LEAPrus 3912 by LEAPfactory
A hotel comprising four prefabricated fibreglass tubes has opened near the top of Europe's highest peak (+ slideshow). More about LEAPrus 3912 by LEAPfactory
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Foster abandons Moscow museum project
News: Foster + Partners has announced its resignation from a major expansion and modernisation of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, following a row with Moscow's chief architect Sergey Kuznetsov about the firm's involvement in the project. More about Foster abandons Moscow museum project
Deco Pattern House by Peter Kostelov
This guest house by Russian architect Peter Kostelov has a patchwork timber facade with perforated panels that look like paper doilies (+ slideshow). More about Deco Pattern House by Peter Kostelov
Melnikov House at risk of collapse, warn architects and heritage experts
News: the iconic 1920s Moscow home of Russian avant-garde architect Konstantin Melnikov is showing signs of serious structural damage as work continues on a large complex next door, warn heritage experts and international architects including Rem Koolhaas and Álvaro Siza. More about Melnikov House at risk of collapse, warn architects and heritage experts
Sleepbox Hotel Tverskaya by Arch Group
Russian studio Arch Group has filled an old building in Moscow with its portable sleeping capsules to create the first Sleepbox hotel. More about Sleepbox Hotel Tverskaya by Arch Group
Moscow's Mercury City overtakes The Shard as Europe's tallest skyscraper
News: Moscow skyscraper Mercury City topped out today and has overtaken Renzo Piano's The Shard as the tallest building in Europe. More about Moscow's Mercury City overtakes The Shard as Europe's tallest skyscraper
Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture by Shigeru Ban
While OMA is busy finalising designs for a new home for the Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture in Moscow, the arts organisation has temporarily moved into a pavilion with cardboard columns by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban (+ slideshow). More about Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture by Shigeru Ban
Smolenka Apartment by Peter Kostelov
An oak capsule houses a raised living room and workspace inside this renovated apartment in Moscow by Russian architect Peter Kostelov (+ slideshow). More about Smolenka Apartment by Peter Kostelov
Dacha's Origami by Peter Kostelov
This all-white summer house outside Moscow by architect Peter Kostelov has sunbeds and a see-saw but no windows or doors. More about Dacha's Origami by Peter Kostelov
Moscow set to double in size with new masterplan for city expansion
Dezeen News: a British and American proposal for a new district built around manmade waterways has been selected as part of a masterplan to double the size of Moscow in the next few decades. More about Moscow set to double in size with new masterplan for city expansion
Yandex Saint Petersburg Office II by Za Bor Architects
Russian studio Za Bor Architects have furnished the new St. Petersburg offices of internet company Yandex like the desktop of a computer, with pixellated backgrounds and huge icons (+ slideshow). More about Yandex Saint Petersburg Office II by Za Bor Architects
Russian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
Every surface inside the top floor of the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale is covered in QR codes, which visitors decode using tablet computers to explore ideas for a new Russian city dedicated to science. More about Russian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture by OMA
In the second announcement from Rem Koolhaas' office today, OMA have unveiled their designs to convert a 5400 square metre 1960s pavilion in Stalinist-era Gorky Park in Moscow into a new venue for the Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture. Update: watch Rem Koolhaas give a quick introduction to the gallery in Dezeen's movie here. More about Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture by OMA
OMA wins first round of competition for Moscow expansion
Dezeen Wire: Rem Koolhaas' architecture and urban planning practice OMA scored highest in a competition between ten firms seeking to win the right to oversee an ambitious expansion of Moscow. More about OMA wins first round of competition for Moscow expansion
Wood Warm Wight Apartment by Peter Kostelov
Slideshow: Russian architect Peter Kostelov has removed the welded metal walls of an apartment he first completed seven years ago and replaced them with light timber partitions. More about Wood Warm Wight Apartment by Peter Kostelov
Multi-level apartment by Peter Kostelov
Russian architect Peter Kostelov has slotted a timber structure into a two-storey apartment in Moscow to create two extra floors. More about Multi-level apartment by Peter Kostelov
Gazebo for TV show by Za Bor Architects
Russian architects Arseniy Borisenko and Peter Zaytsev have completed an outdoor kitchen for a yacht captain that resembles the broken-up hull of a boat. More about Gazebo for TV show by Za Bor Architects
Sleepbox 01 by Arch Group
Russian architects Arch Group have completed the first of their tiny hotel rooms for napping at airports. More about Sleepbox 01 by Arch Group
Moscow School of Management Skolkovo by Adjaye Associates
Here are some photographs of the Moscow School of Management by architect David Adjaye, where four buildings precariously cantilever over a large circular base. More about Moscow School of Management Skolkovo by Adjaye Associates
New Holland Island by WORKac
New York architects WORKac have won a competition to design a cultural hub on a St Petersburg island that has been closed to the public for over 300 years. More about New Holland Island by WORKac
