We continue our guide to high-tech architecture by looking at the Inmos Microprocessor Factory, a key example of Richard Rogers\' radical inside-out buildings.
Completed in 1982 in Newport, Wales, the Inmos Microprocessor Factory is a...
Completed in 2017, Stony Hill residence was designed by Ryan Group Architects along with Mark Architecture who was responsible for the construction documents. This hillside home is ideally located in the coastal town of Tiburon, which is just north...
This modern prefab cabin was designed by Altius Architecture, located on the picturesque Lake Muskoka, in Ontario, Canada. The cabin is water access only and was installed from the lake side. There was an existing cottage already on the site, and...
If you have a passion for plants and flowers, a greenhouse in your backyard can be a wonderful addition. Not only does it provide you with a space to nurture your greenery, but it also offers a range of creative possibilities. From serving as a dedicated
The warm glow of traditional light bulbs could return to homes and replace cold-looking LEDs, thanks to research conducted by a team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The team has found a way to make incandescent bulbs ? which produce...
BFDO Architects renovated the 20th Street House, a 20-foot-wide wood frame townhouse that came with a tiny side yard and front and back extensions. They revamped the layout and modified room sizes by cutting into and expanding the volume in certain...
Architecture studio McClean Design has completed this modern hillside home nestled in a desirable area overlooking Sunset plaza in Los Angeles, California. Clean lines and modern architecture characterizes this fascinating 9,000 square foot property...
In October 2020, Nantong Development Zone Public Culture Center was finally completed and opened after three years of design and construction. The total construction area of the Cultural Center is about 32,000 square meters, of which the ground area...
Italian architect Maurizio Costanzi has conceived and designed this loft apartment in Rome. The Loft 78 project consists in the renovation of 40 square meters apartment,? Continue reading
After spending countless hours in front of AutoCAD working on a project, you’re bound to have your own set of favorite commands to standardize a few steps. We also bet that you don’t have them all memorized or often forget them. To...
This mountain modern home was designed by Ryan Group Architects along with Lamperti Construction, located in the private community of Martis Camp, in Truckee, California. Encompassing 4,500 square feet of living space, the design of this two-story...
The Roof Shanghai, Xuhui District Retail, Chinese Building Design Project, Architecture Photos
The Roof, Shanghai Building
11 Jun 2021
The Roof, Shanghai Building Design
Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel with ASPECT Studios
Location: Yongjia...
Rolling waves inspired the undulating timber roof of this airport on the island of Cebu, designed by Integrated Design Associates as a "symbolic gateway to the Philippines".
The design of Terminal 2 at Mactan Cebu International Airport was...
Chinese studio MAD Architects has unveiled the design of a residential tower in Colorado with a canyon cutting through its form, nodding to the state\'s dramatic topography.
Work has commenced on the 16-storey One River North, a residential tower...
This charming Spanish style home was designed by award-winning interior design firm Jette Creative, located in the heart of Los Angeles, California. The designers meticulously renovated this home, focusing on the kitchen, master bedroom suite and...
This minimal modern barn house was designed by Joan Heaton Architects, along with builder Silver Maple Construction, located in Weybridge, Vermont. This property was designed as a simple vacation getaway spot for a family to relax and enjoy the...
Danish studio NORD Architects has completed a multipurpose sports facility in Copenhagen\'s developing Ørestad City area.
Featuring a cluster of timber volumes that fan out from a central point to define different functional zones, the building...
This two-story contemporary mountain home was designed in 2016 by Vertical Arts Architecture, located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The homeowner requested that the design of their home feel warm and cozy yet have a modern aesthetic. The...
Yujidao Park
New Ecological Axis-Jialing Pearl Riverside
Nanbu County, Nanchong is known as the “Second City of Chengdu-Chongqing Circle†in Sichuan. “A history of the south, the love of water through the agesâ€, for thousands of years, the...
MGB Headquarters’s Concept:
In Hyderabad?s dry, hot climate, the vast majority of office-goers are resigned to spending their entire day within the confines of air-conditioned spaces with very little access to fresh air from the outdoors....
The Cultural Center of Bastia was developed within an ANRU program related to the renovation of neighborhoods in the south of Bastia, a big part of which is made of large housing schemes built in the 60s.
The Three Ancestors (sanzu) Cultural Museum is located in the Zhuolu county, Hebei Province, in the northern part of China.With a total construction area of 9174 square-meters, the Architectural Scheme contains areas for experimental exhibition and...
Designed in 2015 by Design Unit Sdn Bhd, this industrial two-story house is situated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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The steeply sloping site for this 7000sf house, orientated approximately east-west, falls by 11.5m...
Designed by NOVOE, The world of today is a world of transformations. Population growth, economic crises, environmental cataclysms, global warming, virtual reality, and digitalization put us new questions every day.
The world of today is a world...
Once dubbed a ?flying saucer,? the Parish (Church) of the Holy Sacrifice is a Modernist expression which embodies the complex colonial history of the Philippines. Located on a university campus in Quezon City (formerly the capital of the nation, now...
Patrick Bateman?s apartment from American Psycho is one of the most iconic locations in recent film history ? his bone-white business card writ large. The sterile set design, by Gideon Ponte, is as impersonally creepy as Christian Bale?s performance...
Architecture office Arquitectura-G has slotted a new house within the aged stone walls of a ruin in the medieval village of Palau-Sator, Spain.
The plot in the centre of the village in the Empordà region near Girona previously contained a stone...
Architecture studio Bo-Daa has designed Treehouse, a co-living complex in Seoul that is a stack of micro-apartments surrounding a planted atrium in a triangular concrete block.
The project, which has been longlisted for a 2019 Dezeen Award,...
From coast to coast, Canadian cities are showing increased interest in so-called ?missing middle? housing. The term encompasses a range of typologies?from laneway homes and secondary suites, to duplexes, townhomes, and small apartment buildings?any...
The boarding house project is a continuation of Philippe Lamour high school: then its design takes into account the logical organization of the existing facilities and must ensure consistency and overall harmony. The area where the building fits,...
Merricks Beach House is a modular prefabricated house conceived by Prebuild in collaboration with Perkins Pleysier Architects. The house is located in Merricks Beach, a? Continue reading
This fabulous beach house was designed from the ground-up by Workshop/APD, located on Nantucket, a tiny, isolated island off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. This project consists of a series of simple, interconnected massing forms that reach out into the...
V-shaped roofs cover each of the three pavilions that make up this Californian residence by US studio Feldman Architecture, which was constructed in an environmentally sensitive private community.
The Butterfly House is located in the Santa Lucia...
US company Pliant Energy Systems has turned one of its green energy technologies into a propulsion system for a swimming robot capable of exploring land and sea.
The Velox robot can move through water as well as over sand, pebbles, snow, ice and...
Nicolinehus is a mixed-use structure in Aarhus’s newest neighborhood. People gather in outdoor spaces, including courtyards, rooftop gardens, balconies, and sidewalks. The proposal incorporates many uses to revitalize the ancient harbor region,...
Taiyuannan Railway Station, consisting of 10 sets of trains and 22 railway lines and covering an area of structure of 183,952m2, is one of the principal junction stations along the Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan Passenger Dedicated Railway Line and the...
Wet Beast is a contemporary office space located in Amsterdam, Netherlands designed by Studioninedots in 2022.
This unique workplace concept provides a space for experimentation and spontaneity, while stimulating creativity and a sense of...
The addition of a backyard shed can not only enhance the aesthetics of your garden but provide functional space for storage and relaxation. These sheds can house your essential gardening tools and supplies along with outdoor recreational equipment...
Xinsha Primary School is a part of the “8+1 Futian New Campus Action Plan†initiated by the Shenzhen Municipal Planning Bureau, trying to explore a new type of Primary school campus under the high-density requirement. The campus occupies an area...
Kanakpura School, Building in Bengaluru, India Education Architecture
Kanakpura School Building in Bengaluru
New Axis Pramiti Education Project in India – design by The Purple Ink Studio architects
30 May 2017
New Bengaluru School...
In Chile, a middle-class family may inhabit a house of around 80 square meters, whereas a low-income family might be lucky enough to inhabit 40 square meters. They can?t afford a large ?good? house, and are henceforth often left with smaller homes...
Costa Rican architect César Oreamuno has designed a modular capsule that accommodates to the basic needs of a community after a state of emergency or disaster. The units are adaptable and easily assembled in order to account for a variety of...
These responsive garments by Yves Béhar\'s studio Fuseproject feature "electric muscles" that assist elderly wearers to walk, stand up and climb stairs.
The Aura Powered Clothing collection was designed in collaboration with robotics company...
Architecture firm Skidmore Owings and Merrill has revealed an 18-storey office block planned for Chicago, including a terrace that overlooks the city\'s trendy West Loop neighbourhood.
SOM\'s The Porch is intended for Fulton Market district...
Facebook\'s Silicon Valley headquarters is a "new kind of architecture", according to architect Frank Gehry, who has completed a major extension of the social media giant\'s campus.
Facebook released new photography and a video revealing...
Phase Shifts Park in Taichung, Taiwan, has been designed by French landscape architects Mosbach Paysagistes and combines nature and technology to create a refuge from the heat and pollution of the city.
The park, built on the site of Taichung\'s...
Dezeen Events Guide has launched its guide to the 10th edition of 3 Days of Design, the design festival in Copenhagen that runs from 7 to 9 June 2023.
The guide outlines the key events from the festival\'s programme, including product launches,...
Wolf House by Mies van der Rohe, Guben Building, Architect, Modern Polish Home
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe?s Wolf House
Modern Residence in Poland ? design reconstruction proposal
1 Sep 2016
Villa Wolf Reconstruction
Design: Ludwig Mies van der...
We talk about sustainability, livability, and land use to describe a project, but we often avoid the profitability, capital gains, and externalities that go along with them simply because we don’t know how to use the terms. Architecture...
The new building of the Architecture School of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is emplaced in the south corner of Lo Contador campus, aside of the large patrimonial house. It is the result of a public contest.
As were dreaming of an ideal location to self-isolate, we discovered the VD House, situated on a golf course in Kapellen, a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. This house would be perfect.
It was designed by the Antwerp,...
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has found a new use for the micro house it designed earlier this year ? the modular structure recently served as a temporary library in the grounds of Ljubljana Castle.
OFIS Arhitekti worked in collaboration with...
A spectacular staircase can transform even the most average building, and this year we\'ve seen them in a huge variety of materials and sizes. Dezeen editor Anna Winston chooses 10 of the best from 2015.
Ribbon Chapel by Hiroshi Nakamura
One...
Archive photography from the offices of Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers shows the dramatic inside-out form of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which is celebrating its 40th birthday.
One of the most famous examples of the high-tech style, the Centre...
Cody Krecicki has created a website that uses artificial intelligence to determine the architectural style of a house using a single photograph.
Named Classify House, the website was designed by Krecicki to demystify architecture, by telling users...
From skyscrapers by SHoP Architects and BIG to the world\'s largest spherical structure in Las Vegas, we select 10 of this year\'s most talked-about architecture projects in the United States as part of our 2023 review.
This year\'s roundup...
Photography by Ketsiree Wongwan Interior architecture firm Space+craft, has designed the newest location of the Kaizen coffee co. in Bangkok, Thailand. The double height space was built among the high-rise buildings in one of the most vibrant areas...
contemporist has partnered with B&B Italia to bring you this editorial feature B&B Italia have introduced their new upholstered Dock sofa system, that’s been designed by Piero Lissoni. The sofa?s shape is based around a solid platform...
The Loop village
The Loop Village Resort Hotel project is located in the bamboo forest valley of Miaoshan Village, Miaoxi Town, Wuxing District. The construction area is about 2,000 square meters, mainly composed of earth-covered buildings,...
Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, The new 18,000 m2 Maison de l?Économie Créative et de la Culture en Aquitaine, MÉCA, creates a frame for the celebration of contemporary art, film, and performances, giving Bordeaux the gift of art-filled public...
Kentish Town Housing, North London Micro homes for homeless people, Holmes Road Studios, Building Images
Holmes Road Studios
Kentish Town Residential Development, North London: Micro homes for homeless people – design by Peter Barber...
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has won the international competition to design a new mixed-use development in the heart of Stockholm, Sweden: Hästen 21. The new development will comprise retail, office and residential spaces, creating a ?central...
Located in Saint-Louis (Alsace, France) in the ?Three Borders? region and in the inner suburb of Basel, the ?Forum? is a 5.713 sqm cultural facilities designed to host associative, sporting and cultural events.
Although Zaha Hadid began her remarkable architectural career in the late 1970s, it would not be until the 1990s that her work would lift out her drawings and paintings to be realized in physical form. The Vitra Fire Station, designed for the...
This here is an architect. The architect is a strange sort of a creature. Typically nocturnal, it survives purely on an unhealthy work-life imbalance. After years of primary research, our experts have finally succeeded in dissecting The Architect...
Bethells Bach was recently completed by Herbst Architects on the west coast of New Zealand. A two-bedroom bach set back from the beach overlooking a? Continue reading
The residential neighborhood where it is located is in the foothills, and the house sits on a corner lot with sweeping views of the city.
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 Cultivating a rock garden can add a beautiful element to your landscape. Mix in a variety of plants, shrubs, grasses, cacti, and succulents to enhance the beauty of your property. Rock gardens are low-maintenance. They are simple to attain,...
Architecture studio Archohm has completed a campus for promoting crafts in the Indian city of Lucknow, featuring a cluster of grass-roofed workshops and a spiralling shopping arcade (+ slideshow).
Awadh Shilpgram was designed by Archohm to...
Antwerp-based brand Ecobirdy has used recycled plastic toys to create a range colourful furniture for kids, aiming to raise their "awareness for sustainability".
With an overarching goal of introducing children to the circular economy, all the...
Next in our high-tech architecture series is Norman Foster\'s Renault Distribution Centre in Swindon, one of the most expressive and distinctive examples of the style.
Completed in 1982 by Foster Associates, which became Foster + Partners, the...
A simple but elegant design, thoughtful choices in local materials, and careful attention to interaction with the climate are reason enough to laud this new school in rural Brazil. But what stands out most about ?Children?s Village,? located in the...
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Leading architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) are collaborating with Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) to work on designing a 51-storey development in Raffles place, Singapore. Situated right in the...
Dragon Tower Hanoi Vietnam Development, DA+E West Lake Architecture, Southeast Asia Design
Dragon Tower Hanoi Vietnam
26 Aug 2022
Dragon Tower Hanoi Vietnam Design
Design: Dewan Architects + Engineers
Location: West Lake, Hanoi,...
Named after its developer SHENYE TAIRAN Building stands at the focal point in CheGongMiao- industrial creative industry office district in Shenzhen, China. Balancing the duality of scales, the design achieves two primary goals- to deliver a...
The building is part of a complex which englobes the Dunalastair School (Colegio Dunalastair), located in the Community of Peñalolén, which is characterized for being a traditional, slightly urbanized rural area.
Located in Southland, New Zealand, Invercargill House is a rural-styled house designed by Mason & Wales Architects. The house is arranged skilfully in a free-flowing plan interconnected by a? Continue reading
This minimalist two-story house located in Caulfield North, Melbourne, Australia, has been designed by Tom Koroneos Architecture.
Photography courtesy of Tom Koroneos
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A Breathing Home, designed by St Design Studio and located in Taipei City, Taiwan, is a minimalist apartment that was renovated in 2022 to fit the needs of the young and dynamic lifestyle. This unique real estate property, surrounded by traditional...
A huge, faceted glass volume sits on the roof of the new headquarters Zaha Hadid Architects has designed for Antwerp\'s Port Authority (slideshow).
Photography is by Hufton and Crow.
Zaha Hadid Architects added the glass extension to...
Airbnb has revealed its new headquarters in Dublin, which mark the first time the company has been able to determine the architectural layout of one of its offices.
The new headquarters, dubbed The Warehouse, was designed by the company\'s...
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed a pavilion for hosting traditional tea ceremonies on the deck of a Vancouver tower, coinciding with an exhibition of his work across the street.
Kuma\'s teahouse is installed on the 19th floor of Shaw...
Urban-Think Tank has completed the next phase of its Empower Shack project, bringing safe low-cost housing to residents of South Africa\'s informal settlements.
The design strategy collective first started studying Khayelitsha, Cape Town\'s...
Fundamental Approach Architects has transformed the facade of an eight-storey housing block in Tehran using angular screens of perforated brick.
Iranian practice Fundamental Approach Architects, led by Moshen Kazemianfard, reconfigured the...
While most toilets have regular, rectangular-shaped floor plans, architects have also experimented with spirals, triangles and circles for public restrooms. Here are 10 public toilets that break the bounds of the regular cubicle.
The triangle...
A grid of thin cross-laminated timber columns frames communal spaces at the centre of this co-living project for senior citizens in Slagelse, Denmark, a collaboration between Danish developer Tetris and Copenhagen architecture practice...
Izquierdo Lehmann Arquitectos and Francisco Saul have completed a block of five row houses in Santiago, which are grouped under a large roof to give the impression of a single residence.
The San Crescente housing ensemble is named after its street...
These monuments defy expectations of what humans can build?and sometimes seem to defy gravity itself. Get ready for some serious eye candy!
These amazing structures seem too detailed, too complex, too intricate, or too big to have been built...
All great design is a combination of creativity, art, and function. The Casa Terracota fits all those criteria with its originality and implementation of quirky features.
Designed by Columbian architect Octavio Mendoza, Casa Terracota is located...
Rio de Janeiro is a lively, bustling, crowded city with incredible views of Guanabara Bay and lush, tree-covered hills all around. Plots of land in desirable locations, like banks above the beaches, are hard to come by here. If you do manage to snag...
Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel
The Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel, owned by The Crown property bureau, is one of the masterpieces building in Sindhorn Village. The site sits on Langsuan road, flanked by two high-rise buildings and the main green area of the...
Calgary?s health-oriented commercial building, Beacon, is a 25,300 sqft facility that features a medical dermatology, aesthetic, and rheumatology clinic. The 5468796 Architecture Inc. building is located at the second storey level, retail units at...