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How Hesselbrand is scaling up experience-led interiors and socially-driven ideas

From a trio of Scandinavian classmates to a studio of eight, on the advent of its 10th birthday, we shine a light on Hesselbrand's existing and upcoming work, ranging from residential and hospitality projects to arts and culture

Architecture
13.12.23

A revamped auto repair shop by multidisciplinary design studio SANAYI313

The Istanbul-based, multidisciplinary practice functions as a design studio and store displaying unconventional and experimental pieces

Architecture
11.12.23

The imaginary worlds created by Berlin-based designer Anna Cwik

Transporting visitors to colourful, dreamy worlds using AI technology, Berlin-based artist and interior designer Anna Cwik creates scenes of otherworldly wonder that exemplify imagination and creativity

Architecture
22.11.23

Oliver Du Puy transforms a Victorian house in Melbourne into a contemporary sanctuary

The Melbourne-based architect completes the renovation of a historic Victorian terrace house, originally from 1889, to create a modern family home

Architecture
15.11.23

Escape to Danish design hotel The Monica hidden away on the island of Ærø

The small boutique hotel is a “home away from home” in Ærøskøbing, providing guests with a unique and highly personal hotel experience

Architecture
03.11.23

The new Centre de sciences Cosmocité opens in France’s Pont-de-Claix

Built on the Grands Moulins de Villancourt heritage site in France, the contemporary Centre de sciences Cosmocité aims to be the cultural cornerstone of Ville de Pont-de-Claix's urban renewal

Architecture
31.10.23

Bonavista Biennale provides platform for Canadian artists to explore sustainable architecture and art in the most unexpected of places

A meeting point between people, perspectives and life forms, this year's Bonavista Biennale seamlessly blended contemporary art, breathtaking landscapes and captivating narratives along the dramatic coastline of Newfoundland and Labrador

Architecture
24.10.23

re:arc is the new philanthropic initiative supporting architectures of planetary wellbeing

Through its support of community-led organisations and emerging architecture practices, the new re:arc institute hopes to advance the planet's wellbeing

Architecture
19.10.23

Imagining the Future Museum: 21 Dialogues with Architects by András Szántó

New York-based cultural strategy advisor and author András Szántó takes the cultural temperature by talking to 21 architects about their museum projects

Architecture
09.10.23

Architecture Icon: Hollywood Sign turns 100

As it marks its 100th birthday, the hillside signage first erected to advertise a local housing development remains one of our most famous symbols of place

Architecture
05.10.23

This urban family home in Los Angeles blurs the boundaries between indoor and out

Built by Stockholm-raised architect Fredrik Nilsson and his wife, writer Keshni Kashyap, the pair built a small-footprint urban treehouse inspired by Scandinavian modernism 

Architecture
28.09.23

Chun-Li Reid’s YouTube series, Cooking With An Architect, links space and taste

The designer and founder of architectural platform Bold, tells us more about her Cooking With An Architect show

Architecture
25.09.23

Bunn Studio draws on the classic virtues of Danish design for new Garde Hvalsøe showroom

Danish cabinetmakers Garde Hvalsøe deliver bespoke interior solutions, characterised by clean lines, minimalist designs and classic craftsmanship

Architecture
14.09.23

What is the possible endgame for The Line, one of the most viral and controversial architectural projects?

What does the actualisation of this sci-fi city entail? The future of urban living, or something beyond?

Architecture
01.09.23

How recycled hospital equipment is transformed into a plastic pavilion designed for inhospitable climates

Hassell is working with charitable foundation To.org to create a plastic pavilion that can act as a single-room shelter in harsh environments. Yet this complex, high-tech concept has been built around discarded hospital equipment from Europe

Architecture
15.08.23

The Sustainable City looks at how truly good architecture can transform a city

A new book by journalist Harriet Thorpe and photographer Taran Wilkhu uncovers how London is responding to the urgent need to build with the environment

Architecture
10.08.23

Copenhagen-based research and design lab SPACE10 explores the building blocks of future homes that give back

Architecture will shape our future: How can we design and build homes that are better for people and the planet? Helen Job, head of research at SPACE10, shares what the regenerative home of tomorrow could look like

Architecture
08.08.23

Visual artist Michal Zahornacky’s drone photographs make reality look like fiction

For the DOTS series, Zahornacky created circular fabric objects which were positioned and photographed with a drone – creating abstract visuals out of day-to-day physicality

Architecture
04.08.23

Why architects need to consider emotional inhabitance

The British poet LionHeart, who collaborates with architecture practices, explains why emotion-centred design is so important

Architecture
03.08.23

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

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Julie Richoz creates a free design toolkit in partnership with A Vibe Called Tech and WePresent

Italian knitwear brand Artknit Studios brings its savoir-faire to London

The Ripple Effect: Alicja Patanowska on copper mining, meditation and working with clay

Quiet Design: How Luxury Brands Are Redefining Power Through Restraint

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

Gubi reimagines Pierre Paulin’s 1960s F300 Lounge Chair with sustainable materials for a new era




Architects

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

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

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

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

Triennale Milano presents 24th International Exhibition under the title Inequalities

Lee Broom unveils his first Landmark commission for London Design Festival

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

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


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Fleur Delesalle unveils three new additions to her furniture collection

Matteo Thun & Partners turn lava stone and glass into wall covering for Florim

Julie Richoz creates a free design toolkit in partnership with A Vibe Called Tech and WePresent

Italian knitwear brand Artknit Studios brings its savoir-faire to London

The Ripple Effect: Alicja Patanowska on copper mining, meditation and working with clay

Gubi reimagines Pierre Paulin’s 1960s F300 Lounge Chair with sustainable materials for a new era

Lucas Zito explores the evolving design capabilities of 3D printing

Meet MVE-Collection: The design studio transforming construction waste into statement furniture and objects


Videos

Hans J. Wegner’s iconic CH88 chair celebrates its 70th anniversary

Fleur Delesalle unveils three new additions to her furniture collection

Matteo Thun & Partners turn lava stone and glass into wall covering for Florim

Julie Richoz creates a free design toolkit in partnership with A Vibe Called Tech and WePresent

Italian knitwear brand Artknit Studios brings its savoir-faire to London

The Ripple Effect: Alicja Patanowska on copper mining, meditation and working with clay

Quiet Design: How Luxury Brands Are Redefining Power Through Restraint

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

Gubi reimagines Pierre Paulin’s 1960s F300 Lounge Chair with sustainable materials for a new era