Rehab cabins and a giant urban sofa.

Philosopher Alain de Botton has persuaded celebrated architect Peter Zumthor to make a home for contemplation.

From a concrete creation in Chile to a cosy studio in New York, we highlight eye-catching architecture.

The foreboding exteriors of the Fredensborg Houses have been compared with a prison. But peek inside and Jørn Utzon’s revolutionary housing project is every bit as captivating as his masterpiece: the Sydney Opera House.

Kenji Hall reporting from Takamatsu: Japan’s penchant for knocking down old buildings is taking a back seat in one prefecture, where the modernist architecture could, with the right exposure, help boost tourism.

A garden of succulents near Madrid uses architecture and good design to support its plants, quietly showing them off to their full potential.

Being a risk-taker yet remaining part of the mainstream is a tricky thing to pull off. Three proponents of the art, Elizabeth Diller, David Chipperfield and Ellen van Loon, explain how they balance architectural innovation…

Meet the architects and businesses who are creating housing that’s affordable, sustainable and a pleasure to live in.

For decades the Belice Valley was a byword for bureaucratic bungling in the face of disaster. Now, 50 years after a devastating earthquake struck the region, the bold aesthetic legacy that bloomed in its wake is finally…

Poul Kjaerholm was one of the greats of Danish design. Here we visit his former home – a testing ground for many of his best-loved classics.

The US firm moving beyond desert modernism, plus an artistic spot in the English countryside and a starkly dramatic Algarve capital.

The co-operative apartment block in Valencia that’s a brutalist triumph, casting a spiritual spell on its devoted residents.