OVA crowns Vida Elementary School with rooftop play areas
Czech architecture studio Opočenský Valouch Architects has completed Vida Elementary School on the outskirts of Prague, topping its…
Sloping earthen roof tops Sekiyuan waiting area by Kurosawa Kawara-Ten
Local studio Kurosawa Kawara-Ten has completed a waiting area for the Sekiyuan tea room in Chiba, Japan, sheltering…
Musée du Louvre strikers call for costly renovation plans to be abandoned
Staff members of the Musée du Louvre in Paris went on strike this week, demanding that plans to…
Terracotta defines community centre in Finland by Nervin Architecture
A terracotta-toned palette of concrete, brickwork and tiles nods to Lappeenranta’s distinctive 1980s civic architecture at Sammontalo, a…
Nikjoo and Flawk create “uniquely sculptural” home on London infill site
Curved walls and porthole windows add character to this brick home built on an infill site in north…
HW Studio’s designs concrete Casa Tao in Puerto Vallarta
Mexican architecture practice HW Studio has created a concrete house on the Pacific coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,…
OFIS Arhitekti reconstructs historic House Under the Poplars in Slovenia
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has completed House Under the Poplars, the reconstruction and extension of a historic post-war…
SoBA designs colourful sports park informed by local opera costumes
Architecture studio SoBA Architects has designed the Huachiao Vibrant Sports Park in China, whose shape was informed by…
Beyer Blinder Belle completes Brooklyn skyscraper on “flatiron-like site”
Architecture studio Beyer Blinder Belle has completed The Brook in Downtown Brooklyn, a 52-storey mixed-use skyscraper that was…
Architects “must rethink how and why we build” in 2026
Tough times lie ahead for architects and 2026 must be the year to reshape the profession, industry leaders…
MoDus Architects contrasts “refinement and ruggedness” for Hometown House
Italian studio MoDus Architect has completed Hometown House, a dwelling in Trento that contrasts a black-timber exterior with…
Commoncraft uses cantilever to extend “unconventional” Brooklyn building
Local studio Commoncraft has used a cantilevered volume to curve 545 Metropolitan over its neighbours, navigating the narrow…