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The tree in the house

On the banks of the Firth of Tay, the Portuguese firm has renovated a dilapidated boathouse and transformed it into a retreat for the client. A single tree trunk supports both the roof and floor of the house. 

Redensification beneath the castle ruins

Menzi Bürgler Kuithan Architects have renovated a stately 1923 villa in Baden, near Zurich, and added two slender detached houses made of wood and hemp lime.

Formats and surfaces

At Cersaie 2025, Casalgrande Padana is expanding its Lithos and Concept series. The new formats, thicknesses and surfaces make these collections highly versatile for indoor and outdoor spaces.  

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. 

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.

XXL log cabin

In Tuusula, north of Helsinki, the young architectural firm AOR has brought together four educational institutions to create the Monio cultural and educational centre. Its construction is particularly unusual: Monio is the largest building in Finland to be constructed using logs to date.

An industrial building with character

In Soort-Hossegor in south-western France, the Paris-based architecture firm Formalocal has built the new headquarters of loudspeaker manufacturer La Boite Concept. The new building offers an alternative to the faceless corrugated sheet metal architecture of many commercial buildings.

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.

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.

Serpentine Pavilion 2025

Marina Tabassum and her firm are designing the 24th Serpentine Pavilion. “A Capsule in Time” is set to open on 6. June 2025, sparking a dialogue about the permanence and transience of the commission.

Architecture Prize

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Architecture goes to Chinese architect Liu Jiakun. The award ceremony will take place on May 3 at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a building designed by Pritzker Prize winner Jean Nouvel.

Habitat for birds and mammals

The structure, designed by the Spanish architecture firm Temperaturas Extremas, supplies water to the nearby Kirchberg Plateau in Luxembourg. It will also provide nesting sites for birds.

A place of learning and remembrance

In 1942, the Wannsee Conference House in Berlin was the venue for the conference that decided on the 'Final Solution of the Jewish Question'. Staab Architects have now added a single-storey seminar building to the site.

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Cevisama 2025

In addition to new products, projects and technical innovations, this year's Cevisama, International Trade Fair for the Ceramics Industry, which starts on 24 February, will once again focus on topics such as decarbonisation and recyclability.