After more than a decade of planning, the louvre abu dhabi has announced that it will finally open to the public on november 11, 2017. designed by french architect jean nouvel, the much-anticipated project has been conceived as a ‘museum city’, comprising 55 individual buildings, including 23 galleries. referencing traditional emirati architecture, the design appears as a series of simple white structures that mimic the low-lying settlements common to the region. all images b

‘Fragile Shelter’ by hidemi nishida, sapporo, japan images courtesy of hidemi nishida Japanese artist and designer hidemi nishida has completed ‘fragile shelter’, a temporary winter structure located deep in the forest in sapporo, japan. modest and gentle, the building looks to bring people together in an empathetic and unlikely space which will leave no evidence of its existence once it’s been dismantled. six identical but slightly offset forms hug the landscape, shifting up

Bureau betak designs a mirrored pavilion for dior’s spring 2018 collection presented at the musée rodin, paris. the design, inspired by niki de saint phalle’s jardin des tarots, pulls from elements of the artist’s career-long project — her gaudi-esque mosaic-filled, sculpture garden in tuscany. the pavilion’s stark white, concrete interior is decorated with clusters of mirror pieces that creep up the walls, and along the floor and ceiling. bureau betak’s design transforms dio