ai weiwei speaks to designboom about the political and personal significance of his studios on occasion of his ‘five working spaces’ exhibition at aedes architecture forum.
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designed by JA joubert architecture in collaboration with UNS architects, the resort's terraced forms create a stepped rhythm across the existing topography.
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the thomas sankara mausoleum by kéré architecture transforms a site of political tragedy in burkina faso into a civic landmark.
'architecture that serves people, birds, and the planet is a very good thing,' the architect tells designboom during our visit to the center.