Up and Down Between the Hillside and the Sea
A staircase in a private garden in Genoa demonstrates just how simple grand gestures in architecture can be sometimes. Fabrizio Polimone of Caarpa on the Scala San Filippo.
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Friedland Museum by Dichter Architects
The Friedland transit camp on the former inter-German border remains a point of contact for asylum seekers to this day. The new building for the local museum makes the experience of crossing the border tangible in a physical sense.
„Initially, Reuse is Like Guesswork"
Used cross-laminated timber (CLT) slabs and roof tiles as facade cladding: the LysP8 housing development is a pilot project for circular construction. Project manager Tenzin Tsamdha from Loeliger Strub Architektur talks about the challenges of planning with reclaimed materials.
Building a Bridge to the Mountain Village
At the entrance to the small town of Barbiano in South Tyrol, a bridge structure clad entirely in greenery welcomes visitors. One abutment is the village's new day-care centre; the other houses the tourist information office.
A Rococo Palace Made of Wooden Modules
At the end of January 2027, the first woman is set to be elected to the office of federal president. Unlike her male predecessors, she will not be moving into Bellevue Palace, but into a modular building designed by Sauerbruch Hutton Architects - for a monthly rent of 1.36 million euros.
New Normal: What Can Architecture Do?
Enough of the debate about a lack of beauty and the 'triumphs of ugliness'. It is time to focus on architecture with social impact.
Trade Unions or the Cult of Genius - Where is Architecture Heading?
Reinier de Graaf is a partner at OMA. In his latest book, Architecture Against Architecture, he reflects on the outdated working structures in many architectural practices and argues for a less naïve approach to political and economic influences.
Design Without Users: Creating the UCCA Clay Museum
The design of the museum began with a largely cleared site, yet without an operator. Yutaka Terasaki and Bao Mengxian report on how Kengo Kuma & Associates planned the building without needing a detailed briefing.
The Lost Shtetl Museum in Lithuania
The Jewish Museum in Šeduva commemorates the culture of Eastern European towns before World War II. With their building, Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects from Finland reimagine the small-scale structure of one such village. Its residents were murdered in 1941 by Nazis and their local collaborators.
Museum of Ceramic Art in Yixing
The new UCCA Clay Museum advances the millennia-old tradition of artisanal ceramics the Chinese metropolis Yixing is renowned for. An armour of red clay tile encloses the exhibition spaces and the open timber roof constructions above them – an expressive space for the presentation of modern ceramic art.
Paul Van Ostaijen Culture Campus in Leuven
Lava architecten transformed an old mission building in Leuven into a place where circus arts, music, theatre, and dance coexist under one shared roof. Effective soundproofing is the precondition for the shared use of the facility.
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