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A Canadian forest retreat’s treehouse-like forms are sustainable, and look great to boot
Passive House Forest Retreat, an eco-sensitive private home nestled in Canada’s Coast Mountains, takes its environmental approach to the next level
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Leading architectural preservation organisations sue to block Kennedy Center alterations
The lawsuit, filed by a coalition of eight groups including the AIA, alleges that President Donald Trump wants to ‘fundamentally alter this iconic property’
By Anna Fixsen Published
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Sandwiched between mountains, this Brazilian house is an example of creative freedom
For this Brazilian house project, architect Beatriz Meyer discovered a calming valley plot to create a family base, and she was faced with her most difficult client yet – herself
By Tianna Williams Published
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The ultimate guide to Aldo Rossi's postmodernism – an 'architecture of meaning'
Seminal Italian architect Aldo Rossi crafted spaces rich with memory and association, at once poetic and political; we explore the postmodernist's oeuvre in our ultimate guide to his works
By Edwin Heathcote Published
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A contemporary Gujarat house is rooted in the dappled shade of two ancient sapodilla trees
This Indian home by Ahmedabad-based Studio Sangath offers breezy country retreat living for a local family
By Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar Published
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The Central Pavilion emerges from the Giardini greenery, a refreshed Venice icon
The Central Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale is relaunching following extensive restoration, just in time for the 2026 Venice Art Biennale
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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This Sydney penthouse frames harbour views through minimalist, monochromatic interiors
Kurraba, a penthouse with a crafted interior by architecture studio Mathieson, oozes serenity that brings the city's famous harbour views into focus
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Discover a hillside Surrey home with long North Downs views
Duncan Foster Architects has completed Hidden House, replacing an ageing bungalow with an energy-efficient structure that makes much better use of the spectacular site
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A Lithuanian house cuts through the landscape with its crisp, contemporary, triangular figure
A creative response to unexpected planning regulations, Trim House by KWK Promes boasts an unusual triangular floorplan
By Tianna Williams Published
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A new Accra pavilion paves the way for an annual architectural commission in Africa
Limbo Engawa is a new Accra pavilion designed by TAELON7 that examines the Ghanaian capital's urban fabric and how unfinished structures inhabit its landscape
By Shawn Adams Published
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An island recording studio's creative 'village' is conceived for flowing inspiration
Pur, a new recording studio on the Turkish island of Cunda, unites state-of-the-art technical space and the vernacular architecture language of its seaside context
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Rudolph Schindler’s Kallis-Sharlin Residence – a modernist icon carved into an LA hillside – is up for sale
The 1946 landmark exemplifies Schindler’s vision of harmonising architecture with nature. Recently restored, it is now listed for $6.35 million
By Anna Solomon Published
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Casa Arosio, a Vico Magistretti modernist gem, is reborn by the Ligurian coast
With Casa Arosio, Milan’s Eligo Studio breathes new life into a playful, split-level 1950s Italian holiday retreat by Vico Magistretti
By Adam Štěch Published
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An airy cow shelter in India prioritises wellness for animals and humans alike
Gaugram, a cow shelter designed by architecture studio Compartment S4, breathes new life into an existing facility – and places animal welfare at its heart
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A Cape Town house thrives through its challenges and long mountain vistas
A leading SAOTA architect designs his own family home on an impossibly narrow hilltop site
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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OMA’s Mushroom Pavilion in Mexico is designed for cultivation and community
Casa Wabi Foundation unveils an ellipsoidal structure designed by OMA to embrace both fungi and humans – and help them grow
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The architecture of Satish Gujral, a polymath icon of Indian creativity
The Indian artist was always building – we explore the late creative’s architecture, which represents ‘sculpture at tectonic scale’
By Noor Dasmesh Singh Published
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The eerie beauty of Dungeness, an unlikely contemporary architecture epicentre
Dungeness architecture blends the old and the new, the quiet and the dramatic; we take a tour of the built environment in this unlikely hub of architectural expression in the south of England
By Emily Wright Published
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A bright red house in the Czech Republic is a stark contrast against its leafy backdrop
Villa Jevany’s vibrant red hue pops against its mature woodland context; the architects take us on a tour of this standout house
By Tianna Williams Published
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A new Superflux exhibition in Vienna offers a provocative comment on our possible future
‘The Craftocene’, the playful new show by Superflux at Vienna’s Welt Museum, has just opened, challenging notions of world anthropology
By Phineas Harper Published
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Community housing in south London brings Arts and Crafts into the 21st century
Farmstead Road, a community housing scheme in leafy Lewisham, provides an exemplar of blending Passivhaus efficiency with quaint, craft-rich English architecture
By Teshome Douglas-Campbell Published
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To save a Judith Chafee-designed house, a group of Tucson neighbours band together
Judith Chafee's Ramada House, designed in the mid-1970s and updated by designer Casey W Smith, is for sale
By Jessica Ritz Published
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Inside Taoyuan International Airport’s architectural boost – an emerging aerotropolis
Taiwan’s largest airport opens eight new gates at Terminal 3, a holistic response to the island's evolving passenger needs
By Tianna Williams Published
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Orchard House exemplifies a studious approach to contemporary rural design
Studio Bark has successfully navigated the challenges of a rural site, creating an energy-efficient family house in Cheshire that’s integrated into the landscape
By Jonathan Bell Published
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In this serene Kyoto home, time slows down, and nature is felt at every turn
House in Narutaki has been reinvented by kooo architects, from a traditional Sukiya-style residence into a sensitive, minimalist home
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A Jacques Couëlle-designed modernist home near Cannes gets an organic refresh
This experimental house in the South of France has been brought to 21st-century standards through an interior refresh by Miriam Frowein
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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High on a hill sits this radically rebuilt mountain cottage in the Czech Republic
This cottage in the Czech Republic’s Giant Mountains involved a complete overhaul of a much-altered traditional structure, using the same scale and iconography to create a modern retreat
By Jonathan Bell Published


