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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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Dehli Grolimund gives one of Japan’s smallest modernist houses a second actSwiss practice Dehli Grolimund is spotlighted in the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026; explore their forensic reconstruction of an important Japanese home
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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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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'
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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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5 Pristine Arizona homes that beat the heatFrom cactus-studded stunners to mountainside retreats, these exceptionally-designed escapes are spurring our wanderlust
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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
