Architecture
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The Grand Palais director on the fragile art of renovation
As overseer of France’s revered cultural institutions, Didier Fusillier has ambitious plans for the capital’s most storied museum.
New Line House: A carefully rethought modernist home in the Sydney suburbs
The smart renovation in a Sydney suburb breathes new life into the work of a pioneering home-builder.
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.
The new net-zero fire station carrying the flame for considered civic architecture
Edmonton Canada’s new fire hall is proof that good urbanism can make even the most functional buildings feel fresh.
Architect Yuichi Kodai brings glimmers of Japan to a Swiss lakeside home
The recently completed residential project on Lake Zürich is the perfect example of a home designed with its occupants in mind.
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 has a profound effect on us. Here we travel across the globe to celebrate some of our favourite buildings.
Plunge into history at Istanbul’s Zeyrek Cinili Hamam
Visit a 16th-century hammam that has been sensitively revived for the modern age.
Meet the budding urban planners at a Venice institute tackling climate-change issues
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.
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.
