In the dynamic 22@ urban renewal district of Barcelona, local practice Cierto Estudio has unveiled a radical vision for communal living with La Comunidad Habitacional. This 8,700-square-meter, U-shaped social housing block, comprising 51 apartments, is designed not just for...
Tucked away behind a substantial hedge in a verdant Melbourne suburb, the Hedge and Arbour House by Australian practice Studio Bright offers a masterful study in architectural modesty. Rejecting the typical urban impulse to dominate the landscape, this simple,...
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, the visionary British architect whose career shaped the "high-tech" movement and gave the world masterpieces of structural clarity like the Waterloo International Terminal and the Eden Project in Cornwall, passed away this week at the age...
Against the backdrop of increasingly dense cities, vacant, neglected, or oddly-shaped plots—known as "infill sites"—are becoming the proving ground for talented architects worldwide. This latest roundup from Dezeen showcases eight notable infill houses from Dublin, Ireland, to Buenos Aires,...
The Melville project by architect Jos Tan (Tan Architecture) is a classic case study in maximizing living space on an extremely small urban plot of just 90 square meters, located in the bustling Brunswick West area of Melbourne, Australia....
Nestled in the foothills of California's Santa Cruz Mountains, the House of Horns by architecture firm WOJR is a masterful study in contrast and poetic integration with the landscape. Conceived as an "assemblage of instruments" tuned to capture the...
In Tallinn, Estonia, a ground-breaking collaboration has unfolded between the biomaterials company Myceen and the architecture department at the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA PAKK). The result is the PAKK Pavilion, an angular timber structure designed to serve as...
On the pristine banks of Oregon's Rogue River, an ambitious expansion has taken place at Tu Tu' Tun Lodge, a resort named after the Indigenous Tututni tribe. As part of a site-wide renovation, the 1970s hotel has added 12...
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced the four projects vying for the prestigious Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2025. This annual prize, established in 2002 and named in memory of Scottish architect Andy...
Amidst the bustle of Copenhagen, Denmark's capital, a modest but powerfully message-driven structure has appeared at Gammel Strand Square: "Barn Again." This work, designed and built by the British architecture firm THISS Studio and designer Tom Svilans, is one...
