Eight monolithic houses coated in earth-toned plaster and render
From a micro home in India to a fortress-like house in Greece, our latest roundup collects houses covered…
That generation of men who grew up toying with Meccano and went on to change the world is finally leaving the stage
Following the recent deaths of British architects Nicholas Grimshaw and Terry Farrell, Catherine Slessor reflects on their intertwined…
Six Soviet-era buildings given contemporary transformations
Countries in Europe’s former Eastern Bloc are working out what to do with the architectural legacy of communism.…
BIG designs The Sail conference centre in Normandy
Danish architecture studio BIG has revealed plans for a mass-timber, riverside conference centre in Rouen, France, with a…
How The Studio created a convincing Frank Lloyd Wright building
Following its recent Emmy wins, art director Brian Grego explains how they designed and built a convincing Frank…
SHoP Architects draws on “DNA of the city” for Detroit skyscraper
US studio SHoP Architects has completed the office portion of the Hudson’s complex in Detroit‘s downtown, which was…
Studio Bressan updates and expands traditional stone farmhouse in Italy
Italian practice Studio Bressan has restored and extended a historic farmhouse in Treviso, expanding its portico into a…
Grafton Architects completes first mass-timber building in Arkansas
Irish studio Grafton Architects and US practice Modus Studio have completed a mass-timber building topped with an angular…
David Chipperfield Architects transforms US Embassy into hotel
London studio David Chipperfield Architects has converted the former US Embassy building in Mayfair, created by architect Eero…
Zaha Hadid Architects completes Xi’an International Football Centre
The 60,000-seat Xi’an International Football Centre by UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has opened in central China, hosting…
Zaha Hadid Architects unveils Alta Tower for Belgrade
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed its design for the 35-storey office and residential Alta Tower in Belgrade,…
MVRDV releases tool to “help architects design with carbon from day one”
Dutch studio MVRDV has made its CarbonSpace web-based tool, which can be used to estimate the embodied carbon of…