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How do buildings create spaces for orientation, encounter and retreat? The Iconic Awards 2026 show how architecture shapes a stay - at the threshold, in material and light.
Interiors and Design
Interiors and fit-out: projects and technical articles on spatial concepts, surfaces, furnishing and the details of interior construction.
"A White Box is the Most Aggressive Form Anyone Can Design"
Known for its bold use of colour and material contrasts, the Porto-based practice fala is now bringing that same approach to social housing, says co-founder Filipe Magalhães.
Knockin' on Heavens Door
Diezinger Architekten has transformed Nuremberg's Dreieinigkeitskirche (Trinity Church) into the GoHo Cultural Church. It is not only church services, christenings, and classical concerts that happen here; metal gigs are also welcome.
Acoustics becomes part of the wall
More than 800 bespoke panels form the pleated wall of the Feng Chia University auditorium in Taiwan. Kengo Kuma & Associates and Kvadrat Acoustics developed them using project-specific 3D models.
Routine School Construction as a Renovation Project
In 1980, Jean Nouvel's Collège Anne Frank in the south of Paris reduced the state-mandated model for industrialised school buildings to the level of farce. Mars Architectes has now renovated the dilapidated building and helped to give new relevance to this architectural provocation.
A system for spaces in between
What is a workstation today can become a viewing stand tomorrow: 'Reset' by Vitra and Stephan Hürlemann organises spaces with 75 cm platforms. Without permanent installation, the modules can form platforms, seating steps or work areas and be rearranged as needs change.
Caparol Architecture Award Presented
The Caparol Architecture Award 2026 highlighted just how closely aesthetics, renovation and circularity are now intertwined. The prize for the winners is architecture - to be experienced on a joint trip to Ghent and Antwerp.
Living with the Seasons
„The Well-Tempered House" aims to answer critical questions on sufficiency in residential construction. An interview with Elli Mosayebi of EMI Architects.
A Curtain Instead of a Partition
Mit Waves hat Kvadrat Acoustics gemeinsam mit Foster + Partners Industrial Design ein Vorhangsystem entwickelt, das offene Grundrisse akustisch zoniert und flexibel unterteilt.
Mäckler's Terminal 3 - A Flight Canopy for Departures
Christoph Mäckler's Terminal 3 is more than just a tribute to Mies van der Rohe, Martin Elsässer, and James Stirling. The ability to expand the departure hall and piers as operations continue ensures the building's future viability.
Sacred Houses: Transforming Architecture of Faith
Existing conditions are challenging. Churches are places with a specific history and a strong identity. Reusing and rededicating such structures requires tact, sensitivity, courage, and a reasonable budget.
Frankfurt Terminal 3 - Shopping Like You're In Seventh Heaven
In Terminal 3, LAVA surprises visitors with flowing forms and parametrically generated light snorkels. The 94 x 23 metre cloud of curved aluminium tubes guides passengers from the departure hall to the piers.
