Today opened the world’s first inflatable concert hall, a huge purple structure built a in Matsushima city park, in north eastern Japan, created especially for Lucerne Festival Ark Nova 2013.

The structure is named ARK NOVA and was created by British sculptor Anish Kapoor and the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, consisting essentially an inflatable membrane lined with polyester that can be easily deflated and transported across the region, allowing to hold events that "help unite people".

Next September 30th is the deadline for application for the A’ Design Award & Competition, an international event that annually awards several works of design, architecture, art and engineering, in over 100 categories.

The main objective is to promote the practice and the work of all winning participants - architects, designers, engineers, studios and companies - providing disclosure and connecting them with key industry players.

The Royal Institute of British Architects, has just announced the winner of the 2014 Royal Gold Medal: the renowned architecture critic, historian and writer Joseph Rykwert.

Joseph Rykwert is a world reference in Art and architecture History, whose works and innovative ideas had a major impact on architects and designers way of thinking, from the '60s to the present day.

The idea of ​​an invisible skyscraper is something innovative, capable of stimulating the imagination of anyone interested in architecture.

Designed by the American GDS Architects, the first "invisible" tower in the world will have over 450 meters high, ranking among the 10 tallest buildings in the world. Through optical illusion effects and lighting, Tower Infinity will seem to disappear in the sky, making it less noticeable.

It’s finally available the new Lisbon Architecture Guide, a bilingual edition, in Portuguese and English, launched last September 17 by A+A Books.

For those who believe architecture is the best way of telling a city history, this book guides us through Lisbon’s last seven decades, with a selection of approximately 200 buildings from the Modern Movement to this day.