Frederick Bernas

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  Architecture

  The Largest Mirrored Building on Earth, the Maraya Concert Hall in Saudi Arabia

  December 8, 20204 mins6455 views

  The awe-inspiring Maraya concert hall in Saudi Arabia’s northwestern desert holds the Guinness World Record for largest mirrored…

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  Architecture

  Sweden’s Biomedicum Uses Architecture to Catalyze Cutting-edge Research

  October 13, 20204 mins1930 views

  The new Biomedicum at the Karolinska Institutet—one of the world’s leading medical universities—stands out among austere brick buildings…

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  Architecture

  Copenhill: A “BIG” Power Plant in Denmark

  October 6, 20203 mins2183 views

  Until very recently, strolling through central Copenhagen with your skis in tow would have drawn quizzical glances; the…

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  Architecture

  Fabrika Tbilisi, an Ex-Soviet Factory Turned Urban Culture Hub

  February 7, 20204 mins3059 views

  A striking stone mural above the main entrance of Fabrika Tbilisi is a window to Georgia’s past—portraying musicians,…

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  ArchitectureArt & Design

  Abandoned Newspaper Printing Plant into Multi-purpose Cultural Venue

  November 15, 20193 mins1357 views

  Transforming an abandoned newspaper printing plant into a multi-purpose cultural venue is the kind of challenge that would…

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  Architecture

  Mjøstårnet—The World’s Tallest Wooden Building

  September 3, 20194 mins1717 views

  A sleepy town in central Norway seems an unlikely hotspot for architectural innovation, but Brumunddal has shot to…

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  Architecture

  The MONOM: A Pioneering Spatial Sound Studio in Berlin

  March 4, 20193 mins1097 views

  Berlin’s striking Funkhaus is an icon of 1950s Bauhaus design. It once served as the central broadcasting center…

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  Events

  Future Kitchen by Alfredo Häberli

  January 14, 20194 mins585 views

  One of the most intriguing exhibits at the LivingKitchen trade fair in Cologne is the Future Kitchen by…

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  Architecture

  Restoring the Victorian-era Temperate House

  October 8, 20184 mins538 views

  After nearly five years of meticulously restoring the Victorian-era Temperate House, the architectural team at Kew Gardens reached…

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  Architecture

  Paris—Lafayette Anticipations by OMA Studios

  September 10, 20184 mins545 views

  At first glance, the elegant façade of 9 rue de Plâtre in Paris gives no clue to the…

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  People

  Interview. Argentina’s Associated Trade

  May 23, 20184 mins522 views

  “We are an architecture studio, and we’re not an architecture studio,” says Santiago Vaca Guzman, a founding partner…

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  Videos

  VIDEO. “Green Corridor” in Sao Paulo—a Gray City Going Green

  May 23, 20184 mins1485 views

  Every Sunday, the Minhocão elevated highway in São Paulo is closed to traffic, reclaimed by the people whose…

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  Architecture

  Zuccardi Winery: Secret Doors and the Infinite Stone

  May 23, 20184 mins620 views

  Nestled among mighty mountains in the captivating Uco Valley, the Zuccardi family’s newest wine production center could easily…

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  ArchitectureDeconstruction

  FERA PALACE: “The Power of Decoration”

  September 20, 20173 mins512 views

  When the Palace Hotel in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil was acquired by Fera Investments in 2011 with the…

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  Architecture

  Acoustically Transparent “Skin”

  May 15, 20174 mins656 views

  Behind a factory façade decorated with colorful creations, the auditorium at National Sawdust is even more striking. Intersecting…

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  Architecture

  Innovating With Japanese Firm Takram

  November 3, 20163 mins552 views

  Among many attractions at the London Design Fair, the renowned Japanese firm Takram held a presentation about the…

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  Events

  London: The Hybrid Museum

  September 27, 20164 mins506 views

  On the eve before the London Design Festival kicked off, guests entered the Molteni&C Dada flagship store on…

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  Events

  New Releases #designjunction2016

  September 27, 20164 mins469 views

  With more than 200 global brands spread around four exhibition spaces—including a square with eight life-size red monopoly…

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  Architecture

  Brazil: Safe & Sound Structures

  August 23, 20169 mins562 views

  Regarded as a leading authority in Brazil, Yopanan Rebello has written numerous books on structural engineering for more…

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  ArchitectureDeconstruction

  Rio’s Floating Museum

  August 12, 20164 mins826 views

  Occupying its own dock on the sweeping Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro’s new Museum of Tomorrow—opened in December—makes…