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Building bridges to nature

The extension of the historic railway station in Santiago de Compostela builds bridges in two ways: it links different modes of transport and it connects the city centre with the southern suburbs surrounding the Ciudad de la Cultura. 

Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

High-tech, low-tech, and AI: The 19th Architecture Biennale doesn’t refuse to showcase architecture – but does it meaningfully engage with the pressing realities its audience faces? 

Monument to a chicken farmer

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 structure remains

Degelo Architects have reinterpreted the historic half-timbered house in Allschwil, Switzerland,  transforming it into a sustainable timber-frame construction with a clear structure and reduced material usage.

Architecture Biennale 2025 in Venice

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?

Exhibition in Venice

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.

Architecture Biennale 2025 in Venice

Global warming is most noticeable in the world's cities. At this year's Architecture Biennale, it is not only the German pavilion that is focusing on urban heat islands. The solutions presented range from tree planting to cooling ceilings for urban open spaces.

Immersive pavilion structures and circular concepts

Under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives“, architects such as LAVA, Nüssli, Foster + Partners, Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban and Nikken Sekkei are impressing visitors to this year's Expo in Osaka with futuristic and sustainable pavilion structures.

Thought for Humans

The Salone del Mobile.Milano will open its doors from 8 to 13 April 2025 under the motto "Thought for Humans". More than 2000 exhibitors, cultural installations and futuristic discussions await visitors. One of the highlights is the return of the Euroluce Biennale.

Subsequent densification in solid wood

In Vienna's Meidling district, Freimüller Söllinger has created 85 flats in solid timber construction on a former supermarket site.

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DETAIL Award 2024

The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: The former Coop wine warehouse in Basel’s Lysbüchel neighbourhood was transformed into a multistorey residential building, designed to accommodate residents of all ages and diverse lifestyles. 

Nominee DETAIL Award 2024

The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: The daycare centre in the courtyard of the Palais de l’Alma by Atelier Régis Roudil  is defined by its use of natural materials – rammed earth and wood – blending harmoniously with the surrounding garden.