Woonpioniers balance modernity with tradition at Light House
A pair of gabled volumes conceal the expansive timber-lined interiors of Light House, a home in the Netherlands…
Kazakhstan retail space is “rooted in local context and tradition”
Design studio Up2date Architects has revealed the minimalist Messa House store in Almaty, Kazakhstan, which reimagines the form of…
Cooper Hewitt honors impactful American designers for 250th
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York has recognised 15 American architects, designers and companies that have…
Is Africa’s skyscraper mini-boom a cause for alarm?
Africa is experiencing a mini-boom in skyscraper construction, with new towers rising in Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and…
“There is no message in what I do” says Smiljan Radić
Elusive architect Smiljan Radić explains how his work should not be seen as a blueprint for “good or…
Snøhetta renovates Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in France
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the renovation of Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers in France, unifying its performance spaces around a…
Heliotrope tucks cedar house into rocky site on a Washington island
Architectural studio Heliotrope took a “site-sensitive approach” while designing a vacation house in the Pacific Northwest, resulting in…
Venice Biennale unveils renovated Central Pavilion
The Central Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale is set to reopen for this year’s Venice Art Biennale,…
Kéré Architecture designs perforated brick Ineza Clinic in Burundi
Berlin studio Kéré Architecture has revealed its design for the Ineza Clinic, which will step up a hillside…
Architecture group suing Trump over Kennedy Center renovation
US organisations the American Institute of Architects and Docomomo US are among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit suing…
Sandstone murals adorn ITC Green Centre by Morphogenesis
Murals carved into sandstone panels decorate ITC Green Centre, an expansive mixed-use office development in Kolkata by Indian architecture…
PichiAvo builds temple to burn down for Valencia’s Fallas festival
Local art studio PichiAvo used wood and paper to create a pavilion based on an Ancient Greek temple,…