At a time when architectural projects are globally disseminated through websites, blogs and social networks, it is important that architects remain alert to such scams, increasingly creative and elaborate, which may knock on our door anytime.

Architect Miguel Correia from FAT – Future Architecture Thinking tells us how he was recently approached by a fake company (HBAA-Construction) proposing a partnership to develop a project in Bahrain.

The ceremony of the FAD Architecture Award 2013 occurred on 11 July in Barcelona, ending the FAD Fest, Festival of Design and Architecture, held in the Catalan capital over 15 days.

The FAD Architecture Award was delivered ex aequo to the architects Pedro Domingos, for his project of a school in Sever do Vouga, and Toni Gironès by his project of Dolmen Megalithic Space in Seró.

The proSolve 370e is a powerful coating that when applied to infrastructures close to pollution sources, a road or a tunnel for example, significantly reduces air pollution, through a process of neutralization of nitrous oxide (NOx), a pollutant that comes from automobile traffic.

At a time when the economic crisis seems to be installed all over the world, architecture reveals to play an increasingly key role in the sustainability of our cities, contributing significantly to improving the quality of spaces and day-to-day of its inhabitants.

Find out new and different approaches, concepts, materials and designs from many architects, to transform economic constraints into opportunities for innovation and quality, from prefabricated solutions to open-source projects shared on the internet.

Wonder is the most recent ceramic wall tiles collection from Love Tiles. This collection meets the current trend towards volumetric surfaces and 3D effects. Inspired by geometric and three-dimensional shapes, these wall tiles provide a dynamic scheme of volume and light to a space. The sense of volume results from embossed geometric patterns, with contrasts of light and shade that provide movement and a very special texture to wall coverings. This is a collection that confers modernity to any space, making it unique.