For those who dream of sleeping under the stars in comfort, the sustainable and low-impact Natural Shelter is a fully assembled hideaway for use in the countryside or in an urban garden. Sustainable bedding and mattress makers Naturalmat and cabin-makers…
A black-stained, cantilevered residence by Sparano + Mooney Architecture draws inspiration from the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic to ensure it’s nestled harmoniously into its rugged canyon landscape in Salt Lake City. The contemporary home, known as the Wabi-Sabi residence, is comprised…
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A first look at the Serpentine Pavilion 2023, which was designed by French-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh, has been revealed. Due to open to the public on Friday 9th June, the pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens is a circular timber structure…
The V&A Photography Centre has reopened, following a significant expansion by Gibson Thornley Architects, unveiling the UK’s largest permanent photography space and one of the most extensive collections in the world. Situated in some of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s…
Seeking to forge a symbiotic relationship between architecture and nature, Aleš Fiala has designed Gurdau Winery with an extensive curved green roof to harmoniously embed the building into its undulating landscape. Situated among the fields and vineyards in Kurdějov village…
At this year’s highly anticipated Venice Architecture Biennale, the 2023 British Pavilion exhibition, ‘Dancing Before the Moon’, explores the importance of everyday rituals in establishing communities. Curated by Jayden Ali, Joseph Henry, Meneesha Kellay, and Sumitra Upham, the exhibition brings…
The Secret Garden Flat, a unique renovation and remodelling of a small London flat, has been named Home of the Year 2023 in the Don’t Move, Improve! Awards. Selected from a 15-strong shortlist that tied in with this year’s programme theme of ‘Green Ambitions’, The…
London Festival of Architecture has revealed its compelling programme of events and installations for 2023, with a jam-packed schedule set for the month-long celebration of community and city-making. Returning to London from 1st-30th June, the Festival’s mission is to use…
Inspired by Canadian farmyard buildings, StudioAC has completed a solar-orientated, metal-clad home on the forested Bruce Peninsula, complete with a sky-gazing platform. Just a few hours north of Toronto, the site’s stunning natural elements led the architectural ethic that prioritised…
A recently launched emergency housing prototype, designed by the Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim, reforms the concept of sustainable housing for displaced communities by putting safety, comfort, and wellbeing first. The Essential Homes Research Project is a housing concept created…
Dualchas Architects will exhibit in the Arsenale exhibition site, as part of La Biennale di Venezia 2023, with an audio-visual installation that delves into the connection between language, land, and architecture. The installation, simply titled ‘Dualchas’, plays an important role…
“Deaf people make excellent architects and being deaf means that we are naturally visual people; we can see what needs to be done in a space.” Chris Laing, architectural designer and activist. An advocate for inclusivity in architecture, Chris Laing…
Finding new ways to be inventive with a minimal palette, Of Architecture has created a pared-back home for a creative couple in the seaside town of Newquay in Cornwall. Esplanade House meets the brief from the owners, a surfer and…
Architecture studio SOM has revealed plans for the New York Climate Exchange, a mass-timber, net-zero ‘living laboratory’ to be built on Governors Island in New York City. The new campus, designed by SOM in collaboration with Stony Brook University, aims…
