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This restored Barcelona house is a historic pirate’s abode – with, yes, its own pirate’s room
A Barcelona house passed through generations, Casa el Pirata underwent a renovation of its dining room, entrance hall and pirates room, a result which nods to the past, while accommodating the needs of the present
By Tianna Williams Published
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A new book marks 75 years of the Royal Festival Hall, London's iconic ‘egg in a box’
‘Royal Festival Hall: A Living Icon’ tells the story of one of London's best-loved buildings – designed not for the privileged few, but for everyone
By Anna Solomon Published
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Experience LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries – ‘It’s time to experiment’
The David Geffen Galleries by Peter Zumthor open at LACMA; we take a tour and explore the relationship between art and architecture
By Michael Webb Published
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Step inside V&A East Museum, a new London cultural hub combining brains and beauty
Designed by O'Donnell+Tuomey in Stratford, the V&A East Museum is ready to show off its sculptural volumes as it gears up for its public opening on 18 April 2026
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A 1930s bungalow facade in Suffolk is transformed into a work of art
A redesigned 1930s bungalow in the British countryside, this new project by artist Giles Miller is inspired by the area's industrial history
By Tianna Williams Published
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Tour Los Angeles' finest modernist houses, from shiny icons to lesser-known gems
The modernist houses of Los Angeles are the stuff of legend. Writer, curator and architectural historian Adam Štěch takes us on a tour of some of the finest examples, from established icons to lesser-known gems
By Adam Štěch Published
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Brooklyn's most famous cemetery is for the living as much as it's for the dead. Its gleaming new visitor centre is proof
By combining a historic greenhouse with a brand new building, Architecture Research Office creates a new portal for Green-Wood Cemetery.
By Beth Broome Published
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A new house in a South Downs village is a masterful example of modern rural design
Sandy Rendel Architects has completed Monkton, a generous country house that finds richness and warmth in careful detailing and modest materiality
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Meet the visionary young architect who's reshaping London, one project at a time
East London-born architect Jayden Ali and his multidisciplinary practice JA Projects draw on social justice, community and connection, shaping the architectural avant-garde in the British capital and beyond
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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This calming São Paulo home was designed to make you slow down
Brazilian architect Fernanda Marques looked to the work of Tadao Ando in designing this tranquil family retreat
By Tianna Williams Published
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A classic A. Quincy Jones house in Brentwood just hit the market for the first time in more than a decade
A modest modernist marvel in one of LA’s most desirable neighbourhoods, the Morris & Lydia Gelb House could be yours for $2.7 million
By Jonathan Bell Published
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What's next in retail architecture? One of Japan's most in-demand designers explains
Gwenael Nicolas, founder of the Japan-based studio Curiosity, talks about creating memorable shop experiences: 'The most inspiring and relevant spaces are often nearly impossible to visualise'
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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'Scottish Modern' captures the entrancing vision of architects Brown & Brown
A new monograph, 'Scottish Modern,' traces the career and work of Aberdeenshire-based Brown & Brown, one of Scotland’s preeminent residential architects
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A landmark modernist house designed by Peter Womersley is now for sale in West Yorkshire
Pioneering postwar home Farnley Hey hits the market for £1.05 million, offering a rare opportunity to own a landmark of British modernism
By Anna Solomon Published
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Kengo Kuma will design the National Gallery’s huge new expansion
London’s National Gallery has chosen the Tokyo-based architect to design a £350 million new wing
By Anna Solomon Published
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Inside Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s dramatic LA mansion, now on the market
Sharon Osbourne has listed the Hancock Park mansion – a theatrical Tudor-style estate – where she lived for a decade with her late husband, Ozzy Osbourne
By Anna Solomon Published
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This Japanese-inspired Californian garden studio is full of personality
Designed for a multitasking creative, this garden studio in California by ONO is titled Two-Fold, as it combines a ceramics workshop and a Pilates studio
By Léa Teuscher Published
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Peek inside Sabrina Carpenter's 'House Tour' mansion, on the market for $36.8 million in Los Angeles
Turns out Pretty Girl Avenue is in the Hollywood Hills
By Anna Fixsen Published
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Tour a curvy concrete seaside villa moored in the North Sea dunes
Magalie Munters' concrete villa on the Belgian coast features curving concrete walls and pristine seashell-like interiors
By Léa Teuscher Published
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Step inside Pyramid House, a reimagined 20th-century experiment in Milton Keynes
Explore London studio Khan Bonshek’s tactful refurbishment of an unconventional 1980s show home that was ‘a very, very strange building’
By Jonathan Bell Published
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In rural India, a soaring creative space is a Brutalist ode to Henri Labrouste
With dramatic arches and a spare palette, Rushnaiwala Architects delivers an industrial homage to the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Ahmedabad
By Tianna Williams Published
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Explore this ‘mystery box’ of a courtyard house on the Scottish coast
An elegantly restrained courtyard house on a private estate in East Lothian, Scotland, offers privacy and future-proof accessibility, courtesy of Daniel Bär Architect
By Léa Teuscher Published
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Funny, worrying, provocative – Reinier de Graaf’s book on architecture’s elephant in the room
In his new book, ‘Architecture Against Architecture’, the architect and OMA partner takes stock of the industry and discusses its present and future
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Inside the Róng Museum of Art building site, where different volumes ‘grow together’
We visit the museum, currently under construction in Shenzhen, China and speak to its architect, Ole Scheeren
By Daven Wu Published
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The White House ballroom design just cleared a significant hurdle
At a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, officials voted to approve the design of the 90,000 sq ft addition
By Anna Fixsen Published
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Relax and restore at this Tadao Ando-inspired Edinburgh mews house – one of a thoughtfully designed pair
Neither minimalist nor extravagant, this Edinburgh mews project by Pend Architects is calmly considered in its design
By Tianna Williams Published
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This cheeky coastal Florida home was designed to get around strict HOA rules
Architect Jennifer Bonner designed a home for her mum that’s rebellious, site-responsive and unapologetically cute
By Adrian Madlener Published


