There are exhibitions that ask to be seen, and there are exhibitions that ask to be approached. Dana Awartani’s Standing by the Ruins belongs to the second category. It does
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A mirrored gateway and a blackened counterpart anchor Greenwich Peninsula’s Design District, turning the archetype of the artist studio into a flexible, light driven workplace for a new creative neighbourhood.
A six month renovation in Plaka, Athens sees Local Local revive a listed neoclassical townhouse with an almost white palette, Athenian terrazzo floors, bespoke joinery, and a Tinos marble fireplace, all tuned to limited daylight and strict preservation rules.
Basalto Collective is a Zurich-based platform founded by Mexican designer Paulina Reséndiz in late 2023. At first glance, it could be grouped with the wave of design spaces that promote
Barozzi Veiga’s Szczecin Philharmonic pairs a crystalline aluminum and glass façade with a golden main hall rooted in local craftsmanship, combining expressive roof geometry, acoustic fragmentation, and a formally autonomous civic landmark.
MPavilion 1 reframes Australian outback typologies as a summer cultural venue in Melbourne, pairing a 12m x 12m steel frame with a glazed roof and responsive skin to deliver shade, shelter and civic warmth.
Rediscovering African vernacular architecture: Timeless lessons in sustainability from Built By Hand
Rediscover African vernacular architecture through *Built by Hand*: earthen mosques, kasbahs, rondavels and rock-hewn churches reveal climate-smart, low-carbon building intelligence. From Djenné to Lalibela, and from Kéré to Kamara, this essay traces how community-led traditions can inform Africa’s fast-growing cities and a regenerative architectural future.
If 2025 was about regaining momentum, 2026 feels like a year that tests what that momentum is for. Across deserts, design fairs, congress halls and city streets, the most visible
On the outskirts of Huế, central city of Vietnam, this architecture positions itself away from the city’s postcard destinations and toward something more enduring: the cadence of local life. Set
In Guajuvira, Brazil, a small pavilion sits among protected remnants of Atlantic Forest just 35 kilometres from Curitiba. The rural surroundings are defined by modest farms and natural springs that
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