purposes, together providing a complex urban image inserted into context.

Brazilian Houses: 6 Residences With a Mixed Structure

There are several constructive technologies to configure the structural system of a building. From the 1960s onwards, the adoption of techniques that enabled the interaction between different materials became increasingly common, diversifying the design language and seeking the main advantages each element has to face certain situations. Over the years, some mix concrete, wood, stones or steel.

Architects and Designers Should Take the Lead in Creating Immersive Environments

For the past year, I have been in conversation with architects and designers who are involved in the creation of immersive environments. They see themselves as naturally responsible for leading the construction of these environments, and this should serve as a reminder that architects have the potential to take on this role. 

Rome’s ’Possible City’ and the Gentrification Battle in San Lorenzo

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

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