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…
From 8th-11th June 2023, Design Shanghai will be bringing a line-up of global brands and designers to China in celebration of its 10th anniversary, and to share new ideas from both the world’s rising stars and industry tastemakers. At this…
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…
Welcome to Enki’s Eco Edit: May 2023, our monthly sustainable lifestyle news series which will round-up our curated selection of the best eco-friendly brands, shopping ideas, and places to visit. This month, we discover a new recipe book filled with…
“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…
With its new Keuco Axess series designed by Studio F. A. Porsche, Keuco introduces a barrier-free bathroom range with functional purpose and style like no other. Combining high-end design specification with maximum usability, the Axess collection has a sleek and…
With a sustainable building approach, Loader Monteith has carefully crafted Equine House with an efficient floor plan and structure, which forms a strong connection to its South Lanarkshire site. Black-stained larch cladding and a striking extruded aluminium window frame characterise…
Award-winning furniture designer and master craftsman Angus Ross has designed a new, curvaceous garden range, to be presented on his first appearance at RHS Chelsea from 22nd-27th May 2023. The Dalerb Garden Collection, comprising a handcrafted chair, bench and table,…
“I hope my work brings a calming simplicity and tranquility that invites people to slow down but also gives them a sense of wellbeing and serenity. I want my work to allow people to feel.” Emilie Van Camp, founder and…
Montreal-based practice Atelier Pierre Thibault is presenting 20 architectural projects in symbiosis with large spaces as part of an immersive exhibition at the Galerie d’Architecture de Paris. Open until 27th May 2023, the Territories and Landscapes exhibition (exposition Territories et…
With a purposeful intention to open up discussions around improving our built environment and how we can share knowledge and ideas within our communities, the London Festival of Architecture 2023 is returning this June. With the 2023 theme ‘In Common’…
Appels Architekten has created a façade of alternating glass and slatted wood for a playful, sculptural home set against the lush green landscape of the Bavarian Forest in Germany. The prefabricated Wooden House by the Lake is expressed as a…
