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Landscape architect Sara Zewde on how she is designing for a changing climate and why Hurricane Katrina was a watershed moment.

Embassies are not just places of work; they are also living representations of a country’s worldview. We visit three Swiss outposts of diplomatic design.

Built at an important moment as Germany restructured its postwar image, Munich 1972’s athletes’ village is a rare example of Olympics infrastructure that remains much admired today. And those who live there are its most…

From making short films to becoming friends with Radiohead, architect Isay Weinfeld says that there’s more to life than the blueprint.

As overseer of France’s revered cultural institutions, Didier Fusillier has ambitious plans for the capital’s most storied museum.

The smart renovation in a Sydney suburb breathes new life into the work of a pioneering home-builder.

A Korean ‘hanok’ in the French countryside is a keeper of an artistic legacy and a link between continents.

Yuichi Kodai brought glimmers of Japan to this Swiss lakeside home. What will your architect do?

The latest velodrome and sports complex to open in Belgium puts its users’ needs front and centre. It shows why, sometimes, getting your ideas on track takes a nudge rather than a revolution.

This new net-zero fire station is carrying the flame for considered civic architecture. It is proof that good urbanism can make even the most functional buildings feel fresh.

Warm woodwork, architectural tricks and treasured objects delight the residents of this Swiss apartment.

An architecture school in the City of Bridges aims to arm the next generation of urbanists and designers with hands-on skills needed to combat climate change. We meet those who are spearheading their education.

Here’s our wish list of firms that we would commission to create the perfect HQ, home or hotel. Read on for the studios on the up, furniture firms to tap and developers with whom to develop a closer relationship. Let’s get…

Alserkal Avenue, a clutch of galleries and spaces in Dubai’s Al Quoz, has become a focal point for the region’s buzzing arts and culture scene. Meet the team behind the transformation.

An architect’s plush and playful early modernist home in the Belgian town of Lier received a gentle polish from its new owners. The result is a house that is once again fit for purpose.