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The Return of Buildings as Breathing SystemsNew projects in China focus on microclimates, open structures, and integrated systems, thus taking a contemporary approach to sustainable construction.
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Sensitive handling of existing structures
Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel by Office WinhovA former laboratory and museum are being transformed into a five-star hotel in the park. The design strikes a sensitive balance between old and new, harmoniously combining history, architecture and park.
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Industrial culture meets commercial ruin
Gate M West Bund Dream Centre in Shanghai by MVRDVLocated on the west bank of the Huangpu River, MVRDV has transformed the remains of an old cement factory and the ruins of a failed revitalisation project into the city's latest cultural and entertainment hub. The architectural firms Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Atelier Deshaus assisted them in this endeavour.
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Extension and redesign of Muskiz Secondary SchoolDesigned by BAT Architecture, the IES Muskiz secondary school building features a custom-made, rear-ventilated ceramic facade by Faveker and has become a benchmark for sustainable educational architecture.
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Metal workshop becomes gourmet temple
Camaraderie Restaurant in Houston by Schaum Archi...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.
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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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Industrial ambience
Müllerbräu in PfaffenhofenStudio Frick has designed a spacious 2,000 m² dining area for the family-run brewery, closely linking production and experience.
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Brazilian architectural icon
Metro Arquitetos Expand Museu de Arte de São Paulo57 years after the inauguration of Lina Bo Bardi's iconic Museo de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), the museum recently unveiled its latest extension, called Edifício Pietro Maria Bardi, designed by Metro Arquitetos.
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ArchDaily Names 20 Winners of Next Practices 2025ArchDaily announces 20 winners of the 2025 Next Practices Awards, celebrating global firms redefining architecture through sustainability, community, care and innovative, interdisciplinary design.
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Winner of the Aga Khan Award
Community Centre near Hohhot by Zhang PengyuZhang 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.
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Dining in an urban greenhouse
Plumbago in Mexico-City by OPAThe 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.
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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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Rollercoaster ride on the Maas
Fenix Museum in RotterdamMa 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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Award for Innovative Building Structures
DETAIL Construction Award 2025The award recognizes the achievements of companies that serve as role models. It highlights their social significance and relevance for the building culture and interior design of the future.
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Monument to a chicken farmer
The Sunner Museum in China by Atelier AlterIn Fujian province, the Atelier Alter architectural practice has completed one of the most unusual privately financed cultural buildings in China: a company museum for a chicken farmer.
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Built topography in the forest
Holiday Home in Japan by Takahiro EndoA 30 m long building block with a floor that follows the gently sloping topography – this is the principle Takahiro Endo used to design a holiday home for four families in Karuizawa, central Japan.
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A house of many roofs
Aquatic Centre Renovation near Rennes by RaumThe 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.
