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

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

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

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

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

Belgian architecture practice HUB renovates Antwerp’s historic City Hall

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 

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

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 

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

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