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Interview with Ralf Pasel
“Radical Simplification Really Does Work”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.
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Pritzker Prize: The Devil's Advocate
The 2026 Pritzker Prize – A Nightmare and the End...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.
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Interview with Mariam Issoufou
„We Have Forgotten the Proper Techniques for Buil...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
Design College near Paris by SAMEThe 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.
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A beacon for modern timber construction
Sawa Residential Building in Rotterdam by Mei Arc...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?
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Ten thousand visitors are expected
Architecture's Coming Home: UIA World Congress in...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.
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Architecture as the Infrastructure of KnowledgeThe duality of technical precision and architectural openness: Two research facilities by Tongji Architecture Design combine highly specialized infrastructure with spaces for exchange and innovation.
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Architecture award
Níall McLaughlin Receives Royal Gold Medal 2026 f...The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has awarded Irish architect Níall McLaughlin the UK's most prestigious architecture prize. On behalf of His Majesty the King, he will be honoured with the 2026 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture on 30 April in London.
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Innovative and affordable
Affordable Housing in Rotterdam by Powerhouse Com...The twelve-storey Valckensteyn residential building is Rotterdam's first solid wood construction reserved entirely for the subsidised rental segment.
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Campus Architecture in China: Between Function an...Two large-scale buildings in China demonstrate how high density can become a quality: the Shanghai Pinghe School Jinding Campus and the Feicheng Civic Center organise many people within a compact space.
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DETAIL Readers' Favourites 2025
The Most-Clicked Articles of the YearAt the end of the year, we present the highlights chosen by our readers: two detached houses in Switzerland and a holiday home in De Hoge Veluwe National Park in the Netherlands
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A house full of stories
Detached House in London by 31/44 ArchitectsIn London's Crystal Palace, Will Burges has built a house for himself and his family of four that stores knowledge and memories within its compact structure.
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The Return of Buildings as Breathing SystemsNew projects in China focus on microclimates, open structures, and integrated systems, thus taking a contemporary approach to sustainable construction.
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Industrial culture meets commercial ruin
Gate M West Bund Dream Centre in Shanghai by MVRDVLocated on the west bank of the Huangpu River, MVRDV has transformed the remains of an old cement factory and the ruins of a failed revitalisation project into the city's latest cultural and entertainment hub. The architectural firms Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Atelier Deshaus assisted them in this endeavour.
