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Saunders Architecture designs a minimalist home in Norway connected to nature

Appearing as if to emerge from the surrounding landscape, Villa Grieg is a hidden refuge among nature

Architecture
30.09.22

Colour and texture elevate StudioDuo’s latest project in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese design firm StudioDuo recently completed the interior design of Tinto, a new fusion restaurant specialising in Nikkei cuisine

Architecture
29.09.22

Wairarapa DIY House is a sustainable residence in the Wellington region of New Zealand

Located in Carterton, just over an hour from Wellington, Wairarapa DIY House is the home of designer Gary Venter who used inexpensive and eco-friendly materials to complete the project

Architecture
31.08.22

Vitra acquires Kazuo Shinohara’s iconic Umbrella House

The Swiss manufacturer has relocated one of Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara's last remaining homes from Tokyo to its campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany

Architecture
10.08.22

Norm Architects complete Michelin-starred restaurant ÄNG in Sweden

The spectacular greenhouse is set within the Ästad Vingård and creates a stimulating interplay between architecture, food and art

Architecture
05.08.22

World Architecture Festival 2022 reveals shortlist ahead of ‘Together’ Lisbon event

Celebrating the world's most innovative architectural projects, WAF will host a live event from November 30 - December 2, bringing together the global community of architects and designers

Architecture
01.08.22

Annabel Karim Kassar reveals new installation, The Lebanese House, at the V&A

The leading French-Lebanese architect and her award-winning studio AKK explore the catastrophic effects of the 2020 Beirut explosion for a new large-scale installation at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Architecture
28.07.22

Studio Ossidiana unveils small-scale museum for immersive art in Flevoland

Art Pavilion M is designed as a series of rings and, suitably for the region, floats on the Weerwater

Architecture
26.07.22
belgium, antwerp, HUB architects, restoration, neo-renaissance, architecture, antwerp city hall renovation, iconeye, ICON magazine

Belgian architecture practice HUB renovates Antwerp’s historic City Hall

This beautiful restoration emphasises the importance of preserving historic buildings and interiors

Architecture
15.07.22

Mame-Diarra Niang’s new book is a story told in three movements across the landscapes of contemporary Africa

In The Citadel, photographer Mame-Diarra Niang portrays landscapes of contemporary Africa from Dakar to Johannesburg

Architecture
11.07.22

The Africa Centre in Southwark celebrates pan-African culture

The all-new Africa Centre has opened in Southwark – the result of an ambitious retrofit project by architecture practice Freehaus

Architecture
06.07.22

ROOI Design creates temporary structure using recyclable building components

The pavilion will host a wide array or cultural activities and events to engage the local community in Guangzhou's Tianhe district

Architecture
01.07.22

Peris+Toral’s modular apartments in a Barcelona suburb blur the boundaries between public and private spaces

A newly built housing complex in Barcelona offers residents a sensitively designed gradient from public to private space

Architecture
21.06.22

OMA announces completion of Taipei Performing Arts Center set to open later this year

Adding a striking landmark to Taipei, OMA's building at the city's vibrant Shilin Night Market is a place for new possibilities in performing arts

Architecture
20.06.22

Ai Weiwei and Brilliant Minds unveil new public artwork in Stockholm

Nestled outside the city’s National Museum, Arch is the first iteration in a new series of public cultural exhibits that Brilliant Minds will support in Stockholm

Architecture
17.06.22

Benedetti Architects redesigns BAFTA’s HQ in London

The ambitious retrofit honours BAFTA’s vision to invest in the heritage of the building, as well as the people who will use it

Architecture
07.06.22

Feilden Fowles completes striking new faience-tiled dining hall at Homerton College

Drawing on the Arts and Crafts tradition, the building celebrates the integrity and inherent beauty of materials and craftsmanship

Architecture
01.06.22

Various Associates uses colour blocking in Shenzhen art school

The architecture practice used a bright colour palette to create decorative details throughout this contemporary school

Architecture
19.05.22

A major exhibition at ArkDes explores the work of iconic Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz

From shopping to dying, a new Stockholm exhibition shows how the Swedish architect understood the human condition

Architecture
18.05.22

This commercial kitchen and café nourishes a local community

In turning a former post office into kitchens and a café, architects RCKa and food-rescue charity UKHarvest have created a valuable resource to support an inner-city community 

Architecture
17.05.22
Burr, Madrid, Spain, Residential architecture, restoration, industrial, iconeye, ICON magazine

Industrial aesthetics inform this quirky Madrid home designed by Burr Studio

The Madrid-based architecture studio utilised raw and industrial materials to create an eclectic interior that blends various styles and motifs together

Architecture
13.05.22

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