A Place for Personal Development
Classrooms are a thing of the past. At Ammersee, pupils learn in open clusters overlooking the lake. Dettinger Architects designed the school building using timber-frame construction.
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Added Storeys Instead of Demolition
In Uppsala, Sweden, a 1970s office complex was facing demolition. Following its unexpected rescue, it has become a pilot project for circular construction. Anders Tväråna of White Arkitekter relatess how Lumi also became an economic success.
„We're interested in people who have ideals"
What qualifies architects as project developers? What values enable them to survive in the highly competitive real-estate industry? How can architectural practices use digital data to regain influence over construction processes? We speak to Robert Winkel, who works in architecture and real estate.
Art Moves to the Countryside
How an old commercial complex by the fjord became a branch of the Statens Museum, and why it also houses a kayak storage facility with a workshop.
HALBZEUG #4: Zumthor, Bawa, Nauta and Ramstad
How often do you miss a lecture, an exhibition closing event or a panel discussion, and lose track of notable buildings, new architectural practices and trends in architecture? In episode 4, we report on our press trips, discuss the projects we've experienced and offer a little glimpse behind the scenes of a press trip.
Inclusive Centre near Barcelona
An old textile factory was transformed into a day centre for individuals with disabilities. As a public building in the heart of the city, it represents a completely new understanding of inclusion.
Skeleton as Envelope
How much existing fabric must be retained for a project to meet heritage protection requirements? Wutopia Lab's theatre in Suzhou tests the limits.
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.
SponsoredBeyond the Welcome
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.
Filters, Map, Free Text: Finding Projects Made Easy
It's nothing new: you're looking for a specific post on the Detail homepage, or you want to find out what interesting projects await you at your next holiday destination. With the search functions on the Detail homepage, neither of these poses any more difficulty.
No More New Builds - So What Next?
In his book Architecture Against Architecture, Reinier de Graaf calls for a moratorium on new builds and a different approach to climate change. He argues that artificial intelligence could lead to a split of the architectural profession.
Ziggurat for Education
With its terraced roof landscape, Prestige University in Indore offers ample space for students to socialise. The five-storey central building by Sanjay Puri Architects is the first building block for the private university's new campus.
"Nils Fischer, Has AI Made Anything Better?"
Zaha Hadid once set the benchmark for what digital technologies should be capable of in architecture. With the Computational Design Research Group, her successor firm, ZHA, remains at the forefront of the latest developments to this day. Nils Fischer founded the group and explains in this interview what can be achieved with AI - and where working with this tool reaches its limits.
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