http://www.monocle.com/Primary-Keywords/Architecture/Architecture - PrimaryKeywordsenFri, 13 Nov 2009 11:00:33 GMTMonocle 200960EPiServer 4.61info@monocle.cominfo@monocle.comhttp://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Haute-Honda---Tokyo3/Mr Hare is a new men's shoe firm with distinctly old-fashioned values.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:50:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3174http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Haute-Honda---Tokyo/While Monocle's all for pedal power for a better environment and poolside calves, we also have room in our parking bay for a peppy little Honda Zoomer in army olive or safety-sign orange.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3172http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Down-to-the-woods---Switzerland/This small home in Ticino, Switzerland, has a facade crafted from wood offcuts. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3166http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Home-goal---Slovenia/With its clean, graphic look, this residential development by Slovenian architects Bevk Perović is set to become Ljubljana's new landmark. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3167http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/One-to-washi/"I love making paper," says Yoichi Fujimori, speaking from his firm's booth at Maison et Objet in Paris.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3168http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Yasuhiro-Yamashita/Japanese architect Yasuhiro Yamashita’s studio Atelier Tekuto has just completed a new house in Yokohama, the second in an ongoing project to explore the use of aluminium in house building. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3165http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Pelican-briefs---Tuscany2/Akershus University Hospital was created by CF Møller on the principle that good design makes you feel better.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3164http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Hover-craft---A-floating-apartment-in-Beirut/Lebanon's star architect Bernard Khoury has designed this eight-storey apartment block in Beirut.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3006http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Aziza-Chaouni/Architect, Extramuro.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3007http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Building-blocks---A-21st-century-village/Making its mark on the international architecture scene is Parisian start-up KLNB Architects.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3005http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Home-rescue---Japan/On a visit to the southern Japanese prefecture of Saga, New York restaurateur Mikio Shinagawa was appalled by the destruction of the region's traditional houses. He set about saving and restoring them, and has even managed to sell one to Robert De Niro.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=3003http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Box-of-delights---Innsbruck/Daniel Fuegenschuh's simple white house in Tyrolean capital Innsbruck is a chalet for the 21st century and a great foil for the city's grand architecture.Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:07:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2912http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Web-Articles/New-designs-on-diplomacy/Post September 11 every embassy was built as a bunker ready to repel all comers. But now, from Kathmandu to Harare, architects are reinventing the mission as a national calling card.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=2878http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Web-Articles/Venice-Architecture-Diary---Part-2/In our second film report from the Venice Architecture Biennale, Sarah Balmond visits the curated exhibitions in the Giardini, where national pavilions were transformed into temples to architectural thought.Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=2871http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Web-Articles/Venice-Architecture-Biennale/Hosted every other year, the Venice Architecture Biennale invites some of the most conceptual thinkers from around the world to flex their creative muscles to interpret a set theme.Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=2865http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Space-station---Okayama/Retired architect Shigemi Asano teamed up with Tezuka Architects to create a home that marries modernity with local tradition.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:19:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2791http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Arty-party---Venice/Everybody who is anybody in the world of architecture goes to the Venice Biennale. So why were there so few good ideas this time? Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:18:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2790http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Fjord-focus---Living-in-a-box-in-Norway/Norwegian firm, Brendeland & Kristoffersen, has made the most of a tight spot with this compact home in Trondheim.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2788http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Give-me-shelter---Paris/Rue de Bagnolet is not the Paris of most people's imagination. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:09:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2840http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Musical-beds---New-York/New York hardly needs more "up-and- coming" neighbourhoods or "hip" hotels. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:08:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2839http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Sense-of-shelf---Perfection-in-furniture-design/This home overlooking the Liechtenstein valley is all about the view.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:08:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2786http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Sense-of-shelf---Perfection-in-furniture-design2/When it comes to shelving, you can trust the Swiss.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:07:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2787http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Deborah-Berke---Architect-New-York/Deborah Berke, the architect's self-titled first book, will be released on 4 November and is published by Yale University Press.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2785http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Mission-possible---Perfect-world/How would Monocle craft an embassy? Diplomats take note - this is our blueprint for modern diplomacy.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2778http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Magazine-Articles/Straat-wise---De-Kloosterstraat-Antwerp/Antwerp scores highest in the 'most attractive and interesting city in Belgium' category.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2797http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Groom-service---Japan/When word spread that changes were afoot at the Claska hotel, fans were ­concerned that Tokyo's quirkiest, most stylish (and only) boutique hotel would either be renovated beyond recognition or, worse, be closing its doors for good. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:07:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2643http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Aldric-Beckmann---Architect-Paris/Monocle interviews Paris based architect Aldric Beckmann.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:04:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2585http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/High-hopes---Denmark/The multi-unit reaches new heights with Mountain Dwellings, designed by architects Bjarke Ingels Group and Julien de Smedt.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:03:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2582http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Sink-estates---Indonesia/A pair of wellingtons might soon be de rigeur for some Asian capitals.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2510http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Living-large---Paris--New-York/In Monocle's dream residential building, we would include the features and proportions of 19th-century Parisian flats and early 20th-century New York apartments.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2426http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Road-show---Chile/Santiago-based architect Emilio Marin's "Paseo Altamirano" has turned a stretch of coastal highway into a geometric lookout point.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2418http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Web-Articles/Energinet/Danish Architects Hvidt & Mølgaard have created a state-of-the-art, energy efficient headquarters for Energinet.dk. Thomas Morris reports on a workplace of the future.Fri, 16 May 2008 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=2390http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Magazine-Articles/Casco-Antiguo---Cadiz-Spain/The oldest city in the West, Cádiz is an unspoilt destination where you get to experience authentic Spain.Thu, 15 May 2008 10:03:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2341http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Philipp-Mainzer/Monocle speaks with Philipp Mainzer, founder of design practice e15.Thu, 15 May 2008 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2325http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/New-stone-age---Portugal/With its low-lying, partially concealed structure, this new extension for the Geira Museum in Portugal quietly blends in to the serene surrounding landscape.Thu, 15 May 2008 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2323http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Cut-to-fit---US/New York-based design practice UM Project proves that editing suites need not be dark, cramped places with this ­interior for New York production company The Station.Thu, 15 May 2008 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2324http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Cool-living---Sweden/Swedish architects Franson Wreland perfect the summer retreat with this one-bedroom cabin outside Stockholm.Thu, 15 May 2008 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2322http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Fitting-the-bill---Kamakura/Our favourite Australian chef Bill Granger has opened his first beach-side hangout - and it's in Japan.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:04:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2222http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Magazine-Articles/Phnom-Penh---Cambodia/Cambodia was known as the Pearl of Asia in the 1920s. Monocle explores the property prospects today.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:03:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2229http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Night-light---Italy/The new building for the museum of modern and contemporary art in Bolzano, South Tyrol, with its soaring glass façade was designed by Berlin-based KSV Krüger Schuberth Vandreike.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2207http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Magic-box---Switzerland/Home extension projects can often become complicated affairs, so we're pleased to see Swiss architects Markus Wespi and Jérôme de Meuron keeping it simple.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2209http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Fuelling-desire---Spain/Renewable energy firm Acciona Biocombustibles has built one of Spain's first gas stations for bio-diesel and bio-ethanol fuel.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2211http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Upper-class---Norway/School architecture needn't be grey, dull and uniform. Monocle visits the Oslo International School.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2204http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Site-seeing---Tokyo/The next phase of Marunouchi's transformation will see the building of Mitsubishi's Marunouchi Park Building, which includes a 34-floor office tower, shops, a rose garden and an art gallery housed in a replica of Mitsubishi's first office building.Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:26:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2171http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Northern-highlights---Stockholm-fair-for-Nordic-wares/The Stockholm furniture fair may be small compared to others, but it's still one of the best Nordic design showcases.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2113http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Plaz-on---A-magical-new-theatre/The Danish Royal Theatre has just opened its new playhouse in Copenhagen's harbour area.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2108http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Bamboozled---The-anti-eco-eco-friendly-architect/­­He single-handedly pioneered the use of bamboo in construction, but Colombian architect Simón Vélez won't embrace eco-acolytes who tout the hollow grass as the 21st century's answer to the steel beam.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2109http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Pin-point---Mexicos-new-priorities/Young Mexican designers Emiliano Godoy and Alejandro Castro of the Pirwi furniture line have opened the Pin shop in Mexico City's Colonia Roma to showcase environmentally friendly designs.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2115http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Life-s-a-squeeze---Architecture-for-small-spaces/This tiny 80 sq m residence Yoyogi, designed by two-year-old practice­ frontofficetokyo, is squeezed into Tokyo's densely built-up Shibuya neighbourhood.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2114http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Magazine-Articles/El-Centro---Cartagena-Colombia/In the 1980s the only deals being done in Cartagena were for cocaine.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2121http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Tunnel-vision---An-admirable-memorial/A sensitive design was required for this visitor centre at the Ravensbrück concentration camp memorial site in Germany.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2112http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Wiel-Arets---Architect/Dutch architect Wiel Arets has designed this stand-out social housing development opposite Pradalongo Park in Madrid.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2111http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Going-for-old---Tokyo/The Japanese love vintage, but the idea of bidding for second-hand furniture is an unfamiliar concept.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2096http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Bamboozled---The-anti-eco-eco-friendly-architect2/Contract furniture rarely excites, but Arti takes a fresh approach.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2110http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/A-study-in-scarlet/Andreas Ferm and Jani Kristoffersen founded their practice DRD-A in 2003. Soon to relaunch as Guise, they are taking on ever Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2093http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Salone-Rangers---Milan/Milan's I Saloni - the collective name for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile and its associated offshoots such as Salone Ufficio and SaloneSatellite - are the most important events in the design calendar, with over 2,300 exhibitors and almost 300,000 vThu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2095http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Web-Articles/Beijing-Olympic-gold-rush/Fiona Wilson visits Beijing to see how the government is preparing for the Olympics this August.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:12:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=2061http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Smooth-landing---The-world/Monocle bench tests the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow and T3 at ChangiThu, 21 Feb 2008 07:09:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=2038http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Fine-art-gallery---Understated-Danish-art-house/Art galleries too often overshadow their collections with showy designs. Not so with Fuglsang Kunstmuseum.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1955http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/A-place-in-the-woods---Puget-Sound/With work ranging from cathedral renovations to university buildings, architect Jim Olson has stayed true to his principle that buildings should be a bridge between nature, culture and people.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:35:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1834http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Carvalho-Araujo-Architect-and-designer/Portuguese architect and designer Carvalho Araújo has designed this pared-down porcelain espresso cup and saucer for Vista Alegre.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:22:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1831http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Walk-this-way---Norways-landscape-gets-a-new-look/Norway's visitors can delight in stylish rest stops like this one by Jensen & Skodvin.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:20:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1830http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Factory-outlet---American-art-collection-on-display/The concrete and glass Arkell Museum in Canajoharie (in upstate New York) evokes the early days of this former factory town.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:18:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1829http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Olympic-winner---Lot-Eks-design-for-Chinas-capital/Lot-Ek has designed this new mixed-use building in Sanlitun, Beijing.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:16:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1828http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Magazine-Articles/Barrio-Lastarria---Santiago-Chile/Like a fine wine, Santiago, Chile is getting better with age. Monocle explores.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:06:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1838http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Web-Articles/The-Monocle-Review/Editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé presents the first edition of The Monocle Review.Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:42:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=1797http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Moller-light---Revamp-of-Arhuss-concert-hall/In the symphonic hall extension at Musikhuset in Århus, Denmark, acoustics are fine-tuned with adjustable panelling designed by Kvadrat in collaboration with Art Andersen.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:22:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1568http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/QA---Scott-Fellows-New-York/Based in New York, BassamFellows design furniture, fashion and architecture. Monocle spoke with its co-founder.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:21:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1567http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Choc-block---A-museum-for-Nestle-by-Rojkind/Mexican architect Michel Rojkind has designed Mexico's first "chocolate museum".Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:16:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1564http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Out-of-the-ashes---Chile/Last year a fire in Santiago gutted the Edificio Diego Portales, the landmark building designed by Juan Echeñique and Miguel Lawner and completed in 1972.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1599http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Buried-Treasure---Osaka/Tadao Ando, one of the most respected architects in the world, is wondering if it's simply time architects stopped creating new buildings.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1401http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Top-marks--Mendrisio/As millions of students around the world head back to university digs, the residents of Casa dell'Accademia have it much better than most. Here's a lesson in inspired design on a strict budget.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:40:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1237http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Beach-Sandells---Bodrum-Turkey/Architect Thomas Sandell wants to "create the Scandinavian dream of what architecture should look like in a Mediterranean country."Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:10:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1321http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Cool-runnings---Icelandic-gym-thats-fit-for-purpose/Even if you were not in the mood to work out, it would be worth visiting the new Atak gym and spa in Akureyri, Iceland – just to take in the view.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:08:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1219http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Long-overdue---Tokyo/Library design that's not off the shelfThu, 23 Aug 2007 08:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1209http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/Contact-bridge---China/It took nine years to design, but the Hangzhou Bay Bridge - the world's longest sea bridge - will be completed this autumn.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:10:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=1250http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Web-Articles/Fuji-Kindergarten/Breaking school rules. A novel kind of kindergarten in Tachikawa.Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=1152http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Web-Articles/Arcana-Hotel/Merging Japanese and Western hospitality traditions.Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=1151http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Drama-class---Japan/Monocle loves this idiosyncratic take on the classical concert hall in Nagoya.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:59:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=943http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/X-box---Taiwan/A traditional Taiwanese stone house has been transformed by local practice Xrange.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:50:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=941http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Lessons-in-living---Fresh-start-for-a-Swedish-school/These former classrooms in Stockholm have been re-imagined as 21 loft apartments.Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=807http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Train-of-thought---Novel-solutions-to-noise-pollution/This family residence in Allgäu, southern Germany, overcomes noise pollution with its smart planning.Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:50:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=806http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Good-sports---A-better-class-of-Swiss-gymnasium/A sophisticated new gymnasium at a primary school in Elsau, Switzerland.Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:29:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=805http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/The-inn-crowd---Japan/Japan's simple, pared-down ryokan are setting new standards in service and design.Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:59:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=800http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Shore-thing---Brazil/A beachfront retreat for an Arab family, 90 minutes north of São Paulo, designed by SP-based architect Isay Weinfeld.Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:39:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=716http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Levitating-living---Japanese-residence-with-a-difference/Hideyuki Nakayama's striking new house appears to hover above the gound.Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:53:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=692http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/ICing-on-the-cake---Los-Angeles/Profile of LA-based Austrian architect Andrea Lenardin MaddenSun, 24 Jun 2007 13:47:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=600http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Better-beaches---Vicente-Guallarts-wooden-islands/Valencia now boasts an astonishing series of artificial islands, constructed by architect Vicente Guallart.Sun, 24 Jun 2007 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=580http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Home-for-summer---Wespi-de-Meuron/The celebrated partnership of Markus Wespi and Jérôme de Meuron has completed a holiday home on the hills above Locarno, in stark contrast to typical villas in this dense residential area.Sun, 24 Jun 2007 01:37:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=577http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/High-on-drugs---Basel/Roche and Novartis' hard-fought commercial struggle is being matched by an architectural rivalry that will result in the building of the tallest tower in Switzerland.Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:50:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=573http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Back-to-black---Stockholm/A Stockholm flat designed by architects DRD-A.Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:29:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=467http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Class-act---Taipei/Xue Xue, a private institute that looks set to lift Taipei's cultural life to a whole new level.Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=424http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Thirties-reassessed---An-Instant-revamp-in-Dusseldorf/This radical reworking of the interior of a 1930s German house has created the kind of spaces that remind you of a grand pavilion.Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:48:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=406http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Nurserys-cool---Wenger-Partners-Swiss-kindergarten/UK education authorities busy planning "the classroom of the future" should board a flight to Switzerland, because it has already been built.Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:39:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=404http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Hill-fort/This large housing complex makes a bold impression on a hillside outside Zürich. But its roof, which mirrors the tree line, helps to avoid any feeling of menace.Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:22:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=402http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Magazine-Articles/Viennese-walls---Delugan-Meissls-new-apartments/A Delugan Meissl apartment block in the outskirts of Vienna.Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=400http://www.monocle.com/sections/culture/Magazine-Articles/Looking-glass---Tokyos-new-epicentre-for-art/Kisho Kurakawa's new National Art Center in Roppongi.Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:47:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/MagArticle.aspx?id=383http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Web-Articles/Narcotecture-in-Afghanistan/Monocle looks at the building boom in the western Afghan city of Herat, where gaudy palaces are wiping out the face of the medieval city.Fri, 18 May 2007 14:20:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=988http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Web-Articles/Constructing-the-future/Swiss firm Keller AG and the DFAB lab in Zürich are exploring the potential of robot bricklayers. Has the construction industry had its last tea-break?Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:08:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=896http://www.monocle.com/sections/design/Web-Articles/Designing-Sprinkles-Cupcakes/We explore the collaboration between LA architect Andrea Lenardin Madden and the Sprinkles cupcake empireThu, 15 Mar 2007 14:15:00 GMThttp://www.monocle.com/Content/WebArticleVideo.aspx?id=601Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:02:33 GMT