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Furniture built from doors and stairs made by “flipping” concrete floors feature inside this community hub, which architect Søren Pihlmann has created in a 1960s factory and opened up as part of Copenhagen Architecture Biennial. Pihlmann’s studio, Pihlmann Architects, won a competition held by commercial art organisation Bikuben Foundation to turn the old factory at […]

Wood is paired with mirrored panels on the exterior of a research building for biotech company Adimab, which was designed by Sylvia Richards Practice for Architecture to blend with its forested setting and preserve a wetland. Located in Lebanon, New Hampshire, the building is part of the headquarters for Adimab, a biotech company that develops […]

Two US senators have reintroduced legislation to counter president Donald Trump‘s traditional architecture mandates for federal buildings, prompting another senator to announce a codification of Trump’s mandate. Maryland-based Chris Van Hollen and New Mexico-based Ben Ray Luján, both democrats, recently introduced the Democracy in Design Act (DDA) to the Senate. It mirrors legislation put forward […]

Weathered wood salvaged from disused farm buildings has been repurposed in Barn Again, a pavilion at Copenhagen Architecture Biennial designed and built by British practice THISS Studio and architectural designer Tom Svilans. Located at Gammel Strand in the Danish capital, the pavilion was built from reclaimed wood from disused barns and landfill sites in Norway, […]

A bridge lined with local granite and the restoration of a remote tower in the Scottish Highlands are among the four buildings shortlisted for RIAS‘ 2025 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award. Also on the shortlist is a public space regeneration project in Aberdeen and a teaching hub for the University of Edinburgh. A […]

A collection of reflective cabins designed by prefabricated housing company ÖÖD have been added to the site of a 1970s hotel on Oregon‘s Rogue River. Named Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge after the Indigenous Tututni tribe, the remote hotel expanded its accommodation offering as part of a site-wide renovation after it was acquired by Charming Hospitality. […]

In the spring of 1970, more than 20 million Americans poured into the streets for the first Earth Day. It was a tidal wave of collective energy that reshaped policy, created the EPA, and ignited a global conversation around the environment. Fifty-five years later, we find ourselves at another inflection point. The science is irrefutable, […]

Insulation panels made using mycelium and a modular timber construction system were used to create PAKK Pavilion, an angular timber structure in Tallinn, developed by materials company Myceen and the architecture department at the Estonian Academy of Arts. PAKK Pavilion is being used to field test and showcase insulation panels developed by Myceen from mycelium […]

This house in California‘s Los Altos Hills was conceived by architecture firm WOJR as “an assemblage of instruments” that capture changing light and seasons. The House of Horns was initially conceptualised in 2018 and finally completed in 2024. The House of Horns is named for a series of double-height volumes that curve upward to capture […]

Australian architect Jos Tan has completed Melville, a compact home in Melbourne with a simple, pale brick form that mimics the appearance of the neighbouring buildings. Located along a row of shops in the suburb of Brunswick West, the home stands directly on the street with no setback within its small, 90-square-metre plot. Tan, founder […]