The six-strong shortlist of buildings in contention for the coveted RIBA Stirling Prize 2022 has been revealed. This year’s shortlisted projects are those that are considered to have made “the greatest contribution to the evolution of architecture and the built…
Deep in the Finnish forest, electric performance car brand Polestar has built a full-scale version of the Koja Treehouse, redefining sustainable travel. The micro-space treehouse was originally envisioned by Finnish designer Kristian Talvitie, and is the first Polestar Design Contest…
An exceptional shortlist of projects for the World Architecture Festival 2022 has been announced, featuring 20 future concepts that address climate change and community resilience. The World Architecture Festival awards programme celebrates newly built works as well as innovative future…
Emerging design studio Holloway Li has fashioned WunderLocke, a new lifestyle aparthotel in Munich for the sustainably conscious traveller. Due to officially open in August in the up-and-coming neighbourhood of Sendling, the brand-new Locke hotel has a low-impact design that…
“I want each piece to feel like something you can pick up from your walk down the beach; found inside a cave or next to the water, as if they were shaped by the natural elements.” Evgenia Douka, ceramicist and…
With precision and design at its forefront, the newly launched Zurich collection by bathroom brand Coalbrook features well-crafted brassware. Contemporary and elegant in its form and aesthetic, the collection includes taps and deck and wall-mounted bath fillers and basin mixers.…
A striking black eco clad home in Scotland, a low-energy infill dwelling in London, and a remodelled house situated on the ruins of a 17 century parchment factory, are among the 20 homes in the running to become the RIBA…
In a creative reimagining of a Devon cottage, the architects at Studio Weave have formed a modern artist’s retreat from a double-storey timber extension. With a brief to design flexible guest accommodation and creative workspace for the family and visiting…
Off the coast of Norway, Snøhetta has installed a series of stepping stones to form the disappearing walkway of the new Traelvikosen Scenic Route. Part of the Norwegian Scenic Routes initiative, led by the country’s Public Roads Administration, the site…
Presented inside London’s Building Centre, the Otrivin Air Lab is a living showroom and bio-design workshop that invites visitors to learn about the benefits of algae-based air purification. The idea for this open laboratory was conceived by the pioneering duo…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has chosen Mexican architect Frida Escobedo to envision a new look for its Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing. The wing, which The Met has been seeking to revamp for…
Transforming a 1960s office block into a cultural institution, architecture studio Freehaus has designed The Africa Centre with heritage and community in mind. Six decades after it first opened its doors in Covent Garden as a hub for Africans in…
With an attentiveness to material, light, and proportion, Benjamin Hale Architects have introduced a side return and a series of ‘garden rooms’ to unlock the ground floor of a Victorian property. The rear extension has solved a problematic configuration of…
The Danish Architecture Centre shines a spotlight on the industry’s most influential females through history in its latest exhibition, Women in Architecture. Through a showcase of inspiring projects and installations, thought-provoking questions such as who are the overlooked women in…
Street furniture manufacturer Vestre is supporting an ongoing research project in the Bergen Botanical Gardens, trialling its Vestre Habitats in a study of urban biodiversity. The project, called BoBie (meaning Bee Home), is part of a larger study by the…
