Crystal Cloud: 2015 BoY Winner for Installation
When Swarovski turned 100, back in 1995, it gave its hometown in the Tyrol a centennial present in the form of a park called Swarovski Kristallwelten. For the 120th anniversary, the crystal manufacturer has again celebrated in a big way: by more than doubling the park’s size, to 18 ½ acres,…
On/Off Plus: 2015 BoY Winner for Exhibition
As important in Asia as the Salone Internazionale del Mobile is in Europe, Guangzhou Design Week offered something out of the ordinary at last December’s edition. Attendees were enthralled by a dizzying exhibition put on by a local design firm. “We demonstrated that everything in the world should be examined…
First Look: Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie by Herzog & de Meuron
After more than a decade of planning and construction, Herzog & de Meuron's much-anticipated Elbphilharmonie building in Hamburg is nearing completion and is set to become the German city’s top cultural and residential destination. Earlier this month, local property developer Quantum unveiled a model apartment by Amsterdam-based designer Kate Hume, offering a…
Wu Shang Zhong Yuan Mall International Cinema: 2015 BoY Winner for Entertainment
Multiplexes are often paeans to blockbuster banality. Think: tired red carpet and retractable belt barriers. Not so for this 67,000-square-foot, 11-screen theater for the Hubei Insun CinemaFilm Company. Inspired by sci-fi adventures and psychological thrillers, design directors Ajax Law and Virginia Lung dreamed up a noir scheme that would make audience members…
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