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Visible layers of time

Renovation and Extension of the Stralsund Maritime Museum by Reichel Schlaier

Reichel Schlaier Architekten have accomplished a complex task involving monument preservation, functional renovation and contemporary museum architecture with the careful transformation of the German Maritime Museum's headquarters in St. Catherine's Monastery.

A duo of rammed earth and wood

Gässli 5 in Grabs by Allen + Crippa

A new building made of prefabricated rammed earth elements has been constructed to complement a historic 17th-century half-timbered building, breathing new life into it.

An energy-efficient behemoth

Schwarzman Centre in Oxford by Hopkins Architects

For the first time, Oxford University has brought together its seven humanities faculties under one roof. The new building, which has a glass dome, is the largest passive house in the UK to date, spanning 25,000 m².

Pritzker Prize: The Devil's Advocate

The 2026 Pritzker Prize – A Nightmare and the End of an Era?

The world is watching the architecture world: The Pritzker Prize has been awarded to Smiljan Radić Clarke, and the debate could hardly be more heated. Unfortunately, however, this is not primarily due to Radić’s architecture, but to the recently alleged connection between Tom Pritzker and Jeffrey Epstein. When a lifetime achievement and global morality come knocking at your door at the same time, the dream turns into a nightmare.

Focus on natural materials

HEMAA Builds Children's and Sports Centre from Rammed Earth and Timber

HEMAA Architectes has constructed a children's and sports centre at Parc des Loges, to the east of Paris. The deliberate use of natural building materials creates a harmonious balance between nature, functionality, and materiality.

Interview with Mariam Issoufou

„We Have Forgotten the Proper Techniques for Building with Earth”

Mariam Issoufou began early on to make earthen architecture socially acceptable in West African cities. An interview about her experience with natural materials, climate change in Africa, and what she has learned from software engineering for her career as an architect.

Checkerboard facade made of solid limestone

Design College near Paris by SAME

The thick limestone walls protect the design faculty of the University of Cergy-Paris in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The new building, designed by the architectural practice SAME, is part of a campus that mainly houses technology start-ups. 

Enveloping wooden roof

Renovation of a Market Hall near Lisbon by REDO Architects

REDO Architects carefully preserved the social and cultural character of the market hall in the Padre Cruz district on the outskirts of Lisbon.

A beacon for modern timber construction

Sawa Residential Building in Rotterdam by Mei Architects and Planners

Sawa is a timber building that makes a statement: 55 m tall, comprising more than 100 apartments that ­permit flexible conversion, and intended to contribute to species diversity. A new trailblazer for contemporary residential construction?

Coral-red brise-soleil

Office Building in Regensburg by Berschneider + Berschneider

The orange facade cladding of the “Be Orange” office building is an unexpected sight in the immediate vicinity of Regensburg's old town, a Unesco World Heritage Site. A supplier from the automotive industry provided the extremely lightweight shading modules.

Enveloped in willow mats

The Toue Cabanée Residential Building Located Near Nantes

The small residential building by Atelier du Ralliement sits enthroned on a rocky plateau above a floodplain in the Loire river landscape. Simple willow mats from the hardware store cover the wooden structure.

A memorial to Jewish village life

Lost Shtetl Jewish Museum in Lithuania by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki

Located in Šeduva, Lithuania, the Jewish Museum commemorates the culture of small Eastern European towns before the Second World War. The museum's architecture is reminiscent of the houses in the village that were destroyed by the Nazis in 1941.

Café on wheels

The Chapel in Bukarest by Vinklu

In the suburbs of Bucharest, architect Stefan Pavaluta and his team at Vinklu have built a café on a narrow plot of land that, with its pointed gable shape, could also pass for a chapel.

Omnidirectional hashtag

Robert Day Sciences Centre by BIG

The science centre forms part of BIG's master plan for Claremont McKenna College, located east of Los Angeles. Like Lego blocks, the laboratories and seminar rooms are stacked three storeys high around a central atrium. 

Eye-catching colour and shape

Colourful Nursery in France by Dominique Coulon & Associés

In Illzach, in north-eastern France, the architectural firm has created a new nursery. Through a play of colour and shape, the building itself becomes an eye-catching sculpture in the city.

Revitalisation of an urban space

UH Infonavit Santa Fe Park Redevelopment by AmasA Estudio

On the western edge of Mexico City, Spanish firm AmasA Estudio has transformed a neglected public space into a vibrant meeting place. Despite the challenging topography, they have created an open space that invites people to play, gather and spend time together.

Ten thousand visitors are expected

Architecture's Coming Home: UIA World Congress in Barcelona

UIA World Congresses traditionally combine association politics with professional exchange and networking opportunities that transcend the boundaries of architecture. At the beginning of July, the major event will visit Barcelona for the second time since 1996.

Urban building block in the style of the 1930s

School in Copenhagen's Slaughterhouse District

With the all-white “Skole ved Dybbølsbro”, the team from Nord Architects and BBP Architects has seamlessly continued the architecture of Copenhagen's former slaughterhouse district.