Jon Astbury
Jon Astbury is a writer, curator and lecturer. He is assistant curator in architecture and design at the Barbican, and has formerly held editorial positions at The Architectural Review and the Architects’ Journal.
A screen of bamboo shelters diners at the Nhà Tú Garden Restaurant in Vietnam, which has been completed by architecture studio Long Nguyen Design. More
Brussels studio Madam Architectuur has renovated and extended a bungalow near Aalst, updating its exterior with bright red-painted timber that is "striking yet modest". More
Chinese studio Galaxy Arch has completed a pavilion in Suzhou Industrial Park that is modelled on an old wooden cabin and sheltered by a curved roof with large overhangs. More
Slovenian studio Korpnik Produkcija has completed a concrete observation tower overlooking the spa town of Rogaška Slatina, topped by an angular glass cafe resembling a crystal. More
A stack of open-air terraces lined with copper-coloured glazed bricks pull light and air into the Darya Residential Apartment Building in Iran by architecture studio Hooba Design Group. More
Australian practice SSdH has completed Stewart House, the renovation of a home in Melbourne that preserves the brick-clad building's original 1970s character. More
Piles of grain sacks were used to create the walls of this mobile pop-up cafe and bakery in Hangzhou, China, which was designed by local studio FOG Architecture. More
Belgian practice Studio Moto has completed a ring-shaped concrete viewpoint on a beach in De Panne, which rises and falls to echo the surrounding sand dunes. More
Thick walls of exposed concrete create a buffer from the surrounding city at House in Nishizaki, Japan, which has been completed by architecture practice Studio Cochi Architects. More
Perforated brick walls surround the Terra Cotta Workshop in Vietnam, which contains a brick kiln and visitor centre by architectural studio Tropical Space. More
Perforated screens of white marble filter light and air into the Third Space learning and cultural centre in Udaipur, India, which has been completed by architecture practice Studio Saar. More
Finnish studio AOR Architects has completed the Monio School and Cultural Centre in Hyrylä, using over 5,000 industrial timber logs to create a structure that references the area's traditional wooden villas. More
An elevated, winding walkway guides visitors through Park of Memories, a former graveyard in Aš, Czech Republic, renovated by local studio SOA Architekti. More
Oversized timber beams support cantilevering canopies on either side of Halle S 46, a warehouse in Germany by Cologne studio Aretz Dürr Architektur. More
Playful openings and colourful windows brighten the pixelated exterior of West Coast Kindergarten, completed by Chinese studio CLOU Architects near Hangzhou. More
The "dynamic nature of the sea" prompted the flowing, scaly forms of The National Institute of Water Sports in India, completed by architecture practice MOFA Studios. More
Romanian studio Modul 28 has updated and extended the rectory of a church in Transylvania, transforming it into a guesthouse that "balances preservation with innovation". More
Architecture studio K59 Atelier has designed a home in Di Linh, Vietnam, using local materials that were easy to transport to its remote site, such as timber and rammed earth. More
Chinese studio AIM Architecture has transformed a series of former oil silos in Changzhou into Cotton Park, a mixed-use community space surrounded by a public garden and play areas. More
Italian studio Messner Architects has extended and reconfigured a house in South Tyrol to create three apartments, each with a contrasting exterior finish of plaster, wood and metal. More