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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

DAC shines spotlight on women in architecture with new exhibition

The Danish Architecture Center celebrates women in architecture in a new exhibition that highlights the industry's most influential female architects 

Architecture
12.05.22

Why good transport infrastructure needs great public space

Transport infrastructure in cities should be as much about good public space as it is about efficient journeys, argue Deborah Saunt and Tom Greenall

Architecture
09.05.22

Atelier Rampazzi completes five-storey apartment block in Switzerland

The modern residential building by Atelier Rampazzi brings together old and new architecture in the Swiss town of Minusio 

Architecture
04.05.22

Frida Escobedo leads new project for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

The Met has chosen Mexican architect Frida Escobedo to design the new Oscar L Tang and HM Agnes Hsu-Tang wing, taking over from David Chipperfield Architects

Architecture
26.04.22
Architensions, California, USA, Coachella, megastructure, the playground coachella, architecture, iconeye, ICON magazine

Architensions creates phantasmagorical installation in California

The Playground, an installation by Architensions, is unveiled at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

Architecture
25.04.22
David Chipperfield Architects Milan, Venice, Italy, restoration, architecture, Procuratie Vecchie, iconeye, ICON magazine

David Chipperfield Architects Milan unveils restoration of Procuratie Vecchie in Venice

The five-year project, led by David Chipperfield Architects Milan and commissioned by Generali, reunifies the sixteenth-century structure

Architecture
19.04.22
architecture, La Muralla Roja, Spain, Ricardo Bofill, photography, iconeye, ICON magazine

Spanish photographer Andrés Gallardo captures La Muralla Roja in new photo series

The postmodern apartment complex in Spain's Manzanera, Calpe, has now been shot from an entirely new perspective

Architecture
14.04.22
Atelier Data, Portugal, residential, architecture, Casa Mãe, iconeye, ICON magazine

Atelier Data designs minimalist house in rural Portugal

Portuguese studio Atelier Data has created a contemporary house, Casa Mãe, in Alcácer do Sal using traditional methods and materials

Architecture
13.04.22

Glasgow’s Burrell Collection reopens after £68m revamp

Following a five-year renovation, Glasgow’s noted Burrell Collection has reopened to the public

Architecture
11.04.22
Max Fordham, London, architecture, net zero, sustainable architecture, residential architecture, net zero house, iconeye, ICON magazine

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
JKMM Architects, Helsinki, Finland, Dance House Helsinki, buildings, facade materials, iconeye, ICON magazine

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
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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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