Queen Margaret University has filed detailed plans for a dedicated innovation hub to anchor a huge new campus at Craighall, adjacent to the university's Edinburgh home. East Lothian Council is being asked to consider plans by Oberlanders...
Architect whose low-rise, high-density social housing offered a popular alternative to tower blocks Not all social housing in the 1960s was about tower blocks. High-rise buildings were unpopular with tenants, lifts were costly and broke...
The design idea was to keep the volume but colour everything black. The owners showed us the single-family home they had just bought, on the outskirts of Sant Cugat, built in 2010, nondescript and with little aesthetic appeal; the...
Luis Barragán’s legacy lies in the way he uses light and color. Tadao Ando's sensitive approach to natural light established his own architectural language. James Turrell's dramatic interior transformations explore a unique perception of...
Background - Sufism is one most amazing, thought-provoking aspects of Islam. Sufism is derived from a more philosophical and social standpoint focusing on closeness to Allah (Schimmel, A., 1975). The Sufi saints were involved in the...
Bathroom accessories serve various functions, especially when it comes to hygiene, organization and practicality. Previously thought of as purely functional components, designed only to perform their intended use, today they are seen as...
Nigerian-born artist, designer, and architect Demas Nwoko is the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 18 th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia entitled The Laboratory of the Future ....
Located on the outskirts of the Pilot Plan of Brasilia . Where the humidity of the air varies from 70% to 80% in the rainy season to less than 20% in the dry season.
The Republic of Kosovo will present Transcendent Locality at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, exploring the significant role migration plays in the social development of Kosovo. The pavilion also dives into the migratory process...
Although the circular economy involves other principles such as the regeneration of natural systems , the reuse or recycling of materials plays an important role in contributing to the reduction of waste generation by giving a second...
A rising number of studies suggest that well-considered lighting affects and boosts consumer behavior. Add to that the new Instagramability and promotional requirements, and the role of lighting becomes pivotal to achieving a filtered...
A position paper setting out a nine-point plan to end public-private partnerships (PPP) has been brought before the Scottish Parliament by Jubilee Scotland, a non-profit coalition campaigning to end 'debt slavery'. A constant presence in...
The new Kulturbahnhof Aalen brings together Aalen ’s industrial history and twenty-first-century architecture. With great sensitivity, the historical building fragments have been successfully integrated into the present-day architecture....
Life in Berlin . Over the past few decades, alongside the daily rat race of real estate sharks, big investors and ongoing gentrification, a popular alternative model – the housing cooperative – has been gaining ground. The Baugruppe D2,...
A young family based on the northern beaches of Sydney bought an existing house located high in the trees at the back of a steep block. The existing house was constrained by high-level access and an unsatisfactory outdoor space. We were...
Baker Baker is a space that gathers, communicates, and connects people gathered with a common interest in bread. The project was inspired by the square, encouraged everyone to participate, even in a passive way, and planned to be a...
A 2018 planning application for 28 apartments above three ground-floor retail units at 28-30 Trades Lane , Dundee, has been resubmitted following expiry of the original submission . The application by A.B. Roger & Young Architects...
Tran Duy Hung Street (Cau Giay district, Hanoi) is considered one of the new urban areas with rapid development, densely populated with many housing projects, high-rise apartment buildings, service works with modern architecture. The...
Raga Svara, as in the words of its founders, focuses on the therapeutic, aesthetic, philosophical, and ecological well-being of oneself in conjunction with the surroundings. Raga’s logo “Pause” indicates all those who enter this green...
The project involved combining two penthouse apartments, their respective car parking, rooftops, and exterior spaces to create a singular inter-generational family home with an abundance of flexible living and working spaces, a basement...
Architect Pawel Naduk of 77STUDIO in Warsaw, Poland, has designed a modern house with a green roof that’s located on the bank of the Vistula River. The home has been designed to subtly integrate into the natural shape of the land...
On a 991 square meter plot on the shores of the Lac de Joux, architect Ralph Germann created this residential project for a two-person household. The main wish of his clients was that all the main rooms should face the lake without any...
Proposals for new build-to-rent homes on a brownfield site at 82-90 Washington Street are being brought forward by CA Ventures and Hoskins Architects. Previously home to Snodgrass Flour Mill, the 0.3ha site will be activated by ground...
A historic Art Deco 1930s facade on Sauchiehall Street which had been threatened with demolition is to be saved with the publication of updated designs for student accommodation. Revised designs by Matt Brook Architects show the former...
Photography by Matthew White and Izzy Scott of AVR London Architecture firm DHaus has designed a collection of 6 new terraced townhouses in North-West London, that replaced a gas station. The six new townhouses include a strong mixture...
LBA has drafted plans for 12 homes off Poppleburn Park at Ednam in the Scottish Borders. Working with a local developer on land at West Mill the architects propose to build out a 1.3-hectare field on the edge of the village, extending an...
Alumno is to host a drop-in session outlining their proposals to erect student accommodation at the corner of St George's Road and Grant Street in Glasgow City Centre. The pre-application event will take place on Thursday between 14:00...
Tinto Architecture has returned with revamped proposals for new housing and amenity space on the site of a light haulage yard at 56 Park Road , Aberdeen. Throwing out plans for 30 flats with projecting coloured balconies the architects...
A mixed-use development at 20 Haymarket Yards has been given the go-ahead by City of Edinburgh Council, clearing the way for the redevelopment of Elgin House. The green light gives Stamford Property Holdings permission to demolish the...
The tiny homes, which measure just nine square metres – or three tatami mats – are the architectural answer to rising rents Justin McCurry spends a night in a 3 tatami mat apartment – video It is one of the shortest viewings in estate...
When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance of the building. Brick, glass, wood,...
From Russell Tovey to Gemma Cairney, cultural figures pick their favourite hangouts – from Edinburgh to Aberystwyth – with no entry charge The best free spring culture in Britain, chosen by Observer critics Storyhouse, Chester Continue...
Cruden Building has commenced work on 20 affordable town centre homes in Bonnyrigg on behalf of Midlothian Council. Part of a broader commitment to deliver 182 such homes, billed as the largest Passivhaus build in Scotland, the...
Architecture firm Studio Saxe has designed a new home for their clients from Canada, who were looking to get away from the winter season and enjoy the tropical weather of Costa Rica. The home is surrounded by a tropical landscape, with...
Inspired by Yeats, Wagner and French realist painting, the (W)rapper tower was meant to reawaken the city skyline. But is this monstrous erection just a monument to its designer’s ego? A chunky grey staircase thrusts out from the side of...
OON ARCHITECTURE has designed a modern home in Benavidez, Argentina, that features a stone, wood, and concrete facade, that also includes a round window. The round window is recessed into the stone wall and is an eye-catching design...
A new book celebrates the late production designer whose elaborate concepts for films from Bond to Dr Strangelove influenced the likes of Norman Foster – and it all started with a felt-tip Villains hiding out in underground lairs,...
They look like cosmic chapels, luxury spas and uber-cool art galleries. One even boasts a 250-year-old ceiling from a Burmese monastery. Our writer joins the ‘cannaseurs’ in a bong-filled world that could be the future of Britain ‘Do you...
Floisand Studio Architects has designed the remodel of a 1960s home in Seattle, Washington, and transformed it into a modern house for a growing family. This remodel sits on the same basement and foundation as its predecessor, but that’s...
It has been a minute since we traveled to Las Vegas for the International Builders Show and Kitchen Bath Industry Show, otherwise known as IBS/KBIS. Bob and I make this trip in the first part of February. So I m just now getting to recap...
Luigi Rosselli Architects have shared photos of a home they renovated in Sydney, Australia, that had rammed earth walls added. The original home, whose design was akin to that of a drilling platform, had two existing floors hovering...
The Irish city’s new interactive visitor attraction celebrating all things rugby cleverly embodies the sport in Níall McLaughlin’s imposing, community-centred design There are architects who talk in metaphor and symbol, who will tell you...
Manchester-based photographer Darren Holden has been documenting derelict buildings for 20 years. He’s collected some of them in a limited-edition photo zine in collaboration with the Modernist gallery , immortalising deserted cinemas...