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Sussex house combines ultra-low energy consumption with traditional crafts
BakerBrown Studio’s new house in the south of England sets high standards for low energy consumption
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Aachen’s Center for Advanced Mobility is a celebration of technical innovation
Studio MDA's Center for Advanced Mobility in Aachen, Germany celebrates technical innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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At home with Annabelle Selldorf
Architect Annabelle Selldorf talks to us about lost objects, Vica by Annabelle Selldorf, and her favourite place
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Architecture programmes for young people to try now
Interested in architecture, but not sure where to begin? Here are opportunities for young people and emerging professionals to help give you that crucial start
By Francesca Perry • Last updated
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This upstate São Paulo retreat is designed as three light pavilions
YJD House by Jacobsen Arquitetura is an upstate São Paulo retreat that celebrates its green context through lightness and minimalism
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Black Kite’s London office is a riot of colour and geometry
Architecture studio Bureau de Change designs Black Kite, a London office defined by shapes and colours
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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The luxury minimalism of Six Senses’ London flagship hotel and residences
We preview the new London Six Senses hotel and residences, opening in late 2023, within The Whiteley
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2022: meet our 20 studios to watch
Promise, ideas and exciting architecture abound within the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2022. These 20 young studios from across the globe have been showcased individually on Wallpaper.com in recent weeks and are celebrated here together for the first time
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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India’s Mud House bridges traditional crafts, modern design and sustainable architecture
Emerging practice Sketch Design Studio has completed Mud House, a sensitive Rajasthan home made of mud
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Luna House is a concrete Chilean live/work haven by Pezo von Ellrichshausen
Pezo von Ellrichshausen invites us inside Luna, the studio's base, a geometric concrete masterpiece in the Chilean countryside
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Playfully transparent roof defines German Glass House escape
The Glass House by Sigurd Larsen, set amid nature outside Berlin, is an unconventional country home with a distinctive transparent roof
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Wabi-Sabi house celebrates simplicity and Utah’s nature
Wabi-Sabi house by Sparano + Mooney Architecture combines simplicity, minimalism and a striking natural site
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2022 explores architecture's learnings from food
‘Edible; Or, The Architecture of Metabolism' opens at the Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2022, exploring the relationship between food and architecture
By David Plaisant • Last updated
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2022 London Open House Festival unfolds
London's Open House Festival, the city-wide annual autumn architectural focus, has launched and is offering tours, insights, and a peek inside the capital's lesser-known treasures of the urban realm
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Hayatsu Architects reimagines Walter Segal-designed north London home
Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios, and Hayatsu Architects from the UK is the last, but not least, to join our 2022 list
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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London Feeds Itself, a new book by Open City, is a scrumptious offering that connects food culture and architecture
London Feeds Itself, a new book by Open City, is a scrumptious offering that connects food culture and architecture
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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The pioneering architecture of Nigerian artist-designer Demas Nwoko
Perfectly adapted to their geographical and cultural environment, the low-maintenance landmark buildings of pioneering Nigerian artist-designer Demas Nwoko have stood the test of time
By Ijeoma Ndukwe • Last updated
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Mexico City home draws on its city's rich midcentury modern legacy
Ventana House in Mexico City is the home and workspace of architect José Juan Rivera Rio of JJRR/Arquitectura
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Notting Hill Carnival pavilion provides ‘a place to lime’ in London
A Notting Hill Carnival pavilion by Sumayya Vally and Alvaro Barrington draws on ‘the identities, mythologies, and rituals surrounding the Afro-Caribbean community'
By Shawn Adams • Last updated
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Herzog & de Meuron and Piet Oudolf unveil Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens design
Herzog & de Meuron and Piet Oudolf's design for the new Calder Gardens in downtown Philadelphia is set to be a tranquil tribute to artist Alexander Calder
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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This monumental house in Melbourne is built of timeless materials
The House of Stone and Soul in Melbourne by Robson Rak is a true heavyweight, a meticulously composed structure that’s been designed to give off an aura of geological longevity
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Bamboo badminton court’s sustainable architecture is guided by function
Studio Jencquel and Ibuku showcase sustainable architecture at its best in this Kura Kura based badminton court in Bali
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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A Great Barrier Reef house takes in its dramatic landscape
Australian architecture studio JDA Co composes a contemporary residence overlooking the Great Barrier Reef
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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The Learning Tree nursery nurtures through sustainable architecture
The Learning Tree, a Romford nursery by Delve Architects, uses natural materials and sustainable architecture principles to nurture young minds
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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44 Foxley is the transformation of a standard brick terrace in Toronto
Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. Our 2022 list is growing with the addition of Canadian entry JA Architecture Studio and its transformation of this Toronto home
By Shukri Sultan • Last updated
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The Sustainable City chronicles London’s eco design innovation
Urban areas provide the best environment for ultra-low-impact living; that's the premise of Harriet Thorpe’s new book, The Sustainable City, which brings together the architecture that's shaping London’s quiet green revolution
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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A minimalist contemporary home in the UAE by studio Roar
Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. Our 2022 list includes UAE-based studio Roar, with this minimalist home in Dubai
By Martha Elliott • Last updated