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Architects' Directory: a Gulf house by Civil Architecture brings the courtyard typology to the 21st centuryWallpaper* Architects' Directory 2026 spotlights 30 of the world's most exciting emerging studios. Here, we meet Civil Architecture, whose work rethinks Gulf domestic architecture through research and reinvention.
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Before Palm Springs, there was Corbin Palms – now one of its original mid-century homes is for saleA rare 1954 Palmer & Krisel residence in Corbin Palms – the overlooked Woodland Hills enclave where the architects first tested the ideas that would define California’s desert modernism – is on the market for $995,000
By Anna Solomon Published
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FGMF’s new São Paulo house is cleverly arranged around a sub-tropical gardenCasa da rua Escócia brings the outside in thanks to clever planning, angled walls and a richly planted courtyard garden
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Architects' Directory: every detail has a purpose in MGAO’s compact, but considered cabinMatt Goodman Architecture Office joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026 with a bushfire-proof cabin in Australia
By Tianna Williams Published
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A monumentally minimalist Miami house elevates luxury livingThis Miami house, designed by StudioKP2, gives little away from the street, but opens up to geometric drama and a careful balance of shelter and 21st-century luxury
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The surprising design history of the Campari Soda bottleArchitect Carlo Ratti investigates how the Campari Soda bottle became a part of everyone's favourite summer ritual – and explores its secret Fascist design origins
By Carlo Ratti Published
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A dark and ‘stealthy’ Welsh cottage reimagines life and architecture by the Irish SeaWhite Breakers is a Pembrokeshire Coast National Park holiday home, refitted by Unknown Works to improve flow, looks and sustainability
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Drama and minimalism meet in this Osaka house – where all is not what it seemsTitled ‘Moment’, this house by Apollo Architects & Associates appears modest from the street, but opens up to double-height spatial drama inside
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The Architecture Edit: 10 incredible houses that grabbed our attention this monthFrom a Delft garden studio to Frank Lloyd Wright's lone Tennessee commission, these were the residential projects that our editors loved this month
By Anna Solomon Published
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Three modernist icons have been added to Unesco’s World Heritage ListUnesco’s World Heritage Committee has added 25 new sites to its prestigious list – among them, modernist landmarks in Finland, Poland and Uzbekistan mark a growing shift towards recognising 20th-century architecture
By Anna Solomon Published
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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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With a wild urban garden, this Dutch painter’s studio feels like a rural idyllThis refurbishment and update of a traditional Delft house places a painter’s studio within a richly planted town garden
By Jonathan Bell 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


