51-1 Arquitectos creates pink concrete convent in Peru
Local studio 51-1 Arquitectos has stacked a vertical convent made of pink-coloured concrete and grey brick screens onto…
Tadao Ando designs geometrically shaped National Museum of Uzbekistan
Construction has begun on the Tadao Ando-designed National Museum of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, which will be comprised of interconnected…
I’m teaching students not to follow Mies van der Rohe’s example
Architecture students are often taught about Mies van der Rohe as a master of modernism but they should…
Giraffe stone wraps nonprofit building in Arkansas by Marlon Blackwell
Arkansas studio Marlon Blackwell Architects has completed the headquarters building for the Heartland Whole Health Institute, which features…
Dezeen Debate features BIG’s “comically out of scale” complex
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features BIG’s four-building 670 Mesquit complex in Los Angeles. Subscribe…
Jewellery informs facade for Nikos Koulis store in Athens
London studio Bureau de Change has created an Athens store featuring intricate metalwork and an asymmetric window for…
Light, air and shadow are “core design tools” for Chilean courtyard house
Chilean studio Paralelo Transversal has utilised passive strategies, including multiple courtyards for ventilation, in the design of a house…
Barcelona social housing is a “tribute to the cultural roots of its inhabitants”
Spanish studio MIAS Architects has renovated a historic housing block in the centre of Barcelona into a series…
Hé replaces traditional roof of Flemish home with glazed winter garden
Brussels-based architecture studio Hé! has updated a traditional Flemish home in Belgium, inserting a glazed timber and metal…
Odami reinvents the “old-world apothecary” at Toronto’s Living Beauty
Terracotta-toned tiles fan out across the floor of this spa and retail space, which Canadian studio Odami has…
Ten upcoming sports stadiums where technology takes to the field
After construction photos of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium with its snow-melting system attracted readers’ attention on Dezeen…
Beachfront Spanish apartment blends “the artisanal and the architectural”
Valencia-based studio Paloma Bau incorporated architectural detailing when renovating this seaside apartment, which was designed to nod to…