Architonic | Notre Newsletter

Traditionally, the pavilion has been cast as a site of pleasure. Not only for the user, but also for the architect. For these stand-alone temples to culture are more often than not experimental hotbeds – builds that allow for the testing out of new concepts, daring forms and unconventional materials.

So, let's play!

Simon Keane-Cowell, Editor-in-Chief

Feature

Playtime!: pavilions that push boundaries

Photo: Iwan Baan

Pavilion projects are like catnip for architects. These often impermanent structures provide the ideal testing ground for new concepts, forms and material expression.

READ MORE ON ARCHITONIC

Brand Stories

THE SKIN TRADE:
CLEAF

There’s a lot to be said for being superficial. CLEAF, the design-meets-technology surfaces manufacturer, has turned it into a veritable artform, as only the Italians know how.

FALLING INTO PLACE: INTERSTUHL

A swivel chair is a swivel chair is a swivel chair, right? Not at all, as shown by the JOYCEis3 by Daniel Figueroa for the German furniture manufacturer INTERSTUHL. Thanks to its innovative modular design, myriad individual combinations are possible.

Catalogue

DOWNLOAD CATALOGUE

Project

Serpentine Pavilion Beijing by Jiakun Architects

Photo: WF Central © Jiakun Architects

The first Serpentine Pavilion outside the UK, Jiakun Architects’ ‘Bow Arch’ is a minimalist, mechanical installation, situated near the Forbidden City. An unsupported, self-stabilising structure, it plays with elasticity and tension.

VIEW PROJECT ON ARCHITONIC

Inspiring Search Results

Theatres

MORE ON ARCHITONIC

Profile

Steven Holl Architects

Photo: Mark Heithoff

Founded in 1976, Steven Holl Architects is an internationally recognised, innovative architecture and urban design office, with a team of 45 working across locations in New York City, San Francisco, and Beijing. The firm has extensive experience in the arts – including museum, gallery and exhibition design – and has been honoured with numerous prestigious architecture awards.

VIEW PROFILE ON ARCHITONIC

Inspiring Search Results

Performance-space seating

EXPLORE PRODUCTS ON ARCHITONIC

Advertorial

Maison & Objet 7-11 Sept. 2018

Looking for prestige and uniqueness? Looking for the latest technical solutions? Look no further to halls 5A, 6, 7 & 8 to find the latest and the brightest in the world of home decor, design and lifestyle.

FIND OUT MORE

Culture

Report #24: Culture