WEEK IN REVIEW

SOU FUJIMOTO'S HOUSE OF MUSIC OPENS IN BUDAPEST

‘house of music’, a new cultural landmark in budapest's city park designed by japanese architect sou fujimoto, has opened its doors to the public. the building is topped with a monumental undulating roof with 100 crater-like perforations to accommodate surrounding trees. inside, it hosts a range of musical experiences including exhibitions on the history of european music and hungarian pop as well as concerts and educational music workshops.

‘FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL’ NAMED WORLD’S BEST NEW BUILDING

kashef chowdhury/URBANA has won the RIBA international prize 2021 for ‘friendship hospital’ in bangladesh. the remote hospital serves the rural communities of satkhira, a coastal area in southern bangladesh that has been directly impacted by rising sea levels. the project was awarded by an international jury comprising odile decq, es devlin, jeanne gang, rossana hu, and gustavo utrabo.

A PORTAL TO THE METAVERSE

PORTL M offers a hologram-in-a-box that lets users show up in their three-dimensional form on the other side of the globe. commercially available in spring, the device is capable of entertainment, telemedicine, shopping, fitness, and even displaying your NFT collection.

'METACLOUD' FLOATS IN THE STREETS OF TOKYO

speaking of meta, french artist vincent leroy unveils the ‘tokyo metacloud’, a giant floating installation traversing the streets of the japanese metropolis. the public artwork combines visual poetry with digital imagination, detaching viewers from the real world and inviting them to indulge in an immersive, dreamlike experience. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.

the weekly is an inside review curated by sofia lekka angelopoulou.