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The idiosyncratic work of James Wines and SITE is the subject of a new monograph‘What Else Could It Mean?’ explores the world of James Wines, the founder of Sculpture in the Environment, who helped pioneer the art of integrating architecture with nature
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Wonderland is a small community of three houses; you can now own oneOne of the single-family residences with a shared outdoor space hits the market – just make sure you like your neighbours
By Tianna Williams Published
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A snake nodding to the horizon makes for an unlikely inspiration for this Chilean houseCasa Asomada by Whale! negotiates a windy site and uneven terrain to propose a Chilean holiday home that embraces the elements
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Step inside this Nigerian beach house, where minimalism is aligned with lagoon livingOA House by Tosin Oshinowo is a Nigerian beach house that nods to its context while crafting an elegant backdrop to contemporary life
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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‘36 Views of Dawson’s Heights’ is an homage to a south London iconThe new book from The Half Pint Press is a photographic study of this hilltop south London apartment building, capturing its intriguing presence
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A series of hidden courtyards define this minimalist Melbourne houseA new Melbourne house, Casa Piva, designed by B.E. Architecture, is built to provide privacy and seclusion through a sequence of generous spaces away from prying eyes
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The Shanghai Grand Opera House opens as a venue for all, bridging performance and cityWith a sweeping sculptural roof, three auditoriums and public spaces overlooking the Huangpu River, the new cultural landmark by Snøhetta opens, making a compelling case for architecture that brings people together
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Assembly Archive’s Thistle Creek House is embedded in the Wyoming landscapeOn a site in Jackson Hole Valley, Assembly Archive has built an elegant house with a charred timber façade and impressive Teton Mountain views
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Stadttempel, the only Viennese synagogue to survive the 1938 Nazi annexation, is restoredThe 200-year-old Viennese synagogue, a building under strict heritage protection, has been restored by a team successfully piecing together past and present
By Ifeoluwa Adedeji Published
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Step inside this Bali villa, an intimate, yet conceptually expansive homeSora, a new Bali villa by Colvin Haven, is a private retreat built around restraint, where 'the brief became subtraction'
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Who is the RIBA Stirling Prize 2026 winner? We reveal allThe RIBA Stirling Prize 2026 winner is Lion Green Road, a Croydon council-commissioned housing scheme in south London, designed by architect Mary Duggan, as the British institution celebrates its landmark 30th anniversary
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A green ceramic façade shows a rethink of the London home extensionIn south-east London, this extension of a Victorian terraced home saves its boldest gesture for the back garden
By Tianna Williams Published
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Sylvan Rock was designed by S3 Architecture with Aston Martin. Now the house is for saleA striking contemporary house in New York’s Hudson Valley, Sylvan Rock was a labour of love for the Aston Martin design team and S3 Architecture. The 55-acre estate is on the market, fully furnished
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A photo exhibition of midcentury delights ushers in Palm Springs Modernism Week previewPhotographer Tag Christof’s show at Herman Miller's new retail location explores the region's modernist legacy just in time for the Palm Springs Modernism Week preview
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Tour an elegant family house in the Spanish city of SabadellHouse 934 SP57 by Exitprojectes is a meticulously planned domestic utopia that draws on modernism, minimalism and the warmth of wood, craft and light
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Step inside Cloud House’s ice-cream-parlour colours and candy-floss feelA joyful home by architect Peter Morris brings a splash of pink to its leafy neighbourhood in north London, celebrating individuality and fun
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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An art centre, Large, is the newest addition to Île Seguin, and its formerly industrial siteRCR Architectes is behind a new Île Seguin art centre, called Large – a space designed to celebrate art and community while breathing life into its site, a former Renault factory
By Amy Serafin Published
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Eichler X-100, the ‘house of the future’, is seeking a new buyerJoseph Eichler’s iconic mid-century experimental steel house – Eichler X-100 – in Northern California is back on the market as it turns 70
By Camille Tenneson Published
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Step inside a reimagined Clerkenwell house with a bold, yet warm characterA London home has been reinvented through a careful rebalance of cosiness and fluidity, warmth and architectural character, courtesy of MM Studio Interior
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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How South Barn, the reimagining of an Isle of Wight farm building, shines a light on ‘deep reuse’Architects Studio Weave explore a thorough yet light-touch reimagining of an existing agricultural building into a modern-day retreat for practice founder Je Ahn
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Dive into the sumptuous, layered richness of post-war Belgian modernismPost-war Belgian modernism put the fun into functional with quirky fixtures, unexpected tiles and monumental murals
By Gerlin Heestermans Published
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From Frank Lloyd Wright to Charles and Ray Eames, step inside the finest architects’ houses‘Architects’ Houses’ is a new book from Phaidon that charts the homes of the world’s leading architects
By Tianna Williams Published
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What's it like living in a Japanese House? This book answers all questions'Living in a Japanese House,' a new book by Kanae Hasegawa for Phaidon, explores the popular typology of the Japanese home
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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An architecture tour of Ghent, Belgium's unexpected cultural gemPlanning a trip to Belgium? Make sure to visit Ghent, where creativity is thriving; here is our architecture and design tour of the city
By Harriet Thorpe Published
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Fancy an instant-landscape hotel? The Haku suite from Koto could be the answerA plush new pre-fab by Koto is an upscale hospitality solution aimed at landowners looking to capitalise on their estates
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The Shenzhen Natural History Museum is a journey across the region's fascinating biodiversityExplore the new Shenzhen Natural History Museum, a project by the 3XN–B+H Architects–Zhubo Design Consortium, and a building placed within a leafy park like the undulating folds of a ribbon
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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An architect's home in the heart of Florence contains a suspended swimming poolArchitect Stefano Tozzi is selling his home in Florence, carved from a former theatre and transformed into a dramatic, high-rise interior
By Jonathan Bell Published


