The travelling architect

" Unrivalled luxury, stunning white-sand beaches and an amazing underwater world make the Maldives an obvious choice for a true holiday of a lifetime". https://www.lonelyplanet.com/maldives We booked our tickets ιn January. And since then, we couldn't be more excited for this holidays. This was our first trip in another continent and we were not sure what to expect. We knew that Maldives is composed by many beautiful islands with white sand beaches and sunshine all year round. W e bought the Lonely Planet's guide and after reading it, we've decided to stay in a resort. We were a bit concerned to live in a guest house since Maldives is a Muslim country and as a woman, I would have limited access to beaches and have to wear appropriate clothes.   Arriving to Velana  International Airport, we passed throught the passport control and filled out the form for a 30 days tourist visa. After picking up our luggages, we walked out to the arrivals Area. The dif...

Photo credit: Dafni G.Georgiades "In December 1999 Zaha Hadid Architects won the international competition for a new ski jump on the Bergisel Mountain in Innsbruck. The new structure opened in 2002. Situated on the Bergisel Mountain overlooking downtown Innsbruck, the ski jump is a major landmark. It is part of a larger refurbishment project for the Olympic Arena and replaces the old ski jump, which no longer met with international standards. The building is a hybrid of highly specialized sports facilities and public spaces, including a café and a viewing terrace. These different programs are combined into a single new shape, which extends the topography of the slope into the sky. At a length of about 90m and a height of almost 50m the building is a combination of a tower and a bridge. Structurally it is divided into the vertical concrete tower and a spatial steel structure, which integrates the ramp and the café. Two elevators bring visitors to the café, 40 m over ...