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North London house becomes the UK’s first net zero carbon home

A private house located in North London has become the first residential building in the UK to be verified as net zero carbon

Architecture
07.04.22
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JKMM Architects complete Dance House Helsinki

The Finnish capital’s new industrial-scale venue – Dance House Helsinki – has its own architectural rhythms

Architecture
04.04.22
architecture, building, residential architecture, japan, kach architecture, polycarbonate facade, iconeye, ICON magazine

KACH wraps Yanakacho family home in translucent polycarbonate sleeve

The polycarbonate panels create a translucent façade and transform this family home into a glowing beacon at night

Architecture
23.03.22
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Sanjay Puri Architects complete multi-faceted residential building in India

The façade of this housing block in Kodla, Karnataka, features a play of geometric shapes, cubic forms and bold primary colours

Architecture
21.03.22
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Diébédo Francis Kéré receives the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize

Architect, educator and social activist, Kéré has been selected as the 2022 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, architecture’s highest honour

Architecture
18.03.22

This solar greenhouse puts forward a space for self-sufficient cultivation

Students at IAAC propose a solution to food and energy production in cities with this prototype solar greenhouse 

Architecture
16.03.22

Ian Strange and Trevor Powers collaborate on new film work and photographic series Dalison

Australian contemporary artist Ian Strange and acclaimed American musician and producer Trevor Powers come together for major new film work and photographic series

Architecture
15.03.22
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Tosin Oshinowo appointed as curator of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial

The Lagos-based Nigerian architect has been announced as the curator of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial's second edition opening in 2023

Architecture
10.03.22

Retrofit gives historic Brixton community arts organisation new space to thrive

CarverHaggard has expanded and improved the 198 Contemporary Arts & Learning hub in south London, steeped in the area’s radical history

Architecture
04.03.22

How did transport shape the American landscape?

Architecture of Normal: The Colonization of the American Landscape documents the extensive impact of transport-driven development

Architecture
03.03.22

The Danish architects designing a lunar habitat

A new exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center explores the work of SAGA Space Architects and their LUNARK project

Architecture
01.03.22

London gains a new theatre and cultural hub in Brixton

Foster Wilson Size has delivered a home for the Brixton House theatre which invites in the community

Architecture
25.02.22

Hawkins\Brown designs new student centre and public space in Preston

Delivered for the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), the new project includes solar panels, a roof garden, and inclusive social spaces

Architecture
23.02.22

Prague electricity substation turned into new arts centre

Kunsthalle Praha, in a 1930s industrial building transformed by Schindler Seko, celebrates modern and contemporary Czech and international art

Architecture
22.02.22

National Gallery reveals transformation designs from Selldorf Architects

The proposed changes focus on space and circulation within the London institution's Sainsbury Wing, alongside a new public square and research centre

Architecture
18.02.22

2022 Mies van der Rohe Award finalists announced

The award recognises and commends excellence and innovation in the field of European architecture

Architecture
17.02.22

Heart of Sciences Po’s new campus in Paris completed

Moreau Kusunoki has designed the central pavilion and courtyard of the university’s new campus, nestled in a former monastery

Architecture
15.02.22

Public space in Mallorca transformed with geometric pergola

Local practice Son Estudi turned an underused space into an accessible, inclusive and lively plaza

Architecture
11.02.22

UK’s first open-access factory opens in Enfield

5th Studio has renovated a large hangar in London's Lea Valley for Bloqs, a community of makers

Architecture
10.02.22

Coffey Architects designs Digi-Tech Factory in Norwich

The new digital learning centre for City College Norwich references historic industrial architecture

Architecture
09.02.22

East Harlem community centre transformed with design

Andrew Franz Architect has reimagined the Washington Houses Community Center in New York City, responding to contemporary local needs

Architecture
07.02.22

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‘We need to talk more about trees’: David Venables of AHEC continues his quest for the preservation of forests and the people behind them

A Douro winery by Atelier Sérgio Rebelo connects design with wine traditions

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Finn Juhl and Sea New York’s collaboration finds a common thread

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Tarkett presents Beginnings & Endings exhibition at 3daysofdesign

Yacht builder Sanlorenzo repositions its brand identity in a notable shift for the company