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Glasfabrik Lamberts

The folded roof of the building rises from one to four storeys from south to north. © Timothy Hursley

Tour de force in timber construction
University Building in Arkansas by Grafton Archit...
Grafton Architects' first timber construction is located at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. In collaboration with the local firm Modus Studio, they designed a transparent building that brings together workshops, a lecture hall, and design studios under one roof.

This is a view of the women's mosque in the Al Mujadilah Centre educational complex in Doha: The Qibla wall, facing Mecca and clad in travertine, curves outwards at its highest point in the centre of the room to form a Mihrab prayer niche. © Iwan Baan

Building in hot climates
Women's Mosque in Doha by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
The 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.

The Chaki Wasi craft centre in the Ecuadorian community of Shalalá was designed by Marie Combette and Daniel Moreno Flores, who are architects at the La Cabina de la Curiosidad practice. © Jag Studio

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.

The existing extension was re-clad with red-glazed wood. © James Brittain

Restoration and extension
Wool Hall in Somerset by Tuckey Design Studio
Sensitive renovation in Somerset: as part of a refurbishment project, London-based Tuckey Design Studio has reinterpreted the listed Wool Hall. Where musicians such as The Smiths once recorded, historical heritage now blends with contemporary architecture and sustainable living comfort.

MAD's viewing platform, built above the roofs of the Fenix warehouse in Rotterdam's Rijnhaven, stands 24 m tall. © Hufton + Crow

Rollercoaster ride on the Maas
Fenix Museum in Rotterdam
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.

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Thonet

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Salto Systems

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ZinCo

The many-gabled ensemble of the aquatic centre corresponds with the neighbouring abbey. © Charles Bouchaïb

A house of many roofs
Aquatic Centre Renovation near Rennes by Raum
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 vast majority of Casa Lelis is an open terrace. The heated interior rooms are concentrated in the concrete core of the house and on the upper floor. © Federico Cairoli

Regional construction with a difference
Casa Lelis in Argentina by Valentin Brügger
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.

Lord Foster of Thames Bank, © Frederic Aranda

Architectural visionary turns 90
Lord Norman Foster – Master of Modernism
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.

Referenz Headquarter sevdesk. © Gazmurifoto

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SUMA arquitectura

Felgendreher Olfs Köchling Architektur

The new building is located further down the slope and is connected to the existing building by a main road. © Nicolás Saieh

Between above and below
Extension of a Pavillion to a Residential House i...
In the Chilean coastal town of Zapallar, Ignacio Correa Arquitecto have extended a pavilion into a residential house and designed an ensemble that blends into the surrounding hilly landscape.