Architecture firm AtelierM, has shared photos of a modern home they completed in Pilar, Buenos Aires, whose design is inspired by the terrain and surrounding area. The house is conceived as a living element in the landscape, with gentle...
Daymark Design Incorporated has shared photos of a cabin they completed in Robert’s Island Honey Harbour in Ontario, Canada, that’s clad in sage green standing seam metal siding. The roof and facade blend seamlessly to form a...
He preferred caves to goldfish bowls and had a transparent-bottomed bath poking through his kitchen ceiling – but most of his audacious work has been demolished. In a new exhibition, it rises again A striking matrix of slender steel...
Architecture and ideas studio CAN, has shared photos of a recently completed home extension they completed for a terrace house in Stoke Newington, London. With an emphasis on natural materials and a unique approach to design, this...
Schelling Architecture Foundation refuses to give James Bridle his €10k prize after he signed open letter A German architecture foundation has rescinded one of its €10,000 (£8,360) awards from a British artist over an open letter he...
An average Australian home – 236 sq metres – has been built at the National Gallery of Victoria to show how space can be used lazily – and smartly Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Australians like our space; good thing we have...
It’s almost that gift-giving time of the year and if you have an architect in your life, you know that getting them a gift is not the most agonizing experience possible – but that’s why we’re here. Now in its 15th consecutive year,...
In a book of two halves, Jenkins seeks to educate readers in the ‘language’ of style as well as offer a polemic on the ravages visited upon our cities by modernist planners “My dream is that people’s eyes will be opened instinctively to...
State’s housing pattern book, launching in 2025, seeks to cut red tape and reduce development application times with pre-approved designs Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Five winning terrace and apartment...
Multi-disciplinary design firm mcmahon and nerlich has shared photos of a warehouse-inspired townhouse with a Spanish twist inside. Set amongst an assortment of grey-box townhouses, heritage cottages, and converted factories in a gritty...
Studio Saxe has shared photos of a secluded circular home they designed that’s located deep within Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. Designed as a circular sanctuary with a central oculus, the home immerses residents in the sights...
Her splashbacked, single-surfaced, cubbyholed, foldaway paradise revolutionised kitchen design. But Austrian architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky came to regret her world-conquering creation On the sixth floor of a quiet residential...
Architecture firm Worrell Yeung has shared photos of a modern home they completed that’s a study on a 2x2x7 grid structure in three dimensions. Located on Long Island’s East End, the home’s design is expressed through a steel...
China is moving mountains and flattening neighbourhoods. But Dong Gong is sparking a revolution – by working slowly with what’s already there. As a book of his great projects appears, he shares his philosophy Artificial boulders fill the...
Whitfield, Northumberland: Even if you know the science behind it, the sight of beech and sycamore trees in full blaze can still astound Last week, it was village fireworks that lit up the Whitfield Valley. Today, the woodlands are...
Darlington public school in Chippendale wins major building design prize at 2024 World Architectural festival in Singapore Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news...
Sumptuously textured, carbon negative and just a bit more expensive, hempcrete is being increasingly used in eco-friendly building Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Michael Leung first came across hempcrete...
Landscape and architecture photographer Vincenzo Pagliuca was always fascinated by the empty, isolated houses scattered around the Campania region of southern Italy where he grew up. Since 2016 he has travelled along the Apennine...
A 250-year-old animal stable nestled in an Italian mountain village is now a family home – with a see-if-you-can-spot-it mirrored loo Sheer Alpine mountains and forested valleys are both neighbour and inspiration for Italian designer and...
Ahead of a new exhibition at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, writers make a case for each of Renaissance art’s big three, from the secretive genius of Leonardo and Raphael’s beguiling brilliance, to the space-filling majesty of...
On the continent, stylish, sustainable, community-minded social housing is a given, and nowhere more so than in Spain – from an elegant Barcelona women’s refuge to cool, solid stone houses in Mallorca In Britain, as our government has...
These days it sits awkwardly above a Subway on a busy Melbourne street, but head inside and find a truly spectacular space that has survived a century It sits in the centre of Melbourne, arguably on its most prominent street, and yet the...
Mildura’s Powerhouse Place wins for sustainable architecture and urban design, while Sydney renovation for Atlassian boss takes top award Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or...
In this very readable and moving biography, the Sunbaker photographer comes across as someone who spoke against his myth – but also traded on it until the end Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email During the summer of 1937-38, at...
Inkpen, West Berkshire: The ‘old girl’ is 100 years old – as are many others built around Britain after the first world war. We give it the celebration it deserves I’m not sure I’ve ever sung Happy Birthday to a building before....
Architecture and interior design firm Onion, has shared photos of Sala Khao Yai, a collection of boutique hotel villas in Thailand. The various building designs are inspired by the silhouette of surrounding mountains, the contours of the...
Architectural writer who believed that buildings not be considered in isolation but as part of the fabric of a city Joseph Rykwert, who has died aged 98, was a historian and critic of architecture of exceptional intellect, cultural...
One of the most enjoyable activities is traveling on vacation – at least for most people, but it takes a special sort of individual who actually loves to plan the activities when it comes to traveling. I know I don’t love it, but I am...
Minster Court, which once served as Cruella de Vil’s HQ, faces a bland redevelopment to provide more office space in the City Minster Court, a pink granite-and-marble neo-gothic office block in the City of London, a work of 1980s excess...
Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects has shared photos of a home they completed on 20 acres of working ranch property. The house layout consists of two roughly equivalent rectangular volumes. One accommodates a couple’s day to day...
ARRCC has shared photos of a remodel they recently completed for a home in Cape Town, South Africa, that retained the original footprint, and received a contemporary update with a new undulating cast in-place concrete roof lined with...
ID Architecture has shared photos of a house extension they designed that has been thoughtfully integrated into the existing property in the small village of South Kelsey, England. Originally built in the early 19th century, the property...
Some things are cool – even if you don’t know it yet. Andrew and I have prepared some stories today about some things you are probably familiar with but probably don’t actually know the whole story. We have each selected two things and...
It happens on every project – sometimes you know exactly what it is because you had a hand in bring it into existence. Other times, you might be visiting the work of another architect, or really, you could just be going to a nice...
Evolving urban conditions call for an evolving builtscape, and retrofits have been a key mechanism to allow buildings to adapt and respond to new needs. Amidst global environmental concerns, climate retrofits have become a popular...
The geometry of a narrow house is settled within a few lines. The intervention happens both in plan projection and in section. Curved walls are intersected with sinuous ceiling resulting in a space that is not static. In the evening,...
Architect David Montalba was born in Switzerland but grew up in California. He became a passionate surfer, bobbing in the waves of the Pacific, staring at the land, yet always feeling and hearing the ocean around him; profoundly...
In preparation for the city of Asturias , Spain , to become one of the hosts of the FIFA World Cup in 2030 , the El Molinón stadium is proposed to undergo a major remodeling process. Home Real Sporting de Gijón , the stadium is...
The new townhouse on the centrally located Kornmarktplatz in Bregenz is intended to make an independent contribution to the cultural and public life of the city on Lake Constance.