steel layered facade revives 1969 modernist city hall in czech republic
architecture archivesby atelier gram·1 Sept 2026
atelier gram reworks Přerov City Hall as an open civic facility The reconstruction of Přerov City Hall by atelier gram transforms a closed administrative building completed in 1969 into an open...
how architecture has made space for animals across history
architecture archivesby thomai tsimpou I designboom·31 Aug 2026
the nonhuman client was there before multispecies design Long before architects began adding bird bricks, bee hotels and wildlife corridors to contemporary buildings, animals were already helping...
C40 cities have built a framework for climate action, but which ones are actually delivering?
architecture archivesby thomai tsimpou I designboom·30 Aug 2026
How C40 turns climate targets into city policy The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group brings together nearly 100 major cities around a shared approach to urban climate action.
ICON uses one construction system to 3D-print radically different ideas of home
architecture archivesby kat barandy I designboom·29 Aug 2026
ICON tests the elasticity of home through large-scale 3D printing Across central Texas, the same ridged concrete wall now belongs to houses with remarkably different ideas of who they are for.
clarence perry's 'neighborhood unit': the century-old idea behind today's 15-minute city
architecture archivesby thomai tsimpou I designboom·27 Aug 2026
clarence perry and the evolution of the 15-minute city Nearly a century before the 15-minute city became a shorthand for walkable urbanism, American sociologist and planner Clarence Perry was...
david gianotten of OMA on why local context matters in shaping future cities
architecture archivesby thomai tsimpou I designboom·22 Aug 2026
rethinking the city through everyday life The idea of the city is increasingly being measured not only by what it can produce, but by how it allows people to live.
minqa atelier steps charred timber refuge down a steep slope in ecuador’s chocó forest
architecture archivesby kat barandy I designboom·21 Aug 2026
charred timber protects the exterior surfaces in Ecuador’s humid Chocó climate KEEP UP WITH OUR DAILY AND WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS Opposite Office has opened a new office - in a tree.
lotus-shaped bamboo roof floats over pablo luna studio's yoga space in bali
architecture archivesby kat barandy I designboom·21 Aug 2026
clusters of bamboo columns leave broad openings around the perimeter woven bamboo filters daylight across the practice space KEEP UP WITH OUR DAILY AND WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS Opposite Office has opened...
the albanian files: two decades of international architecture in a country in transition
architecture archivesby thomai tsimpou I designboom·21 Aug 2026
60 international practices document Albania’s transformation Edited by curator, writer, and researcher Anneke Abhelakh, The Albanian Files: Freedom and Architecture brings together 60 international...
what rome and vienna can teach about the future of affordable housing
architecture archivesby annalise kamegawa I designboom·20 Aug 2026
the curators saw the decades of success Vienna has had in providing incredibly affordable living solutions in the form of social housing and government-subsidized homes to about 60% of its...
atrium architekti transforms 1960s workers’ dormitory into 507 homes in slovakia
architecture archivesby LINKA News·20 Aug 2026
original materials remain visible throughout the building KOSMALT now accommodates 507 private homes KEEP UP WITH OUR DAILY AND WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS ZHA plans its 'baku expo city' masterplan in...
aulets stacks natural stone beneath a recycled pallet roof in mallorca
architecture archivesby kat barandy I designboom·20 Aug 2026
the heavy stone base contrasts with the repeated timber grid overhead KEEP UP WITH OUR DAILY AND WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS Opposite Office has opened a new office - in a tree.
who gets to stay when cities become digital nomad destinations?
architecture archivesby thomai tsimpou I designboom·20 Aug 2026
the digital nomad destination is becoming a spatial model Across Lisbon, Mexico City, Athens, and Bali, the rise of location-independent work is changing what buildings are for, how apartments are...
when the water rises, these amphibious homes rise and float with it
architecture archivesby kat barandy I designboom·19 Aug 2026
when the ground stops behaving like ground Most houses begin with an assumption that rarely has to be said out loud, which is that the ground will stay where it is.
the nakagin capsule tower and the dream of a home that could change
architecture archivesby thomai tsimpou I designboom·19 Aug 2026
kisho kurokawa’s plug-in home In Tokyo’s Ginza district, Kisho Kurokawa’s Nakagin Capsule Tower once looked less like a conventional apartment building than a piece of infrastructure waiting for...
twilight of corridors: how TAKK rethinks domestic architecture beyond fixed rooms
architecture archivesby Iñaki Laguardia·19 Aug 2026
rooms give way to overlapping uses and relationships the home is conceived as an infrastructure for coexistence KEEP UP WITH OUR DAILY AND WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS ZHA plans its 'baku expo city'...
tato architects turns a former bank into a reflective cinema in kyoto
architecture archivesby Yo Shimada·19 Aug 2026
screen 1: seats were faithfully remade by Quinette of France, maker of the original theater’s chairs KEEP UP WITH OUR DAILY AND WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS ZHA plans its 'baku expo city' masterplan in...
contemporary orangery reimagines ancient botanical mythology of hecate’s garden
architecture archivesby lisa kostyra I designboom·18 Aug 2026
nearly 100 plant species thrive inside the active greenhouse, serving as the primary medium for the spatial experience Hecate’s Garden offers a fresh model for narrative-driven hospitality KEEP UP...
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