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Preserving historical heritage
Revitalisation of the Church of Sant Esteve near ...Targeted interventions by Santamaria Arquitectes have secured and revitalised this Romanesque church.
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Wooden house with brick rotunda
Villa Bjorland in Stavanger by Vatn ArchitectureEspen Vatn and his architectural firm, together with Laura Sæther Architecture, have renovated a residential building dating from 1955 in a suburb of Stavanger. The striking entrance area is inspired by the grain silos in the area.
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Building in hot climates
Women's Mosque in Doha by Diller Scofidio + RenfroThe 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.
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More than just a transport hubThe Intercambiador de Valdebebas in Madrid combines metro, suburban railway, buses and park & ride facilities on an area of 7,000 m². The 17 hexagonal roofs were constructed using a sustainable Kalzip
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Redensification beneath the castle ruins
Residential Buildings on Baden's Schlossberg Hill...Menzi Bürgler Kuithan Architects have renovated a stately 1923 villa in Baden, near Zurich, and added two slender detached houses made of wood and hemp lime.
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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.
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Sustainable among trees
Summer House in Denmark by Peter Kjaer ArkitekterWith its understated design and simple T-shaped floor plan, the single-storey wooden summer house blends harmoniously among the old pine trees on a wooded plot on the north coast of Zealand.
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Bay windows give an overview
Du Lac Retirement Home in St. MoritzThe new building, which was designed by Bob Gysin Partner and Miera & Kurt Lazzarini Architects, opens up to the outside with large bay windows and two atriums that open up to the sky. Its render and metal facades form a pleasant contrast to the uncontrolled design surrounding it.
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Architecture Prize
Pritzker Prize 2025 for Liu JiakunThe 2025 Nobel Prize in Architecture goes to Chinese architect Liu Jiakun. The award ceremony will take place on May 3 at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a building designed by Pritzker Prize winner Jean Nouvel.
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A pair of buildings in brick-red
Gallery and Adult Education Centre in the Czech R...On the site of the historic Winternitz Mill in the Czech city of Pardubice, Šépka Architekti have accommodated two uses in very contrasting structures. However, the brick-red colour palette helps to give the building a unified appearance.
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Habitat for birds and mammals
Water Tower in LuxembourgThe structure, designed by the Spanish architecture firm Temperaturas Extremas, supplies water to the nearby Kirchberg Plateau in Luxembourg. It will also provide nesting sites for birds.
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Immersive pavilion structures and circular concepts
Expo Osaka 2025 – the Future of Our SocietyUnder 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.
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A place of learning and remembrance
Seminar Building in Berlin by Staab ArchitectsIn 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.
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Studio rediscovered
Art Centre in LuxembourgThe town of Rumelange in Luxembourg has converted the studio of the sculptor Albert Hames into a studio building with accommodation. The architectural practice 2001 was responsible for the conversion.
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Temple of art in Norway
Transforming a Grain Silo into an Art MuseumIn Kristiansand, architects Mestres Wåge, Bax studio and Mendoza Partida have transformed a listed grain silo into a museum of contemporary art with a sacred atmosphere.
