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Wooden house with brick rotunda

Villa Bjorland in Stavanger by Vatn Architecture

Espen Vatn and his architectural firm have renovated a residential building dating from 1955 in a suburb of Stavanger. The striking entrance area is inspired by the grain silos in the area.

Landscape bridge in the floodplain forest

National Museum in Zhengzhou by gmp Architekten

Zhengzhou is one of the largest cities on China's lifeline, the Yellow River. In the forests on its banks, gmp Architekten has now completed a new 100 000 m² museum building, which will showcase the cultural and natural features of the river once it opens.

Renovation brings clarity and cohesion

Collège Maryse Bastié in Dole by Tectoniques Architectes

During the renovation of the secondary school, Tectoniques Architectes unified the disparate buildings in terms of structure and design. The labyrinthine layout was reorganised and the building was raised and clad in a new, largely uniform exterior. 

Lightweight construction on solid foundations

Residential Building in the Basque Country by BeAr

The La Nanihuena residential building in Gorliz, northern Spain, plays with contrasts: four large concrete supports hold up a delicate wooden structure. Red and light green facades envelop the interior, which is largely decorated in wood tones.

Building bridges to nature

Santiago de Compostela Railway Station by Estudio Herreros

The extension of the historic railway station in Santiago de Compostela builds bridges in two ways: it links different modes of transport and it connects the city centre with the southern suburbs surrounding the Ciudad de la Cultura. 

The tree in the house

Boathouse in Scotland by Barboza Blanco Office

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. 

Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

The Biennale, A Construction Site?

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

Camaraderie Restaurant in Houston by Schaum Architects

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.

Cultural and Learning Center

Third Space in India by Studio Saar

One of Studio Saar’s latest project reimagines the third space as a dynamic cultural center rooted in Indian heritage.  

Architecture in harmony with nature

The Lake House: Life Experience Pavilion by Wutopia Lab

Wutopia Lab artfully constructed the prefabricated Lake House Life Experience Pavilion in Shanghai's Daning Park using recycled materials in a very short time.

Building for children in Canadian style

School and Kindergarten in the Czech Republic by SOA Architekti

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.

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.

Multifaceted multipurpose building

Multipurpose Hall near Sydney by Sam Crawford Architects

The new community hall in Matraville, near Sydney, reflects the diversity of its uses in its architecture, featuring a large canopy and a hall structure made of glulam timber, as well as roof extensions made of aluminium sheet and polycarbonate. 

Redensification beneath the castle ruins

Residential Buildings on Baden's Schlossberg Hill near Zurich

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.

Industrial ambience

Müllerbräu in Pfaffenhofen

Studio Frick has designed a spacious 2,000 m² dining area for the family-run brewery, closely linking production and experience.

Brazilian architectural icon

Metro Arquitetos Expand Museu de Arte de São Paulo

57 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. 

New use for industrial hall

Greenhouse in Shanghai by Delugan Meissl

In the Expo Cultural Park in Shanghai, the former site of Expo 2010, a greenhouse with a floor area of almost 50 000 m2 has been built according to plans by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects. The backdrop for the new building is the gutted hall of a former steelworks.

Cultural village restoration

Museum in China by Team_Bldg

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.