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The Activism Award 2024 goes to Studio Bark, architecture’s passionate champions
Architecture’s Activism Award 2024 has been announced, crowning Studio Bark as the winner from a shortlist of six nominees
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A redesigned Aarhus showroom reinterprets Danish history through modern context
Danish architecture studio Djernes & Bell transforms the Aarhus showroom for Dinesen and Garde Hvalsøe by blending old and new
By Tianna Williams Published
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A surfer's house in Maui makes the most of its site and an innovative construction method
Spiegel Aihara Workshop’s architecturally inspired surfer's house, playfully mixes dynamic exterior forms with a simple, repeatable core
By Jonathan Bell Published
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New Aesop Milan store is a haven of beauty and tranquillity
The latest Aesop Milan store to open is a hub of wellness, beauty and tranquillity in the Italian metropolis
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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This reimagined Malibu beach house is a modern take on a Cali retreat
Sophie Goineau gave this Malibu beach house an interior overhaul inspired by its ocean views, sweeping cliff placement, and California sun
By Tianna Williams Published
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The Royal Academy Schools' refresh celebrates clarity at the London institution
The refreshed home for the Royal Academy Schools by David Chipperfield Architects together with Julian Harrap Architects is revealed in London
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Dive into these new architecture books: Spring 2024's reading
The Wallpaper* guide to the new architecture books for Spring 2024 - from meaty monographs to themed explorations and lots of immersive visuals
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The Lantern cultural hub in Detroit by OMA balances ‘light touch’ and ‘dramatic impact’
Library Street Collective’s Lantern, a new cultural hub in Detroit, was designed by OMA New York and is a signature rebuild that makes the most of the site’s existing structures
By Siska Lyssens Published
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A Bali house balances the island’s rhythms, traditions and culture
In this Bali house, a highly collaborative, culture-led approach forms the foundations for a pitch-perfect holiday retreat, designed for a Scandinavian family
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Skateboarding in swimming pools: the case of Alvar Aalto’s Villa Mairea
A family of shows at Aalto2 Museum Centre explores skateboarding in swimming pools through the case study of Alvar Aalto’s Villa Mairea in Finland
By Francesca Perry Published
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Canopy House in Brazil is designed so ‘you can always hear the birds’
Canopy House is raised on concrete columns to offer treetop views of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest; a holiday home by Studio MK27 that is not only open plan, but open to the elements
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A Cancun retreat by Mexico’s Vieyra Estudio takes inspiration ‘from the ocean’
Casa Nube, a new Cancun retreat by Vieyra Estudio, merges sea, style and sustainability in a private residence defined by a series of pools and terraces
By Léa Teuscher Published
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Serpentine Pavilion 2024 by Mass Studies is underway
The Serpentine Pavilion 2024 in London, designed by Minsuk Cho and Mass Studies, will feature a specially commissioned soundscape and 'The Library of Unread Books'
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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John Lautner’s Sheats-Goldstein Residence shows off its estate’s entertainment wing
The Goldstein Entertainment Complex at the estate of the Sheats-Goldstein Residence reveals its newest additions by the complex’s architects of record Conner + Perry Architects
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Explore this California guesthouse of stripped-back essentials and elevated comfort
Crest ADU is a minimalist California guesthouse by Mork-Ulnes Architects, slotting into Marin County’s leafy hills with pared-down charm
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A contemporary Istanbul mosque offers a take on tradition
Turkey's Degostudio crafts this Istanbul mosque as a new, functional space for worship with accessible facilities
By Feride Yalav-Heckeroth Published
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Don’t Move, Improve 2024: Aden Grove wins Home of the Year
Don’t Move, Improve 2024 reveals its winners celebrating the best London home renovations
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Step inside Aden Grove, a dynamic London townhouse, playfully reimagined
Architects Emil Eve designed Aden Grove, an award-winning Victorian townhouse that has been transformed into a spacious home with a detailed personality
By Harriet Thorpe Published
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‘Brutalist Plants’ is a new monograph capturing the best of eco-brutalism
'Brutalist Plants,' the new book by Olivia Broome, captures concrete architecture engulfed with nature
By Tianna Williams Published
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A 635 Park apartment reimagined, drawing on ‘curiosity and courage’
A 635 Park apartment in New York has been transformed by Andrew Magnes of AMA into a flowing and open, contemporary urban haven for a private family
By Léa Teuscher Published
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The new Krug winery in the Champagne heartland connects process and nature
AW2 Architects’ design for the Krug winery encapsulates the part rural, part urban landscape of the French winemaking region of Ambonnay
By Caragh McKay Published
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We tour Caracas’ treasure trove of modernist architecture gems
Explore Caracas; the Venezuelan capital is full of midcentury modern and brutalist architecture with a tropical twist
By Adam Štěch Published
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A far-flung Nova Scotia retreat is a minimalist prefab exploration
Perched on the shores of Cape Breton Island this Nova Scotia retreat by Nicholas Fudge Architects combines prefabricated construction with traditional forms and minimal design
By Jonathan Bell Published
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California houses: the allure of their progressive, expressive architecture
Michael Webb’s new book, ‘California Houses: Creativity in Context’, assembles 36 contemporary homes that showcase the state’s reputation as a haven for progressive residential design
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Kunstsilo sees a functionalist grain silo transformed into Norway’s newest art gallery
Kunstsilo’s crisp modern design by Mestres Wåge with Spanish firms Mendoza Partida and BAX Studio transforms a listed functionalist grain silo into a sleek art gallery
By Clare Dowdy Published
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A new water mirror casts a misty veil over ancient Roman baths
Architect Hannes Peer reveals a water mirror in Rome – an immersive architectural installation at the heart of the ancient Baths of Caracalla
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Ray Kappe's only house outside the US brings California modernism to Berlin
A passionate owner brings Ray Kappe's brand of Californian modernism to Berlin with this new residence; the architect's only home outside the USA
By Craig Kellogg Published