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A unique experience of nature

The new Mon Repos Turtle Centre by Kirk is a visitor and research centre in one.

Spiral repetition

This residential building by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in Aarhus is based on a modular concept and generous outdoor areas. It fits into the master plan for its district in the northern part of the Danish city.

Exhibition in Karlsruhe

Until June 2023, the ZKM Karlsruhe is hosting an exciting solo exhibition devoted to Ole Scheeren, a German architect known around the world for his residential and high-rise projects.

Dining in a maritime ambience

A team made up of Arquid Architects and designer Olga Quintana has transformed an old bazaar in Madrid into a design bar. A long curved counter made of steel and grey granite is the centre of attention.

The theory of digitisation

Over the past few years, digitisation in the building sector has mainly been examined from the technical perspective and accordingly dealt with on a pragmatic basis. An anthology compiled by three architects teaching at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) now takes things further by focusing on the cultural dimension of new design processes and how the analogue and digital spheres have come to intermesh in the meantime. 

Triangular staircase for a triangle junction

Form follows environment: The 25-m-high De Nieuwe Herdgang viewing tower in the middle of a triangle junction near Tilburg refers to its location also in terms of shaping.

Under water but rich in views

Due to its prominent location, the Water Drop Library in the coastal town of Pinghai draws more attention to the South China Sea than to the presented reading matter.

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Surrounded by forests and lakes

North of Berlin, amid the far-reaching rural idyll of Brandenburg’s Uckermark region, an unusual building asserts itself with architectural sensitivity and transparency.

White marble for a green campus

The elegant white structures of the new administration building for the Universidad de Málaga are arranged in strict geometry around two inner courtyards. The new lecture hall, which can seat 800 people, is right next door.

AI-optimized plant sculpture

Semiramis is the name of this 22,5-m-tall plant sculpture comprising five connected pods designed by researchers from ETH Zurich with support from artificial intelligence and assembled by four robots.

Designed with photovoltaics and solar thermal energy

The design possibilities that photovoltaics and solar thermal energy systems can offer architecture are demonstrated by the winners of the Architecture Award for Building-Integrated Solar Technology, who were announced at the end of 2022.

Spanning the interior spaces

Design studio De Nieuwe Context turns a former artist's studio into an airy accommodation for guests.

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Resource-saving renovation

In renovating and expanding an old townhouse in Linz, the architects from Mia2 were able to reuse many building components.

Meet the Architects

In our video series #Meet the Architects, architects present current projects from their offices. Jochen Reetz from DIIIP explains the design for the Loft M project in Cologne.

Repurposing a prison

In the Catalan city of Reus, the architects from Josep Ferrando Architecture and Gallego Arquitectura have repurposed this prison building, which was built in 1929, into a social centre.

A touch of colour on the arterial road

Archetypal shapes and gleaming colours characterize Philippe Gibert’s design for six multifamily buildings featuring social housing in the eastern French city of Châlons-en-Champagne.