Architecture
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London’s Olympia has been under renovation for years. Now we can step insideAfter five years of construction, the Victorian landmark, reimagined as a vibrant cultural hub by Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC, is nearly complete. Take a look inside
By Tianna Williams Published
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A Goa villa mesmerises with its crisp white form engulfed in lush Indian natureThis striking villa on Goa’s border with Maharashtra celebrates its untamed coastal hillside setting in a design courtesy of JMA Mumbai
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Abu Dhabi finally has an opening dateFollowing years of delays and controversies, the building is (almost) ready for its big reveal. Here's what to know
By Anna Fixsen Published
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A London architect’s house becomes a testbed for new thinking about waste, material and structureThis south London architect’s house by Draper Studio is a true labour of love, exploring new thinking about design and construction, and executing it with care and precision
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Step inside a Cornish eco-cabin resort and its new luscious landscape by Darren HawkesNow established and teeming with wildlife and wildflowers, a Cornish eco-cabin resort is an immersive, sustainability-focused landscape; we tour a new addition to The Point
By Matt Collins Published
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The Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon is restored to its original, modernist gloryThe Gulbenkian Museum reopens following an extensive, sensitive restoration of its 20th-century building; tour its refreshed home in the Portuguese capital
By Giovanna Dunmall Published
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A new in-depth architectural history of Broadcasting House explores the BBC's originsElizabeth Darling’s 'Palace of the Ether' is a rich history of Broadcasting House and the BBC's first decade, a time of electronic, aesthetic and social innovation writ large
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Richard Lareau's 1961 Bone Residence, a landmark of San Diego modernism, is for saleSet in the canyons of Mission Hills, this post-and-beam residence – with its cedar walls and glass expanses framing views to the Pacific – is one of the finest-preserved works from the architect's career
By Anna Solomon Published
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Architect Carlo Ratti on why the Telepass equals freedom with every beepThe sixth instalment of the architect's series, 'Objectify', investigates how the Telepass brought freedom to the motorway
By Carlo Ratti Published
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Tour a reborn midcentury Pierre Koenig house in coastal CaliforniaDesigner Jamie Bush reimagined a house by the Case Study architect; the 1966 work now effortlessly blends interiors and architecture, and 'reads as one language'
By Jessica Ritz Published
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Alessandro Isola Studio creates a unique space for a client with a passion for PorschesA full-scale vitrine for automotive display, this city structure is home to an impressive collection of Porsches old and new, with architecture designed to show off the collection from every angle
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A redwood-clad Kendrick Bangs Kellogg remodel brings 1970s organic modernism to marketThe Chapman Residence in California – a standard suburban house totally transformed by Kellogg and the artist couple who lived in it – has been listed for the first time
By Anna Solomon Published
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This Lisbon townhouse is a dream home for wellness fanaticsDesigned by McLean Quinlan to create a sense of ‘instant tranquillity’, the house is equipped with a personal gym, a sauna, and a meditation space
By Tianna Williams Published
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Crystal Palace Park’s dinosaur sculptures have been restored to their former gloryMore than 170 years after they first thrilled Victorian visitors, Crystal Palace Park's prehistoric residents have been brought back from the brink – part of a sweeping restoration that has revived the park's lakes, lawns and landmarks
By Anna Solomon Published
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A new portico and extension create a richly varied restoration of a popular Irish venueDrumhalla House, a popular event space, now features a new portico and more architectural interventions, bringing it closer to the landscape, and updating and enhancing its interiors
By Jonathan Bell Published
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These 5 endangered sites designed by Black architects just received critical preservation grantsConserving Black Modernism, an initiative from the Getty Foundation and The National Trust for Historic Preservation, aims to protect sites that are integral to Black history and design
By Anna Fixsen Published
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MVRDV wins the open call for a new ‘Wonder of the World’ with its rocky designThe Rotterdam-based architecture firm wins The Shift International Architecture Competition with ‘Rotterdam Rocks!’, a sustainable landmark concept including a hotel, observation deck, embassy and more
By Tianna Williams Published
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A giant coyote's head hides one of America's most unusual homesDreamt up by artist Johnny DeFeo and realised with more than 30 tonnes of concrete, this giant coyote-shaped guesthouse is one of the most extraordinary places to stay in the American Southwest
By Dan Howarth Published
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Architect Carlo Ratti on why the pedalò is the most democratic vessel in the MediterraneanThe fifth instalment of the architect's series, 'Objectify,' investigates how the pedalò shows that 'form follows fun'
By Carlo Ratti Published
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What could our world look like in an alternate reality? Olalekan Jeyifous has the answerThe Brooklyn-based artist and trained architect reimagines social, cultural and environmental realities to create speculative neighbourhoods with a promising future
By Diana Budds Published
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Inspired by its rare double-corner site, a brick pavilion in Australia ‘redefines suburban living’Hanslope House in Victoria, designed by Olaver Architecture, is a reimagined suburban house for the future
By Tianna Williams Published
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BT Tower plans unveiled: what’s in store for the Grade II-listed icon?Orms has revealed its plans to convert London's BT Tower into a hotel. Here is what we know
By Tianna Williams Published
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A bijou forest retreat, this Blakely Island cabin offers tree livingDesigned by architects Wittman Estes on an island in Washington state, this guest cabin invites residents to immerse themselves in the forest canopy
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Selldorf Architects reveal new design for the Clark Art Institute in MassachusettsThe 15,000 sq ft insertion will unify two older buildings on the campus and house the dazzling Aso O. Tavitian collection
By Anna Fixsen Published
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A Mickey Muennig house enters a new life chapter in CaliforniaNicole Hollis' clarifying renovation of a Mickey Muennig house on California's Monterey Peninsula creates a playful weekend retreat
By Shonquis Moreno Published
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The artist-led Fonds Bustamante is Arles’ newest creative gemThe brainchild of Jean-Marc Bustamante, and designed by Charles Zana, the new art foundation has opened its doors in an old church building in the south of France
By Amy Serafin Published
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A yoga retreat in East Hampton translates the art of wellness into architectural formBE_Design’s Woods Retreat is a blackened temple to the principles of yogic process in a spectacular woodland location
By Jonathan Bell Published


