The mission to the architect is quite clear, the sales center must be finished in one week including 2-day design, 5-day construction. -

A proposal from George Batzios Architects for the Konaki Averof Cultural Center in Greece uses a cutting edge, sustainable approach to revive a deeply historical site. The design intertwines elements of architecture and agriculture to refit an... -

Photography by Stephane Brugger After four years of work, the recent inauguration of the Maison des étudiants de l?École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) unveiled a signature building which enhances an entire neighbourhood in the Griffintown... -

  Osteria ai Pioppi is an unusual ecological amusement park in a small community north of Venice, Italy. There Bruno Ferrin handcrafted fantastical rides with metal and other odd materials that are all kinetically driven, allowing children to... -

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... -

Designed for two Boston professionals by Hutker Architects, this suburban garden retreat perfectly suits the lifestyle needs of a growing family in Weston, Massachusetts. A year-round home, the homeowners wanted the convenience of in-town living... -

The residence belonging to famed Postmodernist architect Michael Graves will be sold to Kean University, home to the new Michael Graves College for architecture and design, after receiving approval from its board of trustees. Following Graves?s... -

The American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of this year\'s Small Projects Awards, which include a tiny floating sauna and a mobile dental surgery in a trailer (+ slideshow). The AIA chose nine small-scale projects by US... -

Sauna cultureSauna bathing is an essential part of Finnish culture and national identity. There are only 5,4 million Finns but 3,3 million saunas. Public saunas used to be common in bigger cities but now that most new apartments have sauna of their... -

Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Micaella Pedros has repurposed discarded plastic bottles into joints that can be used to hold wooden furniture together (+ movie). The MA Design Products student scavenged containers from across... -

The 2016 Venice Biennale has highlighted that dealing with natural disasters may become one of the main preoccupations of architecture in the future. But nature has its destructive ways, and volcanic eruptions are among the most extreme case in... -

In 2010 a young couple with two children dreamed of building their own house, and for that, they enrolled in the Brazilian Programme, Minha Casa Minha Vida, (My house, My life). They wanted   to live near their parents and not far from the city... -

Located in a rather busy midtown of Jakarta, DeeRoemah is a renovation project of a two-storey house on a 280 m2 irregular shaped site which comprises of 1 master bedroom, 3 child/guest bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, office and storage. -

Until July 3rd, you can experience the latest and last work of artist duo Christo and Jean-Claude. Called The Floating Piers, the floating dock extends over the water of Italy\'s Lake Iseo. -

Fran Silvestre Arquitectos has completed another lovely modern home in Spain. The residence is aptly named Casa de Aluminio, or Aluminium House, for its silvery appearance from afar. The structure is composed of two perfectly geometric stories with... -

SRAM Corporation engaged Perkins+Will to design their new headquarters in the vibrant Fulton Market District of Chicago. Initial visioning uncovered SRAM?s desire for a space that connected their staff by providing them active and fun workplace... -

The Walmart Supercenter is generally considered one of the great antagonists of architecture around the world ? the hulking behemoth who sold its integrity for the consumer convenience of having everything in one place. Though the first Walmart... -

Yaletown. Photo courtesy of AIBC. Did you know that the Steam Clock in Vancouver?s historic Gastown neighbourhood isn?t actually steam-powered" Or that over 11,000 prisms are embedded in the sidewalks of downtown Victoria" Learn about these and... -

This children?s area is linked to the new world headquarters of Japan Tobacco International in Geneva. Located between two imposing buildings, the headquarters of JTI and WMO, the nursery school is envisaged as an \'inhabited landscape\'. The... -