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Thanks to the diamond-shaped floor plan, most rooms have a south-facing view while remaining shielded from neighbouring properties. © José Hevia

Neutral in terms of use, but not anonymous
Casa GJ in Catalonia by Alventosa Morell
Located in Matadepera, Catalonia, Casa GJ is a prime example of flexible living space. Its diamond-shaped floor plan comprises nine equivalent living rooms and two bathrooms, with ample outdoor access.

The approximately 1,200 m² building complex consists almost entirely of recycled bricks. Its scale is based on the one- to two-storey buildings in the town centre. © Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Dou Yujun

Winner of the Aga Khan Award
Community Centre near Hohhot by Zhang Pengyu
Zhang Pengyu and his architectural firm have won this year's Aga Khan Award for their design for a multi-ethnic community centre in Wusutu near Hohhot. In the 47-year history of the award, this is only the third winner from the People's Republic of China.

The Avanade Intelligent Garden uses artificial intelligence to extend the life of urban trees. © Daniel Herendi

When algorithms garden
The Avanade Intelligent Garden by Studio Weave
Studio Weave has teamed up with landscape architect Tom Massey and furniture designer Sebastian Cox to create an intelligent garden. This experimental urban garden uses artificial intelligence to extend the life of city trees.

The interior of the Plumbago restaurant features natural materials, an abundance of daylight and an array of green plants. © Ariadna Polo

Dining in an urban greenhouse
Plumbago in Mexico-City by OPA
The Mexican architecture firm OPA (Oficina de Práctica Arquitectónica) has completed a restaurant called Plumbago in Mexico City. Here, guests can enjoy dining and culture at the same time.

The Chaki Wasi craft centre in the Ecuadorian community of Shalalá was designed by Marie Combette and Daniel Moreno Flores, who are architects at the La Cabina de la Curiosidad practice. © Jag Studio

Global stage for architecture and society
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2025: SHIFT – Archi...
The 2025/26 Chicago Architecture Biennial celebrates its tenth anniversary as North America's largest architecture festival. Taking place from 19 September 2025 to 28 February 2026 at the Chicago Cultural Centre and throughout the city, it will explore how architecture responds to social, ecological and cultural upheavals under the motto SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change.

The existing extension was re-clad with red-glazed wood. © James Brittain

Restoration and extension
Wool Hall in Somerset by Tuckey Design Studio
Sensitive renovation in Somerset: as part of a refurbishment project, London-based Tuckey Design Studio has reinterpreted the listed Wool Hall. Where musicians such as The Smiths once recorded, historical heritage now blends with contemporary architecture and sustainable living comfort.

Casalgrande Padana will be presenting an expansion of the Concept and Lithos collections at Cersaie 2025. © Casalgrande Padana

Ceramics and Design
Cersaie 2025: a platform for showcasing new surfaces
At Cersaie 2025, the focus is shifting towards sustainable tiles, XXL slabs and hybrid materials, with these materials becoming key players in architectural strategies.

MAD's viewing platform, built above the roofs of the Fenix warehouse in Rotterdam's Rijnhaven, stands 24 m tall. © Hufton + Crow

Rollercoaster ride on the Maas
Fenix Museum in Rotterdam
Ma Yansong and his MAD architectural firm have crowned a 550 m long stainless steel viewing platform to the Fenix Museum in Rotterdam. However, Europe's first art museum dedicated to the theme of migration has much more to offer than just this spectacular gesture.

In Nicolás Bravo, a well-designed market brings together everyday culture, regional identity and tourism. © Aidia Studio

Sustainable architecture in rural Mexico
Mercado Nicolás Bravo by Aidia Studio
A market as a social hub: Aidia Studio has brought together local identity, sustainable construction and tourist infrastructure under one roof in Nicolás Bravo.

A slight offset between the individual roof surfaces creates projections and recesses that give the building a distinct spatial character. © Löser Lott Architekten

In dialogue with the landscape
Twin Daycare Centres by Löser Lott
The linear structure of the surrounding fields and the small-scale nature of the residential development inspired Löser Lott Architects to design two daycare centers on the outskirts of the North Hessian municipality of Edermünde.

Sara Martinsen offers her Rooted Potential Pavilion as accommodation for guests at her summer house near Copenhagen. © Kristian Holm

Plant-based guest room
Rooted Potential near Copenhagen by Sara Martinsen
The pavilion “Rooted Potential” by Danish designer and materials researcher Sara Martinsen is a research project that explores the architectural potential of ten native plants from the Copenhagen area.

The building blends harmoniously into the rural surroundings at the foot of the Julian Alps. © Luis Diaz Diaz

Harmonious ensemble
Daycare Centre in the Julian Alps
Designed by Arrea and KAL A, the daycare centre blends harmoniously into the rural surroundings on the edge of the Julian Alps.

The bistro has a view of the green inner courtyard, © Christian Dos Reis

Between work and leisure time
Bistro in the Salzburg-Urstein Knowledge Park
kadawittfeldarchitektur has designed a 400 m² bistro in the Salzburg-Urstein Knowledge Park that offers breakfast and lunch, as well as work areas.

Pavilion for Expo Osaka 2025 by Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, © Iwan Baan

Iconic Awards 2025
Mapping the Present: Iconic Awards 2025
Renovation instead of new construction, attitude instead of icons: the Iconic Awards 2025 show how architecture is shaping change with everyday concepts for work, health, education and energy.

Surrounded by the imposing mountain peaks of South Tyrol's Ahrntal Valley, the Eggemoa House sits at an altitude of 1,300 m. © Gustav Willeit

Living on an Alpine slope
Eggemoa House in South Tyrol by Daniel Ellecosta
A young family of mountain farmers has built their new home on a hillside in the idyllic mountain village of Mühlwald in South Tyrol. South Tyrolean architect Daniel Ellecosta was responsible for the design.

Award for Innovative Building Structures
DETAIL Construction Award 2025
The award recognizes the achievements of companies that serve as role models. It highlights their social significance and relevance for the building culture and interior design of the future.

Three inclined structures with green roofs house the new company museum. The largely closed building envelope is clad with folded concrete elements. © Cyan & Orange Images

Monument to a chicken farmer
The Sunner Museum in China by Atelier Alter
In Fujian province, the Atelier Alter architectural practice has completed one of the most unusual privately financed cultural buildings in China: a company museum for a chicken farmer.

The daycare centre is a colourful modular system, © Fernando Guerra

Modular playground
Daycare Centres in Lisbon by Summary
The Portuguese architecture practice Summary has designed a prototype daycare centre based on a prefabricated, modular system of U-shaped, reinforced concrete elements.