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Abitare is a monthly Italian magazine with a global outlook on art, architecture and design.
What grabbed us about this issue…
This issue moves between architecture and art, with SANAA's new Anabuki Arena in Takamatsu as its centrepiece. It's a sports hall that manages something rare: a genuine sense of lightness at scale. We also kept coming back to the museum-garden by Herzog & de Meuron and Piet Oudolf in Philadelphia. With Alexander Calder as their starting point, it feels like landscape and architecture working on equal terms. Away from the built environment, Mary Kocol's photographs of cut flowers suspended in ice are also worth a look.
Who’s Abitare for?
Abitare looks towards new ideas and innovations in the design world. With technical case studies and more specialist language, it’s not the easiest entry point, but it offers a forward-thinking take on modern architecture. You can tell it’s proud of its Italian roots, with original text presented alongside English translations, set against photographs of unusual buildings and art projects from around the world. It’s one for inventive designers looking to push their ideas further.
Type: Long-form reading, visual elements
Pages: 146
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