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Tour de force in timber construction

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.

Preserving historical heritage

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

Building in hot climates

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.

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.

Folly in the water

On the Oslo Fjord, Estudio Herreros has built a small floating sauna, offering a place for retreat and contemplation near the Munch Museum.

Stalin’s new neighbour

Designed by Thomas Phifer, the National Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw is a building that demands a second look. Behind its smooth white concrete facade, an astonishingly light and diverse interior opens up.

Spanish tile design

Spanish manufacturer Onix is one of the world's largest producers of glass mosaic tiles - and uses only recycled glass in its production. With Icon Mirage and Icon Limitless, the company is expanding its 2025 programme with new products for bathrooms and swimming pools.

Sustainable among trees

With 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.

Architecture Biennale 2025 in Venice

Global warming is most noticeable in the world's cities. At this year's Architecture Biennale, it is not only the German pavilion that is focusing on urban heat islands. The solutions presented range from tree planting to cooling ceilings for urban open spaces.

Wine and architecture

In Oyón, Spain, in the province of Alava, Foster + Partners designed an extension to the Bodegas Faustino winery in the form of a vaulted, column-free hall. This now serves as a visitor centre, among other things.

Frosty jewelry box

El Equipo Creativo designed the Gelato Collection, a luxurious ice cream parlour in Barcelona for Spanish celebrity chef Albert Adrià, which showcases the products on offer.

Urban lighting design

The Rama luminaire by Gonzalo Milá for Urbidermis combines clean lines with technical variability. As a modular system, it adapts in height, orientation and mounting - for precise lighting control in urban spaces.

Football fans as neighbours

In the Finnish city of Tampere, JKMM Architects have created an unusual hybrid block that combines a football stadium with residential and commercial buildings.