Bernardes Arquitetura’s Casa Tejo “gazes entirely towards the sea”
A panoramic first floor elevated on steel columns creates a “lookout point” surveying the ocean at this villa…
Seven UK homes that reimagine traditional bay windows
In our latest roundup, we look at recently completed homes and extensions that offer a contemporary twist on…
Pend wraps extension to historic Scottish home in pink-toned stonework
Scottish architecture studio Pend has updated a heritage-listed Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian, adding an extension clad in…
Snøhetta designs waterfront district to echo mountain landscape in Borneo
Architecture studio Snøhetta has unveiled designs for a mixed-use coastal development “reminiscent of a mountain range” in Kota…
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…
Material Works extends Hackney home into an oversized bay window
London architecture studio Material Works has updated a Victorian home in Hackney, extending into its garden with a…
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…
Studio Barnes and AD–WO create installations for Exhibit Columbus 2025
A massive sound system with a publicly accessible Bluetooth connection and a sculpture built from industrial scraps feature…
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…
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…