Eight monumental buildings that offer modern takes on brutalism
In this roundup, we explore sculptural concrete buildings that evoke the geometries and monumental aspects of brutalism, but…
Eduardo Longo’s Casa Bola forms setting for Aberto exhibition
Brazilian design exhibition Aberto is hosting its fifth edition in Casa Bola, architect Eduardo Longo’s globular self-built 1970s…
Skupaj Arhitekti completes House on the Edge of the Plain
Local studio Skupaj Arhitekti has completed House on the Edge of the Plain in Slovenia, a minimalist concrete…
Canada’s tallest supertall skyscraper tops out at 106 storeys
The Pinnacle SkyTower supertall skyscraper in Toronto, designed by local studio Hariri Pontarini Architects, has topped out at 106 storeys,…
ConForm Architects adds perforated floors to Komorebi house
Perforated metal floorplates allow sunlight to filter deep into the interiors of Komorebi, a terraced home in London…
Shigeru Ban to create wooden concert hall inside former armory
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has unveiled the design for a timber concert hall in Altdorf, Switzerland, which will…
MIT designs concrete interior components to last “1,000 years”
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have unveiled the Heirloom House project, a series of nine structural-concrete components…
Madras Spaces repurposes materials for The Threshold House
Indian studio Madras Spaces has completed The Threshold House, a farmhouse in Tamil Nadu built using a locally…
Heatherwick and Mecanoo on shortlist for “new world wonder”
Dutch social venture Shift has revealed the five shortlisted designs in a competition to design “a new wonder of…
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill adds skyscraper to Miami waterfront
American architecture studio Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has completed the 47-storey Una Residences skyscraper in Miami,…
Plants donated by local residents cover SOIL Nihonbashi hotel
Rust-red panels of corrugated steel curve around this narrow 14-room hotel in central Tokyo, designed by Kiyoaki Takeda…
Metal terrace for potted plants fronts House in Nakano by HOAA
Japanese studio HOAA has completed House in Nakano, a timber-lined home in Tokyo that is buffered from the…