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The iconic Buchli house at USM’s Münsingen campus in Switzerland is back in use

Now with a new lease of life as a guest house for corporate visitors, Fritz Haller’s revolutionary modular design for a 1969 house for USM owner Paul Schärer is as much a work of art as a family home

Architecture
02.08.23

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400

The Tank, as it was nicknamed, made its debut in 1936, bringing its Finnish designer a new international acclaim

Design
01.08.23

Design Destination: A guide to Los Angeles

From vintage showrooms to the latest new restaurants, experience the best of design in the city of LA with travel expert Amira Hashish

Design
31.07.23

On Helsinki’s archipelago Pekka Littow’s Majamaja eco cabins are inspired by the local architecture

Just a 15-minute boat ride from Helsinki, the waterside off-grid cabins designed by architect Pekka Littow inhabit a different world

Architecture
27.07.23

Design

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400

Design Destination: A guide to Los Angeles

Our new sustainable design columnist Roddy Clarke is hopeful about the future

From the Archive: A short history of the Bauhaus

Arina Shokouhi, designer of the Ecovado, believes that experimenting should begin at home

How Finland’s great chair designer Yrjö Kukkapuro modelled his designs on casts of his own body

From the Archive: A short history of Marcel Breuer’s Wassily chair

Yinka Ilori brings the feel-good factor back to London

From the Archive: A short history of the iconic Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen






Architecture

The iconic Buchli house at USM’s Münsingen campus in Switzerland is back in use

Now with a new lease of life as a guest house for corporate visitors, Fritz Haller’s revolutionary modular design for a 1969 house for USM owner Paul Schärer is as much a work of art as a family home

Architecture
02.08.23

On Helsinki’s archipelago Pekka Littow’s Majamaja eco cabins are inspired by the local architecture

Just a 15-minute boat ride from Helsinki, the waterside off-grid cabins designed by architect Pekka Littow inhabit a different world

Architecture
27.07.23

Lionel Jadot designs Lisbon’s JAM Hotel with future re-use and material responsibility in mind

Located in a former 1950s office building, JAM Lisbon comprises a 110-room hotel with a restaurant and rooftop swimming pool

Architecture
20.07.23

The iconic Buchli house at USM’s Münsingen campus in Switzerland is back in use

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400

Design Destination: A guide to Los Angeles

On Helsinki’s archipelago Pekka Littow’s Majamaja eco cabins are inspired by the local architecture

Energy House 2.0: The Future Home at The University of Salford Paving the way to low carbon and net zero housing design with Cosentino

Our new sustainable design columnist Roddy Clarke is hopeful about the future

From the Archive: A short history of the Bauhaus

Arina Shokouhi, designer of the Ecovado, believes that experimenting should begin at home

Lionel Jadot designs Lisbon’s JAM Hotel with future re-use and material responsibility in mind


Design

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400

The Tank, as it was nicknamed, made its debut in 1936, bringing its Finnish designer a new international acclaim

Design
01.08.23

Design Destination: A guide to Los Angeles

From vintage showrooms to the latest new restaurants, experience the best of design in the city of LA with travel expert Amira Hashish

Design
31.07.23

Energy House 2.0: The Future Home at The University of Salford Paving the way to low carbon and net zero housing design with Cosentino

Energy House 2.0 is a unique research facility obtaining ground-breaking data to improve environmental housing standards in the UK market

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26.07.23

The iconic Buchli house at USM’s Münsingen campus in Switzerland is back in use

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400

Design Destination: A guide to Los Angeles

On Helsinki’s archipelago Pekka Littow’s Majamaja eco cabins are inspired by the local architecture

Energy House 2.0: The Future Home at The University of Salford Paving the way to low carbon and net zero housing design with Cosentino

Our new sustainable design columnist Roddy Clarke is hopeful about the future

From the Archive: A short history of the Bauhaus

Arina Shokouhi, designer of the Ecovado, believes that experimenting should begin at home

Lionel Jadot designs Lisbon’s JAM Hotel with future re-use and material responsibility in mind


Opinion

Architecture, Cities, Helsinki, Scandinavian Design, wellbeing, urban, public spaces, ICON magazine

Why coastal cities should adapt their industrial harbours to contemporary public needs

Adapting and opening up urban harbours to contemporary needs is vital to improving resilience and wellbeing, says Hanna Harris

Opinion
03.07.23

The problem of a lack of diversity in architecture starts early, but it can be fixed

We need to do more to expand access to the profession from a young age, says Nisha Kurian

Opinion
02.05.23

What if brand experiences were designed to trigger emotions?

Thinking beyond the instagrammable, what if spaces were designed to trigger specific emotions, such as hope? Or a sense of calm, intrigue, surprise? Creative Director of LOVE, Russell Ashdown, shares his thoughts

Design
25.04.23

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