Architecture
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2025 winners highlight bold visions and optimistic outlooks
This year’s top projects, which include bamboo flood shelters and desert domes, prove that architecture isn’t just about buildings but about survival, identity and belonging.
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Why we all need to learn how to “speak architecture”
Buildings shape our world – so why don’t we discuss them?
How Brazil is restoring and reclaiming its first modernist landmark
Saved from the auction block by public outcry and now lovingly restored, the Gustavo Capanema Palace is a celebration of Brazilian culture in concrete.
Amassa: A bucolic retreat attuned to nature’s gentle rhythms
Transforming a run-down, abandoned hamlet into a wellness retreat required the expertise of an army of artisans.
The old-school way of keeping the summer heat out of your home
Modern air conditioning isn’t the only way to keep cool in the summer. For generations, people have used their ingenuity to dial down indoor temperatures using nothing more than a well-crafted shutter.
Meraki Studios, an intimate boutique hotel tucked in the mountains of central Crete
A cluster of holiday apartments among striking, semi-mountainous terrain pays homage to the island’s landscape beyond the beaches.
The porch does more than just improve the weather – it’s a staple of American life
Mark Twain is said to have once averred that the least that architecture could do was “improve the weather”. It’s a useful aphorism in any climate but has particular relevance to Hannibal, Missouri, along…
Why a Trump tower in Belgrade would reopen Serbia’s war wounds
Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, plans to transform a bombed Belgrade landmark into a luxury hotel. But backlash has thrown the project into doubt.
An architects’ retreat where mid-century cottages stand amid unspoiled Finnish woodland
We explore the modernist wonders of an architect’s retreat and trace its enduring influence.
