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Family unit
Refusing to be derailed by natural disasters and ever-rising costs, Samantha Mink’s architectural debut is a remarkable and liveable modernist home for her parents.
Cold war modern
With its vast lobbies and unfussy functionality, the concrete-and-glass Deutsche Oper building was considered an audacious statement of democratic ideals when it first opened in 1961 on the western side of the Berlin Wall.
Domestic harmony
A power couple of Catalan design has commissioned a new home – and the result is a celebration of their scene and its people.
The call of the suburbs
New Zealand's 1950s Christchurch School merged Scandinavian modernism with British brutalism, creating earthquake-resistant concrete homes that remain stylishly intact after decades of seismic challenges.
Book your ticket
A children’s library housing 18,000 books has been gifted to Osaka by an architect who calls the city home.
Safe haven
The modernist Swiss embassy in Canberra is a paean to the possibilities that concrete offered its gifted architects.
Hot property
There's nothing dry about desert architecture. At its best, it channels the spirit of its surroundings and takes inspiration from the light and landscape. We hit Arizona's roads to explore this particular vernacular.
