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.
Team BLDG conceals sports park facilities in China under an artificial hill
Shanghai-based studio Team BLDG has completed a series of visitor facilities for a sports park in Pazhou, Guangdong province, with spaces carved out of an artificial concrete-walled mound. More
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Levitt Bernstein and TKMT cover Neutron Research Centre in perforated metal fins
Perforated metal fins cover the facade of this new visitor centre designed by Levitt Bernstein and TKMT Architects for the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) science facility in Grenoble, France. More
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Nua Arquitectures revamps old Spanish home with pastel-coloured steelwork
Architecture studio Nua Arquitectures has completed the renovation of an old house in the historic centre of Tarragona, Spain, reinforcing its worn structure with pastel-coloured steel. More
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Sher Maker designs home and studio in Thailand connected by open-air walkways
Architecture firm Sher Maker has designed a home and music studio in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with a cluster of raised living spaces connected by wooden walkways that enjoy expansive views of its rural surroundings. More
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Conrad Architects completes marble-clad home overlooking Melbourne skyline
A roof terrace and pool with views over Melbourne's skyline feature at the Grange Residence, a marble-clad house by Australian studio Conrad Architects. More
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Unknown Architects embeds home in sand dunes on Dutch island
Dutch studio Unknown Architects has completed a cabin-like holiday home in the Netherlands with panoramic windows for looking out at the surrounding landscape of dunes and hills. More
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Office architecture
Office architecture
Domani Architectural Concepts wraps real-estate centre in China with brick latticework
Chinese studio Domani Architectural Concepts has completed a real-estate complex in Foshan, Guangdong province, featuring a facade of lattice brickwork overlooking two large circular pools intended to create a "sense of ceremony". More
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"Whimsical" marble play sculptures erected in Denmark
Portuguese practice KWY.studio worked with artist studio Superflex and local schoolchildren to create this series of five pink marble play sculptures in Billund, Denmark. More
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Atelier Craft and ICI! complete triangular migrant shelter in Paris
French studios Atelier Craft and ICI! have designed a triangular day shelter for migrants and refugees in Paris, with a modular timber frame that allows it to be demounted and moved to different sites. More
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MDO converts rammed-earth houses in rural China into holiday villas
Chinese architecture studio More Design Office (MDO) has converted a cluster of traditional rammed-earth houses in China's Zhejiang Province into a series of contemporary guesthouses called Floating Cloud Township Villa. More
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Stacked steel tubes form Waterline Monument by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh
Hundreds of stacked, weathered steel tubes form this arched monument in Laagraven Park, Utrecht, designed by architecture and art studio Gijs Van Vaerenbergh. More
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BAU designs winding bridge in China as a "hybrid" of landscape and infrastructure
A snaking bridge that incorporates spaces for play, rest and planting connects two areas of wetland across Shanghai's Yuandang Lake, in this project by Brearley Architects + Urbanists. More
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Atelier Data converts Portuguese mill into bright white holiday home
White forms with geometric cut-outs have been inserted into the walls of a former granary mill to create this coastal holiday home in Portugal's Algarve region, designed by architecture studio Atelier Data. More
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Spiralling ramp surrounds arts centre in China by Syn Architects
A spiralling ramp creates an unfolding, experiential route for visitors through the Tiangang Arts Center, a combined art gallery and hotel in China's Hebei Province designed by Syn Architects. More
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Sara Acebes Anta completes Spanish villa with pared-back colour palette
A simple palette of white and grey brings an "atmosphere of calm" to this villa in the outskirts of Valladolid, Spain, designed by architecture studio Sara Acebes Anta. More
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Hooba Design Group wraps Tehran office building in a brick-clad "second skin"
Architecture studio Hooba Design Group has completed a brick-clad office building in Tehran, with a scooped-out central void to bring natural light deep into the building. More
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Graux & Baeyens adds prefabricated-steel extension to Ghent townhouse
A sunken bicycle workshop sits at the end of a classical-style walled garden at this extension to a townhouse in Ghent, completed by Belgian practice Graux & Baeyens Architecten. More
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Coffey Architects encases Norwich technology hub in perforated aluminium
White panels made from perforated metal create a feeling of "light and airiness" at this digital-technology education centre, completed by London studio Coffey Architects for City College Norwich in Norfolk. More
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Gort Scott reconnects University of Oxford college with riverfront site
London studio Gort Scott has redeveloped St Hilda's College at the University of Oxford in England, adding two buildings that unite the campus with lush gardens and river views. More
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Naturalbuild redesigns Chinese marketplace to encourage "spontaneous modification"
Chinese studio Naturalbuild has completed the reconstruction of Xinfan Market in Huzhen Town, Zhejiang Province, with a design that aims to help facilitate visitors' return to wet markets in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns. More
