The Beirut-born, Paris-based architect has beaten a list of top candidates to redesign the museum’s Western Range. It will be the latest in a series of compelling creations which ‘get all the senses engaged’ The British Museum, behind...
City damaged during occupation by Islamic State group reopens 850-year-old mosque in time for Ramadan as reconstruction gathers pace In the small courtyard of Sara’s grandmother’s house, children are running and playing as if time had...
Bravo to the musician Mark Mynett for calling out the loss of these instruments as churches close, writes Stephen Wilcox Mark Mynett is right – there is a risk that, as churches close and are repurposed, we lose their pipe organs along...
Before the Black Death devastated Siena, the city thrummed with energy, expressed in art and architecture designed to dazzle its audience – and which still astonishes 800 years later If you want to know the moment of a medieval Italian...
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has shared photos of a new summer home they completed in Yngsjö, Sweden, that’s nestled among pine-covered hills and by the shores of the Baltic Sea. The home is clad in larch panels rhythmically...
From ghost trains to backstreet weddings, from demolition sites to ‘alien’s eye views’ of Leeds, groundbreaking photographer Peter Mitchell captures our changing world with his trusty ‘Blad’ – and once even tried to leave it The Quarry...
This critically acclaimed drama about how spaces can haunt and heal us is the finest work of John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson and director Kogonada’s careers Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Brady Corbet’s Oscar hopeful The...
Architect who was once highly critical of King Charles is part of team that is one of five finalists for scheme The shortlist of teams competing to design a national memorial to the late Queen Elizabeth II has been unveiled and includes...
There is a moment of realization that occurs when you get your first real job in an architectural office that maybe architecture school and what is now going to be expected from you are a little out of phase with one another. Are you...
Architecture firm Studio Lau has shared photos of a split-level home they completed in Canada, that includes an indoor basketball court. Mars House is a project that was sparked by the shifting demands brought on by the pandemic. It was...
Adrian James’s copper-clad, energy-generating new home on the outskirts of Oxford is a triumph of style and sustainability We’re used by now to buildings that declare their greenness; that proudly display their timber construction or...
Fast fashion and drinks cans among technological-age matter most likely to endure as fossils, say scientists As an eternal testament of humanity, plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones are not a glorious legacy. But two scientists...
A 30-acre construction lab is helping reshape Colombia’s architecture with ancestral knowledge and direct ecological action. We head inside their smoking doughnut A curious doughnut-shaped structure rises from an overgrown field on the...
Gonzalo Rufin Arquitectos + Felipe Toro have shared photos of a small wedge-shaped home they completed that’s located on the windy beach of Matanzas, Chile. Surrounded by forests, ravines, and trees, the home is positioned on the...
Trumped by Tom Lehrer | The wrong don | Gulf names | Cork house | Doge Your article, referring to rare earth elements including europium, dysprosium, gadolinium, praseodymium, holmium and ytterbium, was very enlightening ( What are...
Beckington, Somerset: We’re digging up the past in a rural churchyard, connecting people to their long-lost family members A “ ten-pound pom ” left Glasgow for Australia after the war and never saw her family again. My gran’s little...
Designer Nina Woodcroft has created an energy-efficient family home that is also a useful conversation starter For most homeowners a request from a passerby to touch the exterior of their house would probably raise eyebrows. But for the...
YARD Architects has shared photos of a contemporary barn-inspired home in England, that’s located in the Suffolk countryside. The home owners had purchased a new build ‘Dutch Barn’ in partial shell form, which required...
Firms want review of decision to remove architecture from shortage occupation list and raise salary threshold Architecture firms are calling on the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, to urgently review the post-Brexit visa salary rules,...
Pritzker prize-winner Francis Kéré has designed a memorial to honour ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’, Burkina Faso’s visionary president who was assassinated in 1987 Francis Kéré was the first African architect to win the Pritzker prize when he...
Sir John Soane’s Museum, London The links between Le Corbusier and co and the inspirational architect of Dulwich Picture Gallery and the old Bank of England are explored in a fascinating exhibition in his own house of treasures If John...
“Play and art have a lot more in common than we might think,” writes Emmy Watts , author of a new book highlighting more than 80 brilliantly imaginative play areas around the world, some of them designed by notable artists including Niki...
As climate change makes heatwaves more dangerous, here’s how homeowners can mitigate extreme heat Change by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a...
S^A | Schwartz and Architecture has sent us photos of a renovation and addition they completed for a mid-century modern home that was originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s protégé, Aaron Green and built by Echler Homes in...
Architecture firm Unknown Surface Studio has shared photos of Curvy Dining, a modern sculptural cafe in Bangkok, Thailand, whose design draws inspiration from the shape of flowers that naturally grow on the site. The delicate white...
The act of creating architecture is a fairly unique process and the manner in which you learn how to think both creatively and technically is a skill that requires certain training and nurturing to develop. When young and eager...
Conservation groups say University of Wolverhampton’s proposals overlook historical significance of art school Artists and conservation groups have decried the “irresponsible” plan to tear down a brutalist arts tower at a Midlands...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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.