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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.

Confident dialogue

In Prague's Smíchov district, Studio Formafatal has converted an attic into a two-storey apartment with a gallery.

Preserving historical heritage

Targeted interventions by Santamaria Arquitectes have secured and revitalised this Romanesque church.

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? 

Metal workshop becomes gourmet temple

Schaum architects have converted a former metal workshop in the Houston Heights district into a 75-seat restaurant. While retaining the corrugated iron aesthetic and supporting structure of the old building, the space has been given a completely new atmosphere.

Building for children in Canadian style

SOA Architekti are designing the Czech Republic's first Maple Bear School in Brno, which is located in a converted industrial building as part of a larger neighbourhood project.

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.

Winner of the Aga Khan Award

Zhang Pengyu and his architectural firm have won this year's Aga Khan Award for their design for a multi-ethnic community centre in Wusutu near Hohhot. In the 47-year history of the award, this is only the third winner from the People's Republic of China. 

Dining in an urban greenhouse

The Mexican architecture firm OPA (Oficina de Práctica Arquitectónica) has completed a restaurant called Plumbago in Mexico City. Here, guests can enjoy dining and culture at the same time.

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.

In dialogue with the landscape

The linear structure of the surrounding fields and the small-scale nature of the residential development inspired Löser Lott Architects to design two daycare centers on the outskirts of the North Hessian municipality of Edermünde.

Between work and leisure time

kadawittfeldarchitektur has designed a 400 m² bistro in the Salzburg-Urstein Knowledge Park that offers breakfast and lunch, as well as work areas.

Minimalist residential chapel

Inspired by traditional buildings, Czech architect Jan Žaloudek has built a house for himself and his family in the former castle gardens of a village in southern Bohemia.

Behind the scenes

In London, Diller Scofidio + Renfro have transformed the East Storehouse of the Victoria and Albert Museum into a compelling spatial experience.

Company Portrait

Interview with Erwan Bouroullec

From a farmhouse in Burgundy to the Mynt chair for Vitra – Erwan Bouroullec shares how listening, simplicity, and purpose shape his design work across very different scales.