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A Norwegian coastal cabin provides a platform for spectacular views
Architect Tommie Wilhelmsen turns constraints into elegance at this new cabin on the Norwegian coast
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Torus House floats over Chiba prefecture’s natural landscape
Torus House by Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture is perched floating above a hillside in Japan's Chiba prefecture
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Reimagined Lexi Cinema by Rise Design Studio opens
The reimagined Lexi Cinema by Rise Design Studio opens in London's Kensal Rise
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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The iconic BMW HQ in Munich celebrates its half century
Karl Schwanzer designed a corporate icon for BMW. Now 50 years old, the company’s Munich HQ is still going strong
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Umbrella House by Kazuo Shinohara opens at Vitra Campus
The Umbrella House by Kazuo Shinohara is installed at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein
By Ali Morris • Last updated
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TOG at Borough Yards: trainspotting, bricks, and flexible working
The Office Group's newest location at London's Borough Yards has opened its doors
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Roll up: it’s the 2022 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist
The 2022 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist is revealed: see the six contenders
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Activism award 2022 is up for grabs
The Archiboo Awards' Activism category competition has launched for 2022
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Take a first peek inside the Mandarin Oriental Residences, Beverly Hills
We reveal the first look inside Beverly Hills’ new Mandarin Oriental Residences by 1508 London
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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London Design District’s D2 building dazzles in iridescent ‘dichroic fins’
Design District's D2 building by Mole Architects is now open for business
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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Ljubljana house is shaped by stepped terraces and simple forms
OFIS Architects has created this Ljubljana house through careful sculptural geometries
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Tour this refined contemporary house in brick, wood and glass
Gregory Phillips Architects combines a restricted palette of materials to compose a refined, modern home in north London
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Concrete, stone and wood bring rich tactility to an apartment renovation in Brazil
Brazil-based Memola Estudio and architect Vitor Penha utilise natural materials for São Paulo’s Garrido Apartment
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Green infrastructure gets creative: where power meets sustainability
Can a solar array look sensational or a tidal lagoon educate as well as generate green power? We explore key examples of green infrastructure across the globe
By Jonathan Lee • Last updated
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This Cretan retreat takes its cues from craft and landscape
Block722 reveals ‘O Lofos’, an idyllic retreat on the hilly, eastern side of the island of Crete in Greece
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Talent House opens in east London to nurture diverse talent in the arts
The Talent House is an enclave for London’s future arts talent
By Josh Fenton • Last updated
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San Francisco earthquake cottage transformed into 21st-century home
This residential design by architects Jones Haydu in San Francisco’s Dolores Heights reimagines one of the city’s typical earthquake cottages
By Jackson Compton • Last updated
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Feast your eyes on the 2022 RIBA House of the Year longlist
The 2022 RIBA House of the Year longlist has been released
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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House London is an insider’s guide to the city’s best architectural transformations
House London is a new book offering a peek into some of the best redesigns of the capital’s omnipresent, historical brick home typology
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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House London is an insider’s guide to the city’s best architectural transformations
House London is a new book offering a peek into some of the best redesigns of the capital’s omnipresent, historical brick home typology
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Sixth Street Viaduct’s graceful shapes dance to Los Angeles’ tunes
Sixth Street Viaduct by Michael Maltzan Architecture is completed in Los Angeles, a modern, flowing and ambitious piece of infrastructure architecture
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Out of office: coffee and creative small talk with Tatiana Bilbao
Bodil Blain, Wallpaper* columnist and founder of Cru Kafé, shares coffee and creative small talk with leading figures from the worlds of art, architecture, design, and fashion. This week, it’s Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao, who is currently designing a brutalist, ethical aquarium in Mazatlán and has an exhibition at Copenhagen's Louisiana Museum of Modern Art opening in October 2019
By Bodil Blain • Last updated
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Bas Smets on landscaping Notre-Dame, and ‘hacking' a city to fight climate change
Landscape architect Bas Smets talks to us about Notre-Dame, modern gardens, microclimates and more
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Views and reflections define this contemporary Athens villa
Reflection House is a new Athens home by architects Mplusm, designed around the site's expansive vistas and natural light
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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São Paulo villa by Arthur Casas is the perfect urban retreat
A contemporary house in São Paulo is a modernist retreat set in the leafy suburbs, courtesy of architect Arthur Casas
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Colourful offices to brighten up our working lives
These workspaces showcase how architects from across the globe adopt a colourful approach in their designs to striking effect
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Modernism to minimalism: sun-drenched Los Angeles houses
From modernist residences to riveting renovations and new-build contemporary homes, we tour some of the finest Los Angeles houses under the Californian sun
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated