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Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie turns ten. Join the celebrationsThe Elbphilharmonie by Herzog & de Meuron is about to mark its tenth anniversary and reveals a festive programme, including a celebratory concert, which you can watch live, below, on 1 September 2026 at 8pm (CEST)
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Learning from the OBEL Award winner 2026. Here's to innovation where you least expect itThe Balearic Social Housing Model is crowned the OBEL Award winner 2026 for its pioneering approach, born from within a public administration
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Mattaforma’s creative retreat in a Utah forest offers knotty, cedar-board workspace with a viewUS practice Mattaforma and its founder, Lindsey Wikstrom, join the 2026 Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory
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Managing an architecture icon: what's next for OMA?We discuss OMA's evolution and future with newly joint managing partners Marianne Anthonissen and David Gianotten – here's what they told us about where the leading architecture studio is heading and how to tackle change
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A dress and West African textiles are unexpected inspirations for Nwankpa Design’s California homeThe Southern California practice Nwankpa Design joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026
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Explore the unexpected noble genealogy of the garden gnomeIn the eleventh instalment of ‘Objectify’, architect Carlo Ratti turns his attention to the garden gnome, the design feature where house and garden meet
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Lunar Cavern by Studio Khoa Vu is inspired by the dark side of the moonThe US- and Vietnam-based practice, Studio Khoa Vu, joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026
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This viral Instagram account is putting the ancient architecture of Leominster on the mapDo you know what a corbel is? Now you do, thanks to a Herefordshire preservation architect documenting his town's architectural heritage
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Kemi Lawson's new book celebrates the joy manifested in Black homes around the world'House Proud,' a new book written by Kemi Lawson and published by RIBA, explores Black interiors and architecture across eras and territories
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Templeton Ford’s quirky sloped roof design has curve appeal in leafy West SussexWallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026 adds the UK’s Templeton Ford to its ranks of exciting emerging practices. We sloped off to West Sussex for a tour of the studio's Clay Rise project
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Art deco architecture inspires Farid Karim’s characterful transformation of a London terraceWe welcome the UK's Farid Karim to the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026, our annual listing of exciting emerging architecture practices – here, we tour the studio's Deco House
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How a London apartment became a bespoke space for ‘hosting, gathering and collaboration’Piercy&Co’s London Apartment 21 invites guests to meet, dine and socialise, as well as experience the architecture studio's approach to interiors
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Tour a breezy Texas ranch house that looks as good as it did in 1985When the second-generation owners of a family vacation home needed a refresh, they naturally called on the architects who built it 40 years before
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For sale, a secluded gallery-like retreat by Kengo Kuma in Nagakura, JapanWild Bird Forest Lodge is a luxuriously minimalist house in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture, shaped by Kengo Kuma & Associates and now for sale, contents included
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The City of London’s oldest and largest public space now has a new garden hubThe Finsbury Circus Parks Office, in the heart of London, within a green space dating back to 1606, has just been completed to a design by Studio Weave
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Pensaer’s craft-led London terrace extension is full of sculptural detailingMeet promising emerging studio Pensaer – featured in the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026 – and take a tour of its Clay House, a considered London extension
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OMA reveals its first-ever affordable housing project in San Francisco. Could it be a model?With innovative materials and smart design moves, 730 Stanyan Street provides apartments for some of the city's neediest, while delivering capital A architecture. See inside
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Barbara Bush gives us a tour of her enchanting Brooklyn pollinator gardenThe former First Daughter enlisted landscape designer Nathalie Danilovich to create an 'overgrown and wild' backyard that was approved by kids and critters alike. Take the tour
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A modest house in rural Nova Scotia is a contemporary 'box' for livingThrough simplicity of form and well-crafted details, a modest house, Skybox, presents an approachable archetype for the architect-designed country home
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Documenting Japan’s disappearing modernist architectureNaomi Pollock's new book, 'Vanishing Japan, ' chronicles the country’s many demolished modernist works, focusing on buildings that have succumbed to change in the last quarter century. The book provides a fascinating portrait of lost architecture
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Copenhagen's restoration architecture wave is undeniable. We dive into the trendMeet the Danish restoration architecture specialists bringing heritage back to life in Copenhagen, inspired by sustainability and a social responsibility to preserve history for future generations
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Goy Architects breathes new life into a material-rich 1950s Singapore bungalowGoy Architects from Singapore is part of the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2026
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A historical Madrid home enters the 21st century through smart minimalism by Solar.xyzSpanish architecture practice Solar.xyz is part of the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2026, showcasing its smart renovation in the Madrid suburbs
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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'
