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KAAN Architecten unveils the Eco-Museum and Orla Piratininga Park design in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Atelier Échelle reinterprets the vernacular barn architecture of rural Québec for contemporary art collectors' residence. Sitting on the west banks of Lake Memphremagog, the Lakeside Gallery Residence is a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional barn volume typical to rural Québec. The design repeats this prototypical form in four different articulations—an outdoor summer home, an indoor winter home, a living quarter, and a guest quarter. Cedar roofs, brick walls, and glass bridges tie the four volumes into one singular experience.

The apartment on Záhrebská Street is located in the corner position of an apartment building on the highest floors. Originally a two-room maisonette with a studio, it has undergone a significant change in layout. The current concept seeks to make the most of its potential by incorporating a large terrace overlooking the Carpathians.

Historically, public bathing was a fundamental necessity for hygiene, giving rise to communal bathhouses in regions where private bathrooms were a rarity. In Japan, for instance, sento bathhouses emerged during the early Edo period, serving as essential facilities when most households lacked their own bathing spaces. Similarly, in other parts of the world where plumbing and water management were considered luxuries, shared public baths became vital components of urban life. Over time, these spaces evolved beyond their functional role, becoming venues for socializing, relaxation, and a temporary escape from daily routines.

The Shanghai-la Librairie Avant-garde is located in Wugong Village, Xiaozhongdian Town, and is renovated from three traditional Tibetan farmhouses. These existing houses are typical "Shanpian" houses commonly found in the Zhongdian area. This style of Tibetan dwelling is unique to the high-altitude regions of Shangri-La, which experience abundant rain and snow. It represents a quintessential adaptation of Tibetan farming and pastoral culture to the local climate and environment, utilizing locally available materials and tailored to the specific conditions of the area.

The renowned festival of ephemeral architecture and the city, Concéntrico, is gearing up for its eleventh edition, which, as every year, will take place in the city of Logroño. In 2025, the event will be held from June 19 to 24, featuring a program that includes various activities, conferences, and tours aimed at reflecting on public space, cities, and the ways we intervene in and interact with them.

Previously owned by Victorian Architect Allan Powell; this building was known as the office of Powell & Glenn Architects. Our project brief was not to add amenities but rather to convert a former office into a family home.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, United States, has reached a critical moment in its expansion project, revealing six finalist designs that propose new ways to engage visitors, integrate the museum with its surroundings, and create an open and inviting cultural space. The shortlisted teams - Kengo Kuma & Associates, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Selldorf Architects, Studio Gang, Weiss/Manfredi, and WHY Architecture - bring a range of approaches, each responding to the museum's architectural legacy and evolving role within Kansas City.

What urban and social transformations do our cities require today? How can urban planning and design contribute to improving the experience of their inhabitants in urban spaces? As Andreea Cutieru explains, urban acupuncture refers to the improvement of social and urban issues through precise interventions capable of revitalizing specific areas of cities and consolidating urban planning strategies. The +VIDA program represents a comprehensive strategy for urban and social transformation in territories, strategically focused on vulnerable populations in the Colombian Caribbean. It encourages the collective construction of cities through the exchange of knowledge, intelligence, and expertise, with the aim of transforming the habitat in an integrated manner.

The operation focuses on a rural building for agricultural use of pasture land  and irrigated arable cropping.The existing buildings, in granite stone masonry, were vacant and in an advanced state of disrepair. They comprised a two-storey house, an oven integrated into a single-story building, two granaries and a threshing floor. The proposal intends to restore and extend the existing buildings, transforming them into an enterprise for tourism in rural areas.

Nestled within Prakriti Farms, this residence epitomizes rustic charm and a deep connection with the natural world. Its elegance lies in its emphasis on elemental materials and its seamless integration with the surrounding landscape. With three bedrooms and a spacious living area, the home was strategically designed in an L shape to maximize natural light and blur the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces. The home boasts an expansive open-plan layout, seamlessly blending indoor and outdoor spaces without demarcation.

The Pu'er Beautiful Star Village Coffee Center is located in the valleys of southern Yunnan, a region blessed with perpetual spring-like weather and recognized as one of China's largest coffee-producing areas. As a key project aimed at revitalizing the local cultural and tourism economy, this building serves not only as a platform for local coffee farmers and coffee culture to exchange and showcase their heritage but also as a unique experiential space for visitors. In this project, we employed three architectural design strategies—tree-like structures, flexible spaces, and folded-plate roofs—to address critical themes such as climate, culture, open spaces, and identity.

A farmhouse situated amidst the rural landscapes on the edges of the Deccan Region in Maharashtra was designed as a unified structure comprising versatile multipurpose spaces complemented by a single attached bedroom. Its spacious layout facilitated the utilization of the house for communal activities such as yoga, dance, theater, and farming within the local community.

This culinary emporium – the first collaboration between two of Giannone Petricone Associates'
long-time clients, Toronto food empresarios Cosimo Mammolitti of Terroni/SUD Forno and Stephen Alexander of Cumbrae's – began with a conversation about creating an original gastronomic experience offering fine ingredients, prepared foods, and vibrant dining. Giannone Petricone's response began with a name: STOCK T.C implies stocked shelves, chicken stock, stockyards — essential building blocks from which to create a theatre of food, considered and presented in a trajectory from raw to refined.

Sea and River. Fresh water and salt water. The meeting of the river and the sea in the Sabiaguaba region in Fortaleza offers one of the most privileged landscapes in the city. The guardians of this natural beauty, the traditional families of Sabiaguaba, have long been advocating for the construction of a gastronomic center that would harness the region's tourism and landscape potential, protect local fauna and flora, and generate jobs and income for the natives (a term they proudly identify with).

Blumberg school campus 1st construction phase, Elementary School. The city of Blumberg plans to renovate, expand and reorganize the school campus to bring together all the different school types at one location. The first construction phase entailed a new building including a three-form elementary school with a full-time program, a special education and counseling centre (SBBZ) as well as a cafeteria for the entire campus. In the second construction phase, the existing elementary school building will be renovated and extended as an expansion for the existing secondary school.

Inspired by the Bordeaux school and post-war seaside architecture, this renovation enhances a 1950s house's integration with the Arcachon Bay landscape.

At a global level, contemporary architecture continues to explore tools and design methodologies to integrate nature into habitable spaces, given its proven benefits and contributions to improving people's quality of life. While there are diverse religious beliefs around the world, religious architecture generally expands beyond its uses and functions to connect with the sacred. Senses, memories, and emotions are transmitted in these spaces through the use of certain materials, spatial organizations, and even sounds and aromas that enhance experiences in atmospheres of spirituality, divinity, and reflection. In Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil, and Uruguay, projects for places of worship open to the outdoors reflect an architecture that adapts to different natural environments while maintaining the premise that each religion is tied to a social identity and requires a particular connection with its community and surrounding landscape.

Nestled in Agios Stefanos Bay, Domes Noruz Mykonos is just ten minutes from Mykonos town. Inspired by the ageless allure of Cycladic minimalism, this five-star hotel seamlessly incorporates Myconean forms, notably seen in the delicate claustra, which adorn its exterior. Light and shadows are carefully orchestrated, with large windows and openings filling communal and private spaces with natural light, creating depth and character.

A Sail on the Vast Sea is located within the EKA Tianwu Art District in the Jinqiao area of Pudong New District, Shanghai. The original site was Building 442, known as "Maritime Home," part of the China Shipbuilding Navigation Instrument Factory from the 1950s and 1960s. The project was commissioned by the owner for a comprehensive planning and renovation design. Positioned near the entrance of the park, just south of "Bancang," the building welcomes visitors with the form of a raised "sail." Rooted in the spirit of navigation and expressed through a strong and forceful writing style, the project seamlessly integrates art and functionality within the public spaces. The interplay of old and new honors the present while looking towards the future.