American artist and urban planner Theaster Gates has revealed his vision for this year’s Serpentine Pavilion, a circular, timber-built structure with community at its heart. Named Black Chapel, the 10.7 metre-tall wooden pavilion with an open oculus in its roof…
CF Møller Architects has built a subterranean villa on protected Norwegian countryside, adding a green roof to Villa Aa embed it into its environment. Villa Aa is the Danish studio’s response to the call from the family, who owns the…
Scottish-Ghanian architect, academic, and novelist Lesley Lokko has been appointed as Curator of the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2023, becoming the first black architect to lead the biannual event. Also one of the few women to ever to be appointed…
Completing a 110,000 square metre cultural complex in Shenzhen, the Bao’An Performing Arts Centre on Quinhai Bay houses the city’s first performance hall for international operas. Rocco Design Architects Associates realised the masterplan of buildings for the Bao’An Cultural District,…
Converted historic warehouses and red brick new-builds characterise Kampus, a recently completed large-scale development in central Manchester by Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo. The architects saw the design for the Kampus neighbourhood as an opportunity to develop the city at block…
AR Design Studio has been granted planning permission for Riverside House, a bespoke replacement dwelling that will be sensitively unstitched from its historic Victorian walled garden. The studio’s plans seek to sensitively transform an existing collection of converted potting sheds…
Considering the coastal topography of Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia, Omar Gandhi has created an accessible viewing deck that brings visitors closer to the sought-after views of the lighthouse and shoreline. Local developer Develop Nova Scotia commissioned Canadian studio Omar…
One of the most influential architects of our era and winner of the 2007 Pritzker Prize, Richard Rogers sadly passed away at the age of 88 on 18th December 2021. Confirming the news and paying tribute, his studio Rogers Stirk…
Sheltered amongst the dense woodland surrounding the Vranov Dam in the Czech Republic, a small larch-built cottage designed by Prodesi/Domesi has been built on existing foundations using modern timber construction to form an enshrouded family retreat. Having acquired the cottage…
Through traditional materiality and a mirroring of geometric features, Finkernagel Ross has updated a Victorian semi-detached home with a new rear extension and garden house. By playing with the original architectural form, the architecture practice have juxtaposed the old with…
The Simone de Beauvoir School, by local firms Bond Society and Daudré-Vignier & Associés, signifies a new model for a clean-air learning environment in the suburbs of Paris with a focus on spatial quality and timber design. In order to…
A former crofter’s cottage has been redesigned by Loader Monteith, using two volumes clad in locally sourced black timber to strengthen its bond with its remote Scottish Highlands site. Strone of Glenbanchor, nestled into its remote mountainous landscape in the…
Balanced on one single column at 600 metres above sea level, The Bolder Sky Lodge offers unparalleled views across Norway’s Lysefjord in a unique and daring new tourism concept. When owner Tom Norland bought 170 hectares of untouched land over…
Henning Larsen has revealed plans for a large, entirely timber-built workspace, to create a vibrant market place and inspire biodiversity on the Nordhavn waterfront in Copenhagen. As part of the redevelopment of the Marmormolen wharf, formerly an industrial area and…
In response to a strategy to strengthen and enhance public spaces in a region of the Czech Republic, KLAR has designed a prefabricated structure called Yogapoint that offers a place to practice yoga or relax. The brief from the Moravian-Silesian…
