Latest articles by Harriet Thorpe
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Japanese and Italian design combine in Chicago office interior by Alvisi Kirimoto -
A house in Zurich questions the aesthetics of digitally-designed architecture -
David Chipperfield takes stock with a monograph documenting 30 years of work -
Junya Ishigami announced as Serpentine Pavilion 2019 designer -
Street photography from OMA’s Taipei Performing Arts Center construction site -
The top buildings that shaped culture in 2017The year of 2017 brought many new architectural offerings. Here, we celebrate the best examples of the smartest new builds, canniest restorations and smoothest extensions that are upgrading the experience of life in our cities and communities across the globe.
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Financial Times office building Bracken House restored to glory in London -
Zaha Hadid Architects carves out riverside promenade and flood barrier for Hamburg -
Jean Nouvel’s European Patent Office is inaugurated in The Hague -
Flexible tiny house by Beatrice Bonzanigo presents infinite opportunities -
RIBA International Awards 2020 jury is announced -
Eccentric houses in Southern Puglia offer a new take on modernityDiscovering a sense of freedom from form in Southern Puglia, Salento Moderno documents a distinct breed of Italian houses with an imaginative and anarchic approach to architecture.
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Pavilion made of recycled IKEA mattresses wins Chart Architecture prize -
Estudio Galera carves out a concrete summer house in an Argentine forest -
Pezo von Ellrichshausen releases an artistic monograph -
Brutalist Boston Map unfolds the story of the city’s most controversial buildings -
Public jewel: the SLS Brickell reflects Miami’s colourful persona -
Architectural drawing celebrated with an annual prize at Sir John Soane’s Museum -
Step inside the Mayfair townhouse next door to 45 Park LaneGlobal hotel brand the Dorchester Collection, owners of the iconic 45 Park Lane, launches its first fully-serviced residential offering in London at the Mayfair Park Residences with the opening of an exquisite townhouse with a traditional Georgian façade and an unexpectedly organic interior
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Tracing the evolution of the contemporary house in the 21st century -
Van Gogh’s The Potato Eaters inspires architect Julius Taminiau’s Dutch monument to rural lifeThe Potato Shed, a family house built on the site of a former farm, is a contemporary response to agricultural architecture and the landscape of The Netherlands, inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s austere 1885 painting
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Marià Castelló's five volume house is inspired by the island culture of IbizaWith a design guided by the landscape itself, this new holiday house in the Ibizan countryside is a serene and breathable retreat immersed in nature and connected to the land
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Herbert W Burns’ Gillman Residence renovated in Palm SpringsA Palm Springs house designed by architect Herbert W Burns has been brought back to life, with plenty of contemporary improvements. ‘This house can truly be considered a brand new home with Herbert Burns’ bones’ say the designer-developer duo behind the comprehensive restoration and renovation
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Home 3.0: Studio Octopi reshapes and extends a Victorian house
