Architecture
Architects in Iceland are showing us how to build with molten lava
Iceland’s volcanoes might have an unexpected new purpose. An architect duo want to harness eruptions to shape the houses and cities of the future.
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The Lee Ungno residence: A traditional-style dwelling built to champion Korean art
A Korean ‘hanok’ in the French countryside is a keeper of an artistic legacy and a link between continents.
Limburg’s velodrome puts its users’ needs front and centre
The Belgian sports complex 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?
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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.
Spaces that inspire: exploring seven architecturally unique places around the world
There is no such thing as neutral architecture. Every part of a building’s design, from its layout to the texture of its materials and the balance of natural and artificial light, has a profound…
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…
Christchurch School: sunny modernism
We explore a New Zealand take on mid-century modern architecture that fused British brutalism with a Scandinavian aesthetic. The simple construction methods of the Christchurch School’s creative homes have endured changing tastes – and…
