Blue Room Designs Named Finalists in the 2021 2A Continental Asia Architecture Awards

The 2A Continental Architecture Award is one of the most prestigious architectural events in the world, annually presented by the professional 2A Magazine. This magazine evaluates works in the fields of innovation and the future, residential villas and apartments, office buildings, and urban spaces. Each year, talented and creative Iranian architects are often among the…

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AIA Names 10 Most Impressive Houses of 2015

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) have announced the recipients of the 2015 Housing Awards. Currently in its 15th year, the awards are designed to “recognize the best in US housing design” and “promote the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit and a valuable national resource.”…

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House of Dior Seoul

From the architect. I wanted the building to represent Dior and to reflect Christian Dior’s work. So I wanted the surfaces to flow, like the couturier’s soft, woven white cotton fabric. These surfaces, which soar into the sky and undulate as if in motion, crossed by a few lines, are made from long moulded fiber glass…

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Commentary: Zaha Hadid’s Serpentine Gallery Expansion Opens in London

Photo © Luke Hayes Zaha Hadid Architects Serpentine Sackler Gallery London Zaha Hadid Architects’ first permanent structure in London—a restaurant building made from tensile fabric, steel, and glass—has something of the appearance of a carnival tent. I’ve watched this building grow in Hyde Park over the past year, appearing like a white efflorescence on the…

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