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Structure and finish as one

Using just one type of material for an entire building – the Moabiter Kinderhof comes very close to this ideal. Its timber structure and interior fit-out consist largely of laminated timber in two different thicknesses. 

Interview with Ralf Pasel

In northern Thuringia, Pasel-K Architekten have built four healthcare kiosks using an economical timber-frame construction method. Here, we speak to the founder of the practice, Ralf Pasel. 

“We just wanted to have fun”

In eastern Barcelona, a residential building stands out with its flexible floor plans and a design concept centered on community spirit. What inspired the architects to rotate all the wet rooms in the building 45 degrees off-axis?

Light and structure

The Somnium lighting system from Artemide combines the lens, anti-glare shield and housing into a single component, achieving a UGR of less than 16. This is a design approach that rethinks the norm.

Visible layers of time

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

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.

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An energy-efficient behemoth

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 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 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

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.

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Checkerboard facade made of solid limestone

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

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 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

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.

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