The Hidden Theatres of the Marche Book

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How did a tiny, isolated, backward area of Italy come to have over 100 theatres? Many of them are architectural gems and still in working order today. What drove almost every small town or village to demand and get its own theatre?

Casa San Sen – Mexican Residence

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Situated in the middle of the Valle de Bravo forest, San-Sen House is a stilt house with a metallic structure incased in wood and glass.

Montreal Luxury Hotel, Drummond Street

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Montreal Luxury Hotel, Drummond Street

Lemay designs a new luxury hotel on the Mount Stephen Club site located on 1440 Drummond Street in Montreal. In fact, Tidan Group, owner of this impressive heritage building, has started the construction of an 80-room hotel at the heart of downtown.

St. James’s Market Development, Crown Estate

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The Crown Estate has announced today that it has established a joint venture that will see Canadian real estate company, Oxford Properties, take a 50 per cent stake in the £320 million commercial element of its landmark St James’s Market scheme

Luna Apartments, Melbourne housing

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It has inspired a dedicated fan web-site, generations of fancy-dress costumes and countless YouTube tribute videos, and now a building. That’s right, Luna, Elenberg Fraser’s new four storey residential project on Barkly St, St Kilda.

National Art Center Tokyo Building

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National Art Center Tokyo Building

The architects for this building in Roppongi, Minato were Kishō Kurokawa Architects & Associates; Nihon Sekkei Inc. The National Art Center Tokyo is one of the last works of the Japanese architect Kishō Kurokawa

Experience Music Project, Seattle EMP

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Experience Music Project, Seattle building EMP

Built to resemble smashed up guitars, there are no right angles on the exterior of the EMP. The building was financed by Multi-Billionaire and Seattleite Paul Allen.

Sir John Soane’s Museum Building London

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Phase II of the Sir John Soane’s Museum £7 million restoration project, Opening Up the Soane, (OUTS) will get off to a flying start this June – with the knowledge that Phase I of the project has won the 2013 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors London Award for Best Conservation Project.

Ciudad Doméstica Logroño Building, La Rioja

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Ciudad Doméstica, Logroño Building interior

‘Ciudad Doméstica’, a way to connect the home to the city. The visitor approaches an experience in which the representation of a home blends with the city plan of Logroño, through an installation inside a container.

CZZ House, Buenos Aires Residence

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Buenos Aires Ituzaingó Residence

The front contains the first stone volume, which includes the master suite. A horizontal glassed window located at the floor level, de-materializes this stone wall and connects the master suite with the exterior

Stolarnia Poland Club & Restaurant

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Stolarnia Poland Club & Restaurant

Stolarnia, Poland, contemporary Polish interior design by Karina Wiciak – club & restaurant in Bory Tucholskie National Park, Poland, sixth design in the collection called “XII”