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Sensitive handling of existing structures

A former laboratory and museum are being transformed into a five-star hotel in the park. The design strikes a sensitive balance between old and new, harmoniously combining history, architecture and park. 

Industrial culture meets commercial ruin

Located on the west bank of the Huangpu River, MVRDV has transformed the remains of an old cement factory and the ruins of a failed revitalisation project into the city's latest cultural and entertainment hub. The architectural firms Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Atelier Deshaus assisted them in this endeavour.

Experiment in hybrid timber construction

An eight-storey hybrid timber building on Avenida Álvaro Obregón is an eye-catching addition to Mexico City's townscape. Its regular facade gives an indication of the nearly 60 one-bedroom apartments inside, some of which are offered as holiday flats for overnight guests.

Abstract waffle pattern

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Loacker wafer, MoDusArchitects completely redesigned the flagship store in Heinfels, Austria.

Careful restoration

NAS Architecture has transformed the former Montpellier Conservatory into a primary school, combining history with modernity through the use of a light-flooded patio and exposed structures.

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? 

Winner of the Aga Khan Award

The new underground entrance at Meydan-e Jahad in Tehran shows how urban spaces can be enhanced without any commercial involvement. Mohamad Khavarian and his firm KA Architecture Studio won the 2025 Aga Khan Award for their barrel-vaulted brick construction.

Global stage for architecture and society

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. 

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.

Green mixed use

In the Lefebvre-Périchaux-Brancion residential complex, Guillaume Ramillien Architecture has designed a building with a green inner courtyard that transforms the surrounding urban landscape.

Living without touching ground

In Reigoldswil, south of Basel, there is a residential building that could set a precedent: by dispensing with a basement and a concrete floor slab, the architectural firm CRRA has managed to reduce construction emissions by 30 %.

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DETAIL Climate Forum

The days of ignorance are numbered. Climate change and its consequences present mounting challenges to architecture and the construction industry. Resource-efficient construction is the order of the day.

Reconstruction of an imperial Villa

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.

An industrial building with character

In Soort-Hossegor in south-western France, the Paris-based architecture firm Formalocal has built the new headquarters of loudspeaker manufacturer La Boite Concept. The new building offers an alternative to the faceless corrugated sheet metal architecture of many commercial buildings.