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This week: Klára Hosnedlová, Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry, Kazuyo Sejima, o.d.e, STRATA, Georgios Apostolopoulos, Jo Nagasaka + Schemata Architects
Before we dive in, we'd like to share some recent updates at Thisispaper+.
① New locations: We’ve expanded our guides with fresh additions to Berlin, Paris, Tokyo and Athens (soon) Guides + Casa Mexicana (soon) Edition.
At Hamburger Bahnhof’s soaring historic hall in Berlin, Klára Hosnedlová’s 'embrace' unfurls like a deeply coded dreamscape—an ambitious, site-specific commission that fuses memory, materiality, and monumentality.
A serene retirement home designed by o.d.e in Hidalgo, Mexico, Casa Zempoala blends tradition and modernity through pink stone, courtyards, and timeless Mexican architectural references.
In Tokyo's Sumida Ward, where Katsushika Hokusai lived and worked over two centuries ago, architect Kazuyo Sejima has crafted a striking monument to the artist’s enduring legacy.
For those who strayed beyond the expected routes of Milan Design Week, STRATA offered a different kind of encounter. Installed in a former 1940s warehouse tucked in the orbit of Fondazione Prada, the show brought together three Belgian design studios—Tim Vranken, Middernacht & Alexander, and Linde Freya Tangelder—in a joint composition that resisted spectacle and leaned into material rigor.
From Thisispaper+ member: In the steadily evolving fabric of Athens’ Pagrati district—a neighbourhood known for its quiet charm and cultural undercurrents—Moden Café designed by Georgios Apostolopoulos emerges as a refined homage to both heritage and minimalism.
A 3.3 m² Tokyo parking spot becomes a living lab for a Seoul café’s rebirth, merging architecture and coffee culture in Jo Nagasaka + Schemata Architects's experimental micro-intervention.
On the leafy edge of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, where the cultivated calm of the Jardin d’Acclimatation meets the speculative thrust of 21st-century architecture, Frank Gehry’s Fondation Louis Vuitton unfurls its crystalline sails.
Thisispaper Guide to Paris
Our Paris Guide takes you beyond the postcard landmarks, showcasing the city's vibrant modern art, design, and architecture scene. Discover avant-garde galleries, extraordinary concept stores, and contemporary architecture gems in a metropolis where tradition meets bold creativity.
Tadao Ando’s 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo Midtown is a quiet architectural gesture that redefines the museum as a living, collaborative research space embedded in Japan’s cultural and material landscape.
