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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.

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.

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.

Company Portrait

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.

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.

Spanning the interior spaces

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

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 3D-printed facade

Next to the former Domino Sugar Factory, Cookfox Architects have built One South First in record time thanks to 3D-printed facade elements of concrete.

Varied art landscape

In the Chinese coastal resort of Beidahe, Yu Ting and his studio Wutopia Lab have created a true architecture activity park complete with exhibition space, auditorium, dance hall and yoga studio.

Office and event centre overhauled

The neo-Gothic building complex in the Scottish capital presents itself as bright and barrier-free after its overhaul by Konishi Gaffney Architects. A new entrance facade makes it a more imposing presence in the city.

In full bloom

Heatherwick Studio has designed a kinetic glasshouse for Woolbeding Gardens in south England. The building at the edge of the historical National Trust site unfolds its roof like a flower.

Rhythmic composition

JKMM has provided the cultural centre in Helsinki a new wing in collaboration with Ilo architects. The extension building combines new and old and is entirely dedicated to dance.

Knit concrete formwork

Knitnervi demonstrates a flexible formwork system for concrete shells developed by ETH Zurich and TH Delft.

Reconnecting landscapes

The timber-built ensemble consisting of a winery and restaurant reactivates the site between wooded mountains and the Setouchi inland sea.

New life beneath the overpass

In the megalopolis that is Mumbai, a new urban space has been created beneath a freeway overpass. The project forms just one part of a larger redesign of the road.

A rock formation at the confluence

In Rennes, MVRDV have erected the Ilot de l’Octroi residential complex. The polygonal passive-energy buildings are covered in thousands of tiles; the architects have connected the surfaces, colour gradations and shapes of these tiles with the surrounding environment.