Architecture
Snøhetta’s regeneration of a former slaughterhouse into a social hub
A long-abandoned former abattoir in Milan is undergoing a makeover – and its developers are keen to keep the community involved in its rebirth.
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Seoul sur Seine
A Korean ‘hanok’ in the French countryside is a keeper of an artistic legacy and a link between continents.
Hot property
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.
Cycle of life
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.
Bathe in history
Visit a 16th-century hammam that has been sensitively revived for the modern age.
New dawn
Yuichi Kodai brought glimmers of Japan to this Swiss lakeside home. What will your architect do?
Live and learn
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.
Design tours: The world’s best public housing?
The world is urbanising fast. But how do you accommodate people in cities in a way that offers dignity, affordability and a sense of community? Vienna may have a solution.
Design tours: Lithuania’s modernist city
As Lithuania’s second city, it’s not often Kaunas gets much international attention. This, however, could be about to change. Kaunas has been named one of Europe’s Capitals of Culture for 2022; a title it’s…
The international icon: Kengo Kuma
The beauty of Japanese design has won fans around the world but it takes great panache to translate it to large-scale projects. We sit down with architect Kengo Kuma in his Tokyo office to…
Building a place for culture
We visit a Kengo Kuma-designed art museum in Eskisehir that’s set to become Turkey’s new cultural hotspot.
