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As 2020 comes to an end, we at ÅVONTUURA would like to wish you all very happy holidays and season’s greetings. It’s now been 3 years since we first started sharing the best architecture projects and city guides from around the world, and we couldn’t do it without your continued readership and support.
We’re taking a quick break to recharge for the new year and will be returning on January 4th with new and exciting content. In the meantime, please enjoy a collection of our best and most visited articles of 2020.
Thank you,
ÅVONTUURA
Karl van Es, Founder
Most Visited Project in 2020
Escape to this Norwegian Hiking Cabin above the Arctic Circle by SPINN and FORMAT
In the summer of 2015, the Hammerfest chapter of The Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT) decided to build two simple warming huts to promote hiking in the mountains around town. The brief was simple – “we imagine a small hiking cabin with good windows that has a wood burning stove and simple benches, placed near the top of the mountain and designed such that it suits the terrain”.
Most Read Article
The Top 10 Architecture Firms in Australia
In preparing lists such as these, a common theme tends to appear that speaks to the ethos that exists between architect and building. With Australia, that theme is without a doubt nature, and the intrinsic relationship Australian architects have with their landscape. Modern architecture and its deliberate separation from nature will have its place in the architectural history of the country but Australia’s raw, overpowering beauty is inspiring a new generation of architects who are defining a refreshingly new contemporary vernacular on the streets and countryside.
Most Read Travel Column
The 10 Most Picturesque Towns in Japan
A land of islands, mountains, beaches, and hills, the Japanese landscape is a sight to behold. Combine that with its stunning temples, shrines and historic buildings and you get a mosaic of nature and architecture living together in harmony. Its what makes the nation such a beautiful place to visit and inspiration for the 10 Most Picturesque Towns in Japan.
Most Visited City Guide
The MUST-SEE Architecture in Amsterdam
With a city as old as Amsterdam, diving deep into its architectural history opens up an evolutionary tale from its time as a small fishing village on the River Amstel to its height as the centre of the Dutch Golden Age.
