Six architects turned 90,000 m² of campus area into an educational landscape with outdoor activities. The Vienna University of Economics and Business is situated on Welthandelsplatz in the so-called Stuwerviertel district. The Library & Learning Center (LLC) designed by Hamburg-based Zaha Hadid Architects lies in the centre of these buildings and forms the heart of the campus. Opened 24 hours, it is much more than a classic library; it rather combines service centre, workplace with lounge,...

In designing the offices for the engineering company Wissenberg A/S in a former industrial building in Nørrebro, a cosmopolitan district of Copenhagen, a key focus point was creating a sense of openness and a good working environment. The rhomb wall by the stairs has improved the acoustics and has a strongly unifying effect. Joan Torenholt has been responsible for the interior design of the offices on two levels for the engineers Wissenberg A/S. The company wanted to signal that...

The sensitivity of the ink on the paper, the elegance of the brush strokes, which are delicately and accurately applied, have given this artist an insatiable appetite for large format work.Master Keishu Kawai’s meeting with the company Barrisol® made it possible to achieve this dream through a calligraphy collection designed specifically for interior decoration. Walls and ceilings can be enhanced with these delicate designs that add purity and elegance to classical or contemporary...

Located in a working-class district, outside the centre of Paris, in the middle of the Parc de La Villette, the Philharmonie rises ready to be a new centre of pilgrimage for music lovers, local residents and even tourists. Jean Nouvel has created a building that is audacious both inside and out. Covered with 340,000 bird-shaped aluminium sheets in various colours, the building is a type of silver mountain that reflects the green of the park, embeds itself within it and invites passers-by to...

This is a Peruvian restaurant that takes you to a place where you feel good, relaxed, a little loose and ready to have a good time – of course we wanted to join in! – that place is called “between Pisco and Nazca”. The restaurant founders and New York based architecture and interior design firm Celano Design Studios had a clearly defined concept and it was to be carried through all the way, including the designed ceilings by Fellert. Needless to say, we’re...