Stories by Amy Frearson
“Smart technology is a solution looking for a problem,” says Rotterdam Biennale curator
Norman Foster’s timber-framed Maggie’s Centre opens in his home town of Manchester
Eight-kilometre-long mountain walkway captured in new photographs by Nelson Garrido
Zaha Hadid Architects completes “oyster-like” ferry terminal in Salerno
Mobile furniture by PolyLester provides reconfigurable interior for Amsterdam arts venue
John Pawson’s Life House is a Welsh countryside retreat built from dark and light bricks
Triangular openings pattern handmade concrete facade of Khuôn Studio’s Kontum House
Zaha Hadid’s D’Leedon complex in Singapore features towers with petal-shaped plans
Zen House is a home for three Buddhists organised around a light-filled atrium
Atelier Kukka’s House U is designed to frame a nearby cherry tree in Tokyo
Tate Harmer transforms Brunel’s first engineering project into underground venue
Dallas Pierce Quintero arranges small London home around four courtyards
Shigeru Ban joins disaster relief effort following Ecuador earthquake
Hitotomori completes small house with a custom-made plywood interior
Four concrete towers make up Metro’s BN House in São Paulo
Crosby Studios completes Moscow restaurant with Memphis-inspired exterior
Twin micro homes by S Plus One are both finished in different woods
MVRDV replaces Chanel store’s traditional facade with glass bricks that are “stronger than concrete”
Christ & Gantenbein completes new monochrome building for Kunstmuseum Basel
Officina29 Architetti builds garden living room without cutting down any trees
Joshua Florquin uses angular joinery to create bespoke furnishings for doctor’s surgery
Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp chapel reimagined with the architect’s own graffiti