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Checkerboard facade made of solid limestone

The thick limestone walls protect the design faculty of the University of Cergy-Paris in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The new building, designed by the architectural practice SAME, is part of a campus that mainly houses technology start-ups. 

A beacon for modern timber construction

Sawa is a timber building that makes a statement: 55 m tall, comprising more than 100 apartments that ­permit flexible conversion, and intended to contribute to species diversity. A new trailblazer for contemporary residential construction?

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Ten thousand visitors are expected

UIA World Congresses traditionally combine association politics with professional exchange and networking opportunities that transcend the boundaries of architecture. At the beginning of July, the major event will visit Barcelona for the second time since 1996.

Strengthening the community

DeRoche Projects' Backyard Community Club in Accra is a pioneer in the use of prefabricated rammed earth systems for construction. It is also helping to develop a tennis culture beyond the elite.

DETAIL Readers' Favorites 2025

At the end of the year, we present the three most popular articles from the Interiors & Design category: two sensitively modernized conversions and a pavilion that inspires with its tactile and sensory spatial qualities.

Experimental Research Building

Run by the Estonian Academy of Arts, the PAKK Pavilion in Tallinn is an experimental laboratory. It focuses on research into timber construction, structures, and facades.

Industrial ambience

Studio Frick has designed a spacious 2,000 m² dining area for the family-run brewery, closely linking production and experience.

Cultural village restoration

The architects at Team_Bldg have converted a three-storey 1990s house in the small Chinese village of Songzhuang into China's first museum of contemporary weaving art.

Ceramics and Design

At Cersaie 2025, the focus is shifting towards sustainable tiles, XXL slabs and hybrid materials, with these materials becoming key players in architectural strategies.

Rollercoaster ride on the Maas

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.

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.

Robot chapel

Students at the Catalan Institute for Advanced Architecture (IAAC) designed an almost sacred-looking shelter for a milling robot on their university campus near Barcelona.

Nature as a primary classroom

Gradolí & Sanz Arquitectes are designing the Imagine Montessori School in Paterna near Valencia – a nature-oriented learning facility for children.

A solitary building surrounded by greenery

The new triple sports hall is located in the centre of Wangen yet is surrounded by green spaces. The building's strict geometry is impressive, both on the exterior and interior.

Surreale oasis

In the inner courtyard of an apartment block in Berlin-Mitte, J. Mayer H. and their team have transformed a small, hidden building into a residential property with a garden for a family of five.