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Episode 44 of the PATalks is a conversation between Hamid Hassanzadeh and Patrick Abbattista, founder and CEO of DesignWanted, one of the best digital magazines about art, architecture, and design. Patrick’s multi-faceted experience in digital marketing for creative businesses and vision for realizing designers’ creative and commercial potential led to the birth of DesignWanted in Milan, in 2015. Today, the platform reaches over 20 million people every month due to its social media presence.

STERLING PRESSER Architects+Engineers envisioned the new construction of the ‘Sport Arena Wien’ to create a new sustainable landmark with the theme of ‘Green Architecture’ for the city of Vienna in Austria. The project aims to find a high-quality architectural solution that presents the arena with the outdoor space in an overall ensemble.

Watch the PATalks Episode 45, the first-ever interview with Robert McNeel, the founder, and CEO of Robert McNeel & Associates, the company behind Rhinoceros 3D, one of the most favorite software among designers. In this exclusive interview with Hamid Hassanzadeh, founder and editor in chief of PA, Robert McNeel describes his early career, professions before establishing the company, and what led them to start and build this new software. McNeel also explained RhinoInside, the new feature in the software, and shared ideas about the upcoming features such as Grasshopper 2 and the integration of 3D Printing software in Rhino and Grasshopper.

What is parametricism all about? A growing interest has been seen in parametric architecture, as it offers a new approach towards architectural language that is based on advanced computational design techniques that turn into an enabler to create complex geometries. Designers are turning towards this new tool of parametric architecture now more than ever. One of the pivotal terms in the late 90s that came into existence was parametricism; a term hinted by the legend Zaha Hadid. 

In Uncoverd’s first episode, Luka will expose less-known facts about the MAXXI Museum by Zaha Hadid architects. The MAXXI Museum results from an international competition established by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture in 1998 to build a new Center for Contemporary Arts. Zaha Hadid’s design has been the winner of an international design competition.

Take a look around your kitchen. Is it everything you always wanted? Do you find yourself wishing for just one more appliance that could bring happiness? If you find yourself in a perpetual state of desire, you need minimalism in your life. When trying to decide where to apply minimalist techniques, start in the kitchen. This article describes some techniques for you to have a minimalist kitchen.

When concepts, dreams, and visions take solid form, it knits a zeal of triumph. Masary?ka building presents one such iconic development convened by Zaha Hadid Architects in Prague. The construction has taken shape up to level three, with retail levels on the ground and first floors. The higher floors gather office spaces, cantilevered and terraced with roof gardens.

In the second episode of Uncoverd, Luka reveals less-known facts about the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao by Frank Gehry.

Poetry predates written text, from ancient times it was sung, recited and orated to now being compiled to books and…

On this episode of PA Talks, we talked with Mahdi Kamboozia, awarded Iranian Architect and founder of the Tehran-based practice CAAT Studio. Hosted by Hamid Hassanzadeh, founder and creative director of PA, the conversation focused on Mahdi’s personal experiences, architecture career, Iranian Architecture, design challenges, Tehran as a Metropol city, and his visions for the future.