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Tower C. Image © Brick Visual, Courtesy of ZHA
26.01.21
China’s Shenzhen in a skyscraper fever.

Current architectural projects in China continue to amaze with visionary approaches. This time it is a planned high-rise building in Shenzhen that extends far above the usual. However, it is not the height that defines the uniqueness of the building, but its entrance area.

Kunsthaus Zürich: Erweiterungsbau von David Chipperfield und Projektion «Tastende Lichter» von Pipilotti Rist; Fotos © Juliet Haller, Amt für Städtebau, Zürich
21.01.21
First glimpses of the new Zurich Kunsthaus.

From the outside, it actually already looks quite finished – and there is not much more to be done structurally on the inside either. And yet the extension building by David Chipperfield Architects Berlin, located on Heimplatz, will still remain closed for quite some time.

PANTONE® 17-5104 Ultimate Gray And PANTONE 13-0647 Illuminating; Source: Pantone
19.01.21
Color Theory: The Mood-Lifting Design Approach.

Twice a year, in a secret meeting, the Pantone Color Institute hosts representatives from various nations’ color standards groups, do choose the upcoming Color of the Year. For 2021, they’ve selected Illuminating, a bright, bold yellow and Ultimate Gray, a strong, stable companion.