French architect Renée Gailhoustet has been awarded this year’s Royal Academy of Arts Architecture Prize, honouring her pioneering work surrounding urbanism and social housing. Throughout her 40-year career, Renée Gailhoustet has led significant public housing projects, such as La Maladrerie…
Say hello to Volume 47 – our Summer Special! Order your copy of enki magazine’s Summer Special (July/August 2022) edition here if you’re based in the UK. Based outside of the UK? No problem. Order your copy of enki magazine’s Summer Special edition here. Want to subscribe? Click on…
The Alice Hawthorn, a heritage-listed pub at the heart of village life in Nun Monkton in Yorkshire, is recognised for its sustainable redevelopment as it earns a triple win at the RIBA Regional Awards. Transformed by De Matos Ryan, The…
A series of bold architectural apertures were the driving concept behind Studio McW’s extension of the Aperture House, allowing for new spatial connections to be formed. The two-storey house, situated in London’s Willesden Green, now features an additional pitched-roof volume…
Little Brownings, a reconfigured 1960s terraced house in Forest Hill, has been named Home of the Year 2022 in the Don’t Move, Improve! Awards. Selected from a 15-strong shortlist, London-based architectural studio Archmongers’ project Little Brownings impressed the judges with its “exceptional attention…
As part of the Battersea Power Station regeneration project, globally renowned architect Frank Gehry has completed his first residential buildings in the UK. The opening of Prospect Place comes ahead of the full completion and opening of the revamped power…
Nigerien architect Mariam Issoufou Kamara has been selected to lead the design of the new Bët-bi museum, set to open in Senegal in early 2025. With aspirations to “push the boundaries of what defines a museum in the 21st century”,…
London Festival of Architecture (LFA) has revealed its 2022 programme of events for its month-long celebration of the city’s architecture and urban spaces. Returning to London from 1st-30th June, London Festival of Architecture 2022 will open up new discussions, test…
Interior design studio Roar has brought a futuristic vision to the first outpost of Drop Coffee in Abu Dhabi by creating moments of awe with captivating textures. Exemplifying a rethinking of the café experience, Drop Coffee offers an immersive experience…
French-Brazilian firm Triptyque Architecture and Philippe Starck have created Villa M, a mixed-used building that brings the reintegration of nature into the city of Paris. Conceived as an exoskeleton, the minimalist building is formed of prefabricated modules and features a…
Collaborative design practice Olson Kundig has opened its new office in Midtown Manhattan, revealing a curated space that will foster creative and cultural exchange. The sleek interior design, set within the 10th-floor, mid-rise tower built in 1923, combines white-washed walls…
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Denmark’s newest museum, designed by creative Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, immerses visitors in the fantastical worlds that Hans Christian Andersen imagined. A seven-year renovation has transformed and redesigned the H.C. Andersen House museum situated in the author’s hometown of Odense.…
A private house in Camden, built for pioneering engineer Max Fordham, has become the first residential building in the UK to be verified a completely net zero. The RIBA award-winning house sets an example of how net zero homes can…