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Why we still can’t escape ancient Rome’s most successful housing ideaThe tenth instalment of architect Carlo Ratti's series spotlighting Italian design investigates how the condominio, originating in second-century AD Rome, still defines our summer experience
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A trio of homes by Syn Architects offers a contemporary take on Saudi heritageSaudi-based practice Syn Architects joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory for 2026
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The Kip House, a classic piece of post-war American Modernism is up for sale in BerkeleyDonald Olsen’s Kip House is a modest masterpiece of West Coast residential design, built in 1952 for a pioneering physicist and Bauhaus enthusiast
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Is your home ‘ultra-processed’? Why architects are rethinking what we build withIs our architecture ultra-processed? And if so, what does it mean? We take a deep dive into how we build and explore buildings as 'one of the greatest public health opportunities of this century'
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This minimalist villa by Othmane Bengebara is conceived for both gatherings and retreatOthmane Bengebara joins the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2026 – representing Morocco with House Ddaar, a home for art and craft
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Tour a treetop home peeking through Brazil’s leafy canopiesIn this Upstate São Paulo treetop home by Jacobsen Studio, you can live both in the forest and by the sea
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Studio Mehta's Kenyan retreat is luxuriously built using local and recycled materialsWelcome Studio Mehta, an emerging architecture studio from Kenya, to the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2026
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A compact Japanese house by Hitotomori is hidden behind a minimalist wooden fenceHitotomori, an emerging architecture studio from Japan, features in the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2026
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A new book traces the underexplored architectural legacy of Studley Park'Riverside Modern' chronicles Studley Park, a pocket of Melbourne where a dense concentration of mid-century masterpieces is quietly hidden amongst towering eucalypt glades and hilltop canopies
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A craft-rich eco-lodge by Moyésoa offers an ‘immersive experience’ in Côte d'Ivoire‘We reinterpret local construction traditions through modern spatial thinking,’ say the founders of Moyésoa, an emerging architecture studio from Côte d'Ivoire that makes it into the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026
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MAD’s Shenzhen Bay Culture Square encourages you not to look up, but to wander throughThe Chinese city’s newest open public space, designed by architecture studio MAD, blends the ancient and the futuristic
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Architect Carlo Ratti on the lifeguard uniform, Italy’s unlikely design classicIn the ninth instalment of ‘Objectify’, architect Carlo Ratti turns his attention to the Italian lifeguard uniform, where Ferrari red, seaside glamour and a distinct lack of rules have created an unlikely design icon
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An idyllic Piedmont retreat by Ricehouse uses an unusual materialRicehouse, an emerging Italian architecture studio, features in the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2026. We highlight its Casa LH, which uses byproducts of rice production
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An updated Californian mid-century modern house gains new light and spaceHouse Vert by Sidell Pakravan required a sensitive upgrade strategy, with enhancements and expansions that retain the structure’s integrity and the qualities of the site
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A holiday house by Kaviar Collaborative is designed as a series of 'viewing galleries'Set on a secluded peninsula in Maharashtra, Kaviar Collaborative’s lakeside retreat uses soaring spaces, natural materials and vast windows to frame the landscape
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Albania recruited top starchitects to transform its image. A new book is raising questions about that process‘The Albanian Files’ chronicles the country’s remarkable architectural development, spurred by the recruitment of a roster of top international firms, but critics are holding the book up as evidence of corruption
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New book 'Chromatic Architecture' celebrates colour as a 'fundamental aspect of human pleasure'Adam Nathaniel Furman and journalist Kate Mazade, argue for more colour in our built environment
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New White House ballroom renderings reveal gilded hall, droneportThe images were included in an emergency request sent to the Supreme Court Friday by the Trump administration to allow construction to move forward
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A driving tour of LA's remaining Googie architectureThe rise of larger-than-life, space-age architecture marked the boom of car culture in 1950s Los Angeles. Join us on a tour of the city's remaining Googie gems – and prepare to eat a lot of burgers
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Bernardo Paz returns to the Brazilian forest. Discover the plans for his second artistic utopiaWith Museu Bernardo Paz, the visionary founder of Inhotim is at it again, creating a new art paradise in Brumadinho, set to open in September 2027
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A new tropical architecture archive traces a unique, global journey across the 20th centuryThe Architectural Association’s Department of Tropical Architecture Archive is now live – here's what we learned from this ‘extraordinary resource’ for academic research
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White-walled minimalism and heritage spirit meet in a revived Athens townhouse by Local LocalTour this calming sanctuary by Local Local, an emerging architecture studio from Athens, Greece, that features in the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026
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This Ghanaian retreat was designed to blend effortlessly with natureDeRoche Projects – an emerging architecture studio from Ghana spotlighted in the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026 – has created a retreat that ‘understands the mountainside’
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A new Earthship residence will land in Kansas – and it’s tornado- and fire-resistantThe self-sufficient off-grid home will be made using ‘garbage’ and is conceived to withstand extreme conditions
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Fancy a turnkey home created by a legendary Italian design house? Pininfarina can helpThe Collection Sei Design by Pininfarina x MV Group USA brings bespoke Italian architectural design to an American audience. Just bring a plot
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Bruce Springsteen’s New Jersey museum is worth a Garden State pilgrimage. Here’s a closer look insideDesigned by CookFox Architects, the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music is about storytelling inside and out
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A midcentury house and a 1990s apartment building unite to create this Australian homeDavidov Architects seamlessly merges two styles and buildings – from the midcentury and the 1990s – to create a soothing home for a family of six; explore LDS II Residence
