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A house full of stories

In London's Crystal Palace, Will Burges has built a house for himself and his family of four that stores knowledge and memories within its compact structure. 

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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.

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. 

Harmonious ensemble

Designed by Arrea and KAL A, the daycare centre blends harmoniously into the rural surroundings on the edge of the Julian Alps.

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.

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A house of many roofs

The swimming hall in the Breton town of Saint-Méen-le-Grand is a complex of many small gabled roofs. The Raum studio has now expanded the centre and covered it with a minimalist shell of wood and slate.

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.

Regional construction with a difference

Brügger and his firm, Vbrügg, have experimented with contrasting materials in their weekend home in the Sierra de Córdoba in Argentina. The building's core is made of rough, exposed concrete, which contrasts with the lightweight steel structure covering the terrace and bedrooms.

Conversion and extension

On Lake Ziest in Bindow, near Berlin, Cama A restored a weekend house from the 1920s to its original condition and added a wooden extension.

Architectural visionary turns 90

Norman Foster turns 90! A review of the star architect's work: From high-tech icons to sustainable urban development – he continues to shape the world of architecture today.

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Between inside and outside

The Supertype Group has extended an old building in Berlin with a flexible construction system that allows for different climate zones and different usage scenarios.