Sustainable Architecture Comes Into Focus For This Year's Stirling Prize
In contrast to recent years, this crop of RIBA Stirling Prize nominees foreground sustainable design practices ranging from low-carbon materials to adaptive reuse.
Author: Jason Sayer
Second Home Extends Its Bold Aesthetic to Its Latest Coworking Office
The company, known for its vibrant colors and ample indoor foliage, recently opened a new London office designed by Madrid-based firm Cano Lasso.
DS+R Designs Elevated Walkway for London's Greenwich Peninsula
The first phase of the High Line–esque walkway, which features vaulted steel piers and multiple landscaped "islands," opened this week.
In a Swiss Village, Architects Transform a Conference Center Into a Concert Hall
Studio Seilern Architects doubled the size of an underground meeting space, building dramatic glass-lined enclosure for the modern, 663-seat oak-paneled venue.
New David Chipperfield–Designed Addition to Berlin's Museum Island Set to Open
Wrapped with a stark minimalist colonnade, the James Simon Gallery blends a Modernist aesthetic into the storied Neoclassical architecture of Germany's national museum hub.
Chain Mail Now Protects Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Renowned Hill House
London studio Carmody Groarke designed a steel chain mail enclosure—with no less than 29,000 square feet of mail—that shields the Arts & Crafts masterpiece from water damage.
With Its Serene Amphitheater, Neri&Hu's "Introverted" Aranya Art Center Completes in China
The museum, located in Qinhaungdao and northeast of Beijing, also features an imposing facade of angled concrete panels.
Chinese-American Architect I.M. Pei Passes Away at 102
Ieoh Ming Pei was among the world's leading Modernist architects, designing iconic buildings throughout the second half of the 20th Century.
The Bauhaus Comes (Back) to Weimar
The new Bauhaus Museum Weimar—which just opened earlier this month—reveals the school’s forgotten and never-seen-before early history.
Feilden Fowles’s New Visitor Center for the Yorkshire Sculpture Park Is a Quiet Triumph
A softly-spoken essay in subtle details, the new visitor center is less about itself and more about the dramatic landscape it inhabits.
HASSELL Designs Vibrant Interiors for a Seven-Floor London Coworking Office
The new 32,300-square-foot coworking office, operated by Fora, includes a restaurant and cafe at its base.
This Dazzling Brick Facade in London Harks to the City's 20th Century Architecture
Architects Stiff + Trevillion collaborated with artist Lee Simmons on the facade for 40 Beak Street, which includes famed British artist Damien Hirst among its tenants.
A Minimalist School Addition Helps a British School Reconnect with Its Landscape
Years of ad hoc expansions has cut off St Teresa’s boarding school from nature, but new buildings by London-based IF_DO aim to turn the tide.
BREAKING: Stirling Prize Awarded to Foster + Partners' Bloomberg European HQ
The London office, where 4,000 Bloomberg employees work, was lauded for its sustainable architecture, workplace design, and new public spaces.
Stallan-Brand Designs Dramatic 56-Foot-Long Cantilever for a School in Scotland
Soaring 34 feet above an outdoor play area, the Broomlands Primary School's larch-clad canopy was inspired by the pitched roofs of local vernacular architecture.
Studio Weave Conjures a Whimsical School Expansion Outside London
Completed on a tight budget, the 1,615-square-foot project in West London offers moments of play and calm for students facing moderate to severe learning challenges.
The Sordid Saga of Eileen Gray's Iconic E-1027 House
Designed by Irish architect and designer Eileen Gray, the 1929 French Riviera villa was an obsession of Le Corbusier and fell into ruins before being bought by conservationists in 1999.
The Artist Christo Floats a 661-Ton Installation on London’s Serpentine Lake
The London Mastaba, which uses more than 7,000 barrels and reaches 66 feet into the air, was originally conceived in 1958.
The Smithsons' Robin Hood Gardens Becomes a Cautionary Tale at the Venice Architecture Biennale
A Ruin in Reverse raises questions about the future of social housing in London and marks the loss of genuine free space
Golden Lions Go to Eduardo Souto de Moura, Kenneth Frampton, and Switzerland at Venice Biennale
The Portuguese architect won the prestigious prize for a contemplative chapel he designed for the Vatican's Biennale contribution.
