Learning from the new generation
The Erich Mendelsohn Prize recognises emerging talent with its Newcomer Award. The three winning projects for 2026 address issues that are important to the younger generation.
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Education Centre in Kössen by Pedevilla Architects
Drawing inspiration from the architectural style of local residential buildings and farmhouses, the new education centre in Kössen boasts a colourful design. Children can enjoy an entertaining scavenger hunt as they search for the cross-stitch motif found throughout the building, which is presented in a variety of materials, sizes and colours.
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.
The Social Heart of Markelfingen
From yoga to retro parties: with the Markelfingen multi-purpose hall on Lake Constance, Steimle Architects have designed a meeting place for all generations. Beneath the widely cantilevered coffered ceiling, adaptable spaces have been created using timber construction.
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.
Infinito Delicias in Madrid by Husos + Elii
The commissioned conversion of a metal workshop in Madrid goes far beyond architecture. With its combination of office space, cultural offerings, and catering, the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation is making a - rather ambitious - statement about process culture in the construction industry.
AACM Nursery near Venice
AACM have integrated a vermilion-coloured nursery into the historic market town of Piove di Sacco near Venice. The ensemble of pyramid-shaped structures is reminiscent of the traditional Casoni Veneti.
UTOPIA - NOW! Award-winning designs
How much utopia lies in a scaffold, a snow shovel or a city's rubbish? The award-winning projects from UTOPIA - NOW! show that the future sometimes begins where you least expect it.
Who Has the Final Say, Ms Selldorf?
Annabelle Selldorf believes that a good detail is efficient, intelligent, and tactilely intelligible. In this interview, the Cologne-born, New York-based architect explains why architecture has a lot to do with listening.
The Centre Pompidou of Modular Timber Construction
Riehle Koeth developed the five-storey pilot project ZERO. for their own architectural practice. However, they did not have to start from scratch with their first modular construction project, whose structural clarity is reminiscent of the Centre Pompidou.
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.
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