Practice on Earth transforms Ningbo farmland with inflatable architecture

The Suzhou-based architecture studio converted abandoned buildings in Dun'ao Village into a cloud-like café, cinema and reading room, bringing new cultural life to rural China

YOD Group designs contemporary Ukrainian mazanka guesthouses

Set on a private estate in central Ukraine, YOD Group's guesthouses rethink the traditional Ukrainian hata-mazanka through glass facades and a sculptural thatched roof

Luca A. Caizzi explores Milan through metal surfaces in new book

From bollards to shutters, Centolire Multitools documents Milan's financial district through metal details and architecture. The limited-edition book by Luca A. Caizzi brings a contemporary twist to photography through a material-driven approach

LANZA atelier uses curving brick design for Serpentine Pavilion 2026

Designed by the Mexico City–based studio founded by Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo, the 2026 Serpentine Pavilion references England’s serpentine walls and the surrounding garden landscape through a porous brick structure

This new build in North London features a playful exterior by architecture practice NIKJOO

Designed by Flawk in collaboration with London-based studio NIKJOO, Runda is a joyful, low-carbon home born from whimsical design features and an educational, community-focused approach to sustainable residential architecture

How architecture studio DEDRAFT revamped a mid-1960s modernist house

The emerging London-based studio has reworked a modernist house set within the South Downs National Park, delivering a sensitive renovation that honours the building's original spirit

MoDusArchitects completes contemporary Alpine home in Val di Non

Set among the apple orchards of Val di Non, this private residence reimagines local traditions through the use of black-treated larch timber and a considered material palette, all framed by the breathtaking Brenta Dolomites

Fondazione MAST kicks off 7th edition of Foto/Industria with a citywide exploration into the meaning of home

The Biennial of Photography on industry and work returns with a citywide edition dedicated to the theme of home. Running from 7 November to 14 December under the artistic direction of Francesco Zanot, eleven exhibitions unfold across seven venues in Bologna's historic city centre

Triennale Milano transforms a historic Milan venue into a design-driven stage where music and collaboration lead the way

Copenhagen Architecture Biennial slows down to highlight caring approaches to people and the planet

Across exhibitions, installations and a talks programme, the inaugural edition explored gentler ways of designing and inhabiting the world. Beneath its official theme slowness ran a deeper current and turn toward care for materials, communities and fragile ecologies

The newly opened Darsena Listening Suite at Il Sereno in Lake Como is a playground for audiophiles

The hotel's owner-audiophile Luis Contreras and designer Patricia Urquiola team up to turn 200 sq m of lakefront space into a dedicated hi-fi sanctuary 

How Lake Como Design Festival became the quiet leader of a slow, local design revolution

The seventh edition, held under the theme Fragments, took place earlier this month and proved to be one of the strongest to date. ICON travelled to Como to find out how this city is rewriting the rules of the design fair

Architects join forces to design birdhouse project for charity auction at Christie’s

Coinciding with Frieze Week in London, the exhibition will showcase a collection of ten birdhouses by world-leading architects

Triennale Milano presents 24th International Exhibition under the title Inequalities

Following Broken Nature in 2019, which tackled themes of sustainability, the international cultural institution spotlights the world's growing inequalities with 24th International Exhibition

Lee Broom unveils his first Landmark commission for London Design Festival

With London Design Festival returning to the capital next month, British designer Lee Broom has announced his first Landmark commission which will be on display outside the Royal Festival Hall

Architectural practice Local Local unveils a new contemporary art gallery in the heart of Athens

Located at the foot of the Acropolis in the heart of Athens, Melas Martinos is a new contemporary art gallery conceived by architectural firm Local Local

Archikon Architects uses prefabricated panel structure to build Hungary’s first smart kindergarten

The Budapest-based architecture firm has completed Gyöngyszem Kindergarten, a small-scale retail building, kindergarten and school in Hungary that features a flat-roofed, prefabricated panelled house with a central corridor

Meet Me Here exhibition by Spacon & X at Danish Architecture Center explores community and sense of place in a digital world

Copenhagen’s Danish Architecture Center has unveiled an immersive exhibition in collaboration with architecture firm Spacon & X, which highlights the value of third places

A slice of heaven: The Puglian trulli offering pure escapism

When embarking on the restoration of a historic trulli and olive mill in the heart of Puglia, Dianne Hekstra and her family wanted to share the magic of the region with the world. She discusses the project with Roddy Clarke. 

Ismael Medina Manzano designs small apartment in San Sebastián with flexible living spaces

The Spanish architect’s transformative apartment project in San Sebastián defies traditional domestic boundaries, advocating for a more flexible and inclusive approach to modern living

The Brecon designed by Nicemakers combines local craftsmanship and Welsh design touches to create midcentury-inspired interior

High in the Swiss Alps, a traditional wooden chair chalet hotel opens up to reveal a relaxing midcentury-influenced interior that mixes local craftmanship with subtle design touches from its owner’s home country of Wales