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Very close to the famous burial site of Mada’in Salih in Saudi Arabia, Jean Nouvel submerged a special kind of resort inside a mountain. For the construction, he hollowed out the rocks and uses the incoming sun to create a dance of light and shadow. The online magazine baunetz interior|design recently reported on this fascinating project.

Bamboo is still a little-known building material here. However, an article we recently found in the online magazine “Collosal” shows that it can be used to create stunningly beautiful buildings. A glowing welcome center of interlaced bamboo stands at the entrance of the resort Grand World Phu Quoc in Vietnam is certainly an impressive example thereof.

Since 1972, the Swiss Heritage Society has annually awarded the Wakker Prize to a municipality that has rendered outstanding services to building culture in its settlement area. This year’s 50th anniversary is an opportunity to look back with a variety of activities – and especially to look forward.