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As the former insurance headquarters and the surrounding landscape park are listed as regional cultural heritage sites, the renovation and conversion focused on preserving the original appearance. © Jakob Schoof

Colossus in a new shell
Mixed-Use Royale Belge in Brussels
Following its renovation, the former administrative building on the outskirts of Brussels now offers space for a hotel and other uses. The appearance of the new glass facades largely corresponds to the original design from the late 1960s.

A wooden coffered ceiling connects the café and shop. © Marco Cappelletti

Abstract waffle pattern
Loacker Galaxy by MoDusArchitects
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Loacker wafer, MoDusArchitects completely redesigned the flagship store in Heinfels, Austria.

This is a view of the women's mosque in the Al Mujadilah Centre educational complex in Doha: The Qibla wall, facing Mecca and clad in travertine, curves outwards at its highest point in the centre of the room to form a Mihrab prayer niche. © Iwan Baan

Building in hot climates
Women's Mosque in Doha by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
The Al Mujadilah Education Centre is home to the world's first mosque built exclusively for women. Its 20 x 35 metre hand-knotted prayer carpet can accommodate 750 Muslim women.

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.

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.

Piranesi in the industrial harbour
BIG's new headquarters in Copenhagen
The Bjarke Ingels Group has built its new headquarters in Copenhagen's North Harbour. The Brutalist-style building conceals a networked working environment at all levels.

At the ends of the shelving units, Diller Scofidio + Renfro integrated display bays designed for the flexible rotation of exhibited objects. © Hufton + Crow

Behind the scenes
V&A East Storehouse by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
In London, Diller Scofidio + Renfro have transformed the East Storehouse of the Victoria and Albert Museum into a compelling spatial experience.

The height gradation of the side veranda is continued inside the Karuizawa holiday home. © Yasuhiro Nakayama

Built topography in the forest
Holiday Home in Japan by Takahiro Endo
A 30 m long building block with a floor that follows the gently sloping topography – this is the principle Takahiro Endo used to design a holiday home for four families in Karuizawa, central Japan.

All three of Gambit's new headquarters' structures are clad with aluminium tubes, except for the entrances. © Juliusz Sokołowski

Aluminium tubes for a tube manufacturer
Headquarter in Gliwice by KWK Promes
In the middle of a residential area in Gliwice, Upper Silesia, building services manufacturer Gambit has built new headquarters. The facades are completely clad in aluminium tubes.

Villa Muhr stands on a hillside plot at the entrance to Ribčev Laz. From the valley side, the building's structure, with its stone base and wooden superstructure, is clearly visible. © Miran Kambic

Reconstruction of an imperial Villa
Villa Muhr in Bohinj by Ofis Arhitekti
In Ribčev Laz, a district of Bohinj in the Slovenian Alps, Ofis Arhitekti have rebuilt a factory owner's villa that is over 100 years old, retaining the original foundations but adopting a contemporary style.

“The Other Side of the Hill” is the name of this installation right at the beginning of the main exhibition at the Arsenal in Venice. It was conceived by Geoffrey West, Roberto Kolter, Beatriz Colomina, Mark Wigley and Patricia Urquiola. © Jakob Schoof

Architecture Biennale 2025 in Venice
Saving the World Out of the 3D Printer?
Material experiments using 3D printers are booming at this year's Architecture Biennale. But what real problems of our world are they supposed to solve – and by when?

The aerial view clearly shows the building's four-part structure. The roof echoes the typology of Chinese courtyard houses in an abstract form. © Justin Szeremeta & Ye Jianyuan

Reinterpretation of the courtyard house
Jinji Lake Pavilion in Suzhou by BIG
Roofs have always played a significant role in the work of BIG. This is also evident in the lakeside pavilion on Jinji Lake in Suzhou, where its two-layered, translucent roof structure filters subdued light into the interior.

Recycled concrete meets regional building culture
Community Centre in Niederwerrn
Designed by Schlicht Lamprecht Kern Architekten, the community centre combines structural and social sustainability. Two new buildings made of wood and recycled concrete have been added to the two existing buildings to create a meeting place.

The exhibition “Diagrams” is on display in the Baroque halls of the Ca’ Corner della Regina on the Grand Canal. © Marco Cappelletti, Courtesy: Fondazione Prada

Exhibition in Venice
Fondazione Prada Presents “Diagrams” by AMO/OMA
An exhibition in Venice that is well worth seeing deals with the history of infographics as a medium. The more than 300 exhibits were selected by Rem Koolhaas and his office AMO/OMA.

The residential building is designed with dark wooden facades, respecting the existing walls of the old barn. © Gregor Graf

Residential building in an old barn
Dirnbergergut in Upper Austria by Moser und Hager
Moser und Hager are converting the Dirnbergergut, a historic square farmstead in Upper Austria, into a multi-generational house. As a first step they built a new residential building in the historic barn.

The 19th edition of the Architecture Biennale will take place in Venice from May 10 to November 23, 2025. © Giulio Squillacciotti - Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia

Architectural intelligence
Preview of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
At a time when reason and foresight are becoming less influential in world affairs, this Architecture Biennale may be just the response we need. Carlo Ratti, the Biennale Director, will be staging his exhibition “Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective” at the Giardini and the Arsenale, as well as many other locations in Venice, from 10 May 2025. Will this Architecture Biennale offer fresh insights into the critical issues of our time?

The exhibition building incorporates design elements from the surrounding Georgian buildings. © Nick Kane

Monolith made of bricks
Rugby Experience in Limerick by Níall McLaughlin
Both the exterior and interior of the Rugby Experience building in Limerick are dominated by red brick. Níall McLaughlin Architects built it on the edge of the Georgian quarter.

The new building's shell and roof were cast seamlessly in in-situ concrete. © Marcus Ebener

A place of learning and remembrance
Seminar Building in Berlin by Staab Architects
In 1942, the Wannsee Conference House in Berlin was the venue for the conference that decided on the 'Final Solution of the Jewish Question'. Staab Architects have now added a single-storey seminar building to the site.