Japanese practice Sanaa’s slender, stripped-back buildings boast walls that are just 16mm thick and concrete canopies that look as if they could float away It is not often as an architecture critic that you find yourself referring to the...
Twentieth Century Society wants London landmark to get listed status with brutalism in Oscars spotlight The Southbank Centre was once voted Britain’s ugliest building, but fresh interest in its architecture after the success of The...
Gallery, whose success its director says others have learned from, is now expected to reopen in spring 2027 “We want to fling open the windows, let the light bounce in,” said the architect Stephanie Macdonald in a building that has been...
Alterstudio Architecture has shared photos of a new home they completed in Dallas, Texas, with a three-level design that creates a unique environment for family and art. A low berm of rocks planted with native grasses, cacti, and shrubs...
From London’s Barbican to Berlin’s Corbusierhaus, urban concrete edifices continue to inspire us – whether they be art spaces, apartment blocks or even car parks Modernist architecture enthusiasts hope The Brutalist , the film nominated...
Magnificent, irreplaceable 20th-century architecture made with craft and imagination was destroyed in the Palisades wildfires Pacific Palisades and its surrounding neighbourhoods, which have burned so ferociously over the past three...
Brady Corbet’s Oscar-tipped film is clearly based on real-life modernist master Marcel Breuer but brazenly misrepresents him and his revered modernism • This article contains spoilers for The Brutalist It has graced tea towels and...
Celia Clark credits Catherine Gladdis with a description of a brutalist landmark in Portsmouth that is often attributed to the then Prince of Wales Your article says that Prince Charles (as he then was) called Portsmouth’s Tricorn...
Brengues Le Pavec architectes has shared photos of a home they completed in Herault, France, that overlooks the valley. The home has floor-to-ceiling windows to take advantage of the views, while a rectangular swimming pool embellishes...
With building codes strict and land values high, Big Apple apartment blocks tend to be grim. But two firms, SO-IL and Tankhouse, are fighting back with lush courtyards, breezy landings – and glass-walled toilets 15 storeys up For all its...
The profound documentary on building, a celebration of Milan’s Bosco Verticale and a Czech museum dedicated to Mucha This month’s news celebrates heat-sensitive tongues, forests in the air and the mind-blowing potential of stone....
I’m obsessed with the fantasy of fixing up a midcentury house – and furious at the people who’ve painted them white See more from our column Internet wormhole , where writers share their favourite corner of the internet There is one...
Building upon our last episode when we discussed the path we have taken to get where we are, how unpredictable and in some cases, how circuitous that path can take, what we didn’t really talk about was if the journey was what we wanted....
In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about travel, the Grand Designs Australia host reveals why he always packs a sketchbook, and welcomes things ‘not working out’ Read more Away with interviews More summer essentials Whichever...
With its lush terraces, themed gardens and calm interiors, this trailblazing office building by Arup Architects has been treated to a subtle £32m makeover that still has wellness at its heart “Wellness” is all the rage at the fancier end...
The director’s Adrien Brody-starring tale of a Hungarian architect and Holocaust survivor building a new future in the US moves him into the big league Bold, confrontational and oversized in every way imaginable, Brady Corbet ’s wildly...
Bus station blues | Sharp pencils | Peanut butter | Prince Harry | Meat-free chilli In your print edition, Oliver Wainwright describes Preston bus station, opened in 1969, as “a gleaming monument to the days when bus travel was as...
Royal Academy, London Brazil produces incredible artists, too few of whom appear in this deluded show, which sadly fails to live up to its own hyperbolic guff What words would you use to describe the design of this exhibition of...
We want to see people’s most loved brutalist buildings around the world and why people treasure them The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s film about a fictional modernist architect in postwar America, has become a hotly anticipated film...
Subterranean homes stay cool in summer and warm in winter and can save about 80% in energy costs Imagine highly energy-efficient homes that use natural insulation, are resistant to whatever the weather throws at them and blend in with...
Almost 200 artists in the Altadena neighbourhood have had their homes or studios burned down, while modernist buildings and irreplaceable collections have been destroyed Fires are a seasonal recurrence in the dry chaparral region of Los...
In its heyday, Chettinad in southern India was a thriving hub of international traders. Today, the grandeur of their homes is being restored by a community keen to celebrate the houses’ cultural importance and promote them to tourists...
Its dean has launched an emergency appeal to raise £300k by the end of March as costs climb to over £2m a year Beneath the breathtaking oak ceiling of Peterborough Cathedral, on which images of kings, saints, bishops and a monkey riding...
It is the start of a New Year, everything still smells fresh and most things looking forward are theoretically in place for an amazing year … at least I think so. Since it is first podcast episode of 2025, today’s conversation is more of...
YDR estudio has shared photos of a contemporary stone house they completed in Mexico that includes a central courtyard with sunken outdoor seating. Nestled between the beach and the mountains, the home has a cactus wall that introduces...
MacCracken Robinson Architects has shared photos of a modern home they completed in Lake Tahoe, California with an intentionally muted yet refined palette of natural materials including cedar, oak, fir, and steel, allowing the house to...
Architecture firm NAQI & Partners, has shared photos of a villa they completed in the heart of the coastal city of Nha Trang, Vietnam, that integrates plants and an indoor swimming pool into its design. The Nha Trang Pool Villa is...
Architecture and Interior Design firm Hacker, has shared photos of Black Butte Ranch Lodge that they completed in Sisters, Oregon. Originally planned and built in the early 1970s, Black Butte Ranch sits the base of The Three Sisters...
Scott Posno Design has shared photos of a modern home they completed in Vancouver, Canada, that showcases a dark brick exterior. The house presents a series of stacked, dark brick volumes that create a strong geometric presence, evoking...
Still Architects has shared photos of a small contemporary cabin they completed in the Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada, where the Rosseau River flows into the lake. The 800-square-foot (74-sqm) cabin has a wood exterior with black...
December 2024, and Andrew and I find ourselves in front of the microphone for the final time until 2025 – from my perspective a mere 28 days away. It is the annual state of the state address where we look back at all the interesting bits...
Photography by Brett Boardman Multidisciplinary architectural practice fjcstudio, has completed a building in Sydney, Australia, that includes colonial stone masonry, lofty geometric forms, and a layered tapestry of handcrafted...
Originally designed by prominent Pacific Northwest architect Saul Zaik, this 1963 mid-century modern house has been remodeled by SHED Architecture & Design for a young, minimalist family. The Mori House sits on a gently sloped,...
We’re going to explore some of the most common myths about architects and peel back the layers to reveal what this profession is really about. The post Ep 165: 10 Myths about Architects first appeared on Life of an Architect . Continue...
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.