High-tech architecture
High-tech architecture from A to Z
To conclude our high-tech architecture series, we round up everything you need to know about the movement in this A to Z guide. More about High-tech architecture from A to Z
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Architecture
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara name eight key projects from their career
Grafton Architects directors Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara – who have just been named the 2020 laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize – have listed eight of the most significant projects from their career to date. More about Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara name eight key projects from their career
Architecture
MVRDV and Airbus investigate how vertiports could be integrated into cities
Architecture firm MVRDV has collaborated with aircraft manufacturer Airbus to research how landing hubs for passenger drones, called vertiports, could become part of transportation networks in future cities. More about MVRDV and Airbus investigate how vertiports could be integrated into cities
Architecture
Beautified China book celebrates the country's "architectural revolution"
Detailed photos of 80 Chinese buildings feature in Kris Provoost's book Beautified China, which spotlights the country's current architectural boom. More about Beautified China book celebrates the country's "architectural revolution"
Architecture
Five Miami towers by Zaha Hadid, OMA, BIG and more
Zaha Hadid, OMA, BIG, Renzo Piano and Herzog & de Meuron have all completed residential high-rises in Miami and Miami Beach. We've rounded up the key projects. More about Five Miami towers by Zaha Hadid, OMA, BIG and more
Opinion
Breaking Ground book on buildings by women "is both needed and problematic"
Jane Hall's Breaking Ground aims to rectify gender inequality by singling out female architects from their male counterparts. But, ahead of International Women's Day this year, Mimi Zeiger argues this corrective project could do more harm than good. More about Breaking Ground book on buildings by women "is both needed and problematic"
Architecture
Searl Lamaster Howe tucks Lawless Retreat into Michigan woods
Architecture studio Searl Lamaster Howe has used charred cedar and slate to create this holiday home for a Chicago couple. More about Searl Lamaster Howe tucks Lawless Retreat into Michigan woods
News
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara win Pritzker Architecture Prize 2020
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, co-founders of Grafton Architects, have been named the 2020 laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. More about Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara win Pritzker Architecture Prize 2020
Architecture
Yoshichika Takagi adds translucent facade to asymmetric house in Hokkaido
A house with an asymmetrical roof on the Japanese island of Hokkaido has been renovated and extended by architecture studio Yoshichika Takagi + Associates. More about Yoshichika Takagi adds translucent facade to asymmetric house in Hokkaido
Products
Pretty Plastic shingles made from recycled PVC windows and gutters are "first 100 per cent recycled cladding material"
A new range of facade cladding tiles made of recycled PVC construction waste, designed by Dutch studios Overtreders W and Bureau SLA, has been used on a permanent building for the first time. More about Pretty Plastic shingles made from recycled PVC windows and gutters are "first 100 per cent recycled cladding material"
Architecture
Brick and copper turrets define Melbourne house by Wowowa
Australian architecture studio Wowowa built three cylindrical brick turrets with copper accents for a house in Melbourne. More about Brick and copper turrets define Melbourne house by Wowowa
Architecture
Renzo Piano completes Eighty Seven Park on Surfside beachfront
Italian architect Renzo Piano has designed an oval-shaped condominium tower that is wrapped in terraces on the waterfront in Surfside, Florida. More about Renzo Piano completes Eighty Seven Park on Surfside beachfront
Architecture
Wood-clad gabled volumes form Grove House on Long Island by Roger Ferris + Partners
American studio Roger Ferris + Partners has created a trio of wood-clad volumes with pitched roofs for a family relocating from New York City to the Hamptons. More about Wood-clad gabled volumes form Grove House on Long Island by Roger Ferris + Partners
Architecture
Architecture Club builds cast-concrete studio for sculptor Monika Sosnowska
Architecture Club has completed a sculpture studio for Polish artist Monika Sosnowska, featuring board-marked concrete walls and huge windows. More about Architecture Club builds cast-concrete studio for sculptor Monika Sosnowska
Architecture
Arches puncture floors and walls of Glebe House by Chenchow Little Architects
Chenchow Little Architects has completed a house in the Glebe suburb of Sydney featuring upside-down arches in the walls and curved openings in the floors. More about Arches puncture floors and walls of Glebe House by Chenchow Little Architects
Architecture
Jeffrey Dungan Architects builds Harrison Residence on Florida waterfront
Alabama practice Jeffrey Dungan Architects has modelled this white-rendered concrete house in Florida's Panhandle on a range of architectural styles. More about Jeffrey Dungan Architects builds Harrison Residence on Florida waterfront
Architecture
Space Popular's Brick Vault House slots into slender green grid
A green steel frame and shallow arched ceilings form the structure of Space Popular's geometric Brick Vault House in Valencia, Spain. More about Space Popular's Brick Vault House slots into slender green grid
Architecture
ZeroCabin in Chile designed to operate off the grid
A multidisciplinary team in Chile has designed a self-sufficient cabin that can be tailored to the local climate and topography, along with a client's specific needs. More about ZeroCabin in Chile designed to operate off the grid
News
MIPIM property fair postponed until June over coronavirus fears
The giant MIPIM property fair that was due to take place in Cannes, France from 10 to 13 March has been postponed until 2-5 June due to coronavirus. More about MIPIM property fair postponed until June over coronavirus fears
Architecture
Studio 30 Architects remodel London home using reclaimed materials
Reclaimed materials feature alongside brightly painted new spaces in this transformation of two Victorian maisonettes in London by Studio 30 Architects. More about Studio 30 Architects remodel London home using reclaimed materials