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.
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur designs "accessible yet exceptional" housing blocks in Sweden
Swedish practice Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has completed a cluster of timber-clad housing blocks in Ystad, Sweden, with facades of folding glass screens that allow their balconies to be turned into sheltered winter gardens. More
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Neiheiser Argyros strips back and refurbishes modernist home in Greece
London-based practice Neiheiser Argyros has completed Grid House, the renovation of a 1970s modernist home in Evoia, Greece, that involved stripping the building back to its concrete structure to create a series of minimalist living spaces. More
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Hawkins\Brown and RPP Architects create "beacon for university life" in Belfast
Red steelwork frames a large multi-purpose atrium at the heart of the One Elmwood student hub at Queen's University Belfast, designed by studios Hawkins\Brown and RPP Architects. More
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Llabb creates The Hermitage cabin overlooking Italian mountains
Italian architecture studio Llabb has perched an off-grid wooden cabin for "contemplation and introspection" on the edge of a hill overlooking the Trebbia valley near Genoa. More
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Black larch shingles cover Schindel Studio in London by Archer + Braun
Black-painted larch shingles cover the exterior of this artist's studio in London, designed by local architecture practice Archer + Braun. More
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RSDA repurposes shipping containers to form home on Indian farm
Rakhee Shobhit Design Associates has used shipping containers to create two residential units at either end of a farmland site in the Aravalli hills near Udaipur, India. More
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Stone ruins turned into Spanish holiday home by Atienza Maure Arquitectos
The stone walls of a 16th-century clergy house have been restored and contrasted with new, white concrete elements to create El Priorato, a holiday home in Burgos, Spain, designed by local practice Atienza Maure Arquitectos. More
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Bovenbouw Architectuur creates grey-brick police station in Antwerp
Belgian studio Bovenbouw Architectuur has completed a police station in Antwerp with a robust grey-brick form designed to convey "approachability and security". More
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Wood Marsh references "sinuous curves of nature" in Melbourne apartment block
Architecture studio Wood Marsh has created the No. 6 Sydney Street apartment block in a suburb of Melbourne, with an exterior of protruding floorplates and mushroom-like columns. More
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Mono Architekten creates gabled service station next to German heritage site
Berlin studio Mono Architekten has created a service station in Thuringia, Germany, combining facilities for motorists with an exhibition space about a nearby bronze-age burial mound. More
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Studio Weave adds wood-lined community space to east London library
Architecture practice Studio Weave has added a wood-lined community centre to Lea Bridge Library in east London, with a red-concrete colonnade that references the original grade II-listed redbrick building. More
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THAD draws on contours of nearby mountains for national park visitor centre
Spiralling tiled roofs informed by the contours of the surrounding mountains cover the Jiuzhai Valley Visitor Centre in Sichuan Province, China, designed by The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University. More
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Paved courtyard hidden by "muted facade" of LR House in Spain
An austere exterior conceals a series of living spaces around a central courtyard at this home in the Spanish town of Citruénigo, designed by local studio Lecumberri & Cidoncha and architect Ińigo Beguiristain. More
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Atelier Andy Carson finishes coastal home in Sydney with stone and bronze
A curved bronze facade sits atop a sandstone podium at this home renovation in Sydney, Australia, designed by local architecture studio Atelier Andy Carson. More
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Les Archinautes and 3AE create timber cabin overlooking lake in Czech Republic
Timber interiors and larch cladding reference the surrounding Bohemian Forest at this pared-back cabin in the Czech Republic, designed by French practice Les Archinautes in collaboration with local practice 3AE. More
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Studio Puisto creates lakeside sauna and restaurant in Finland
Black-painted timber forms shelter large terraces overlooking the landscape at the Pistohiekka Resort, which Helsinki-based Studio Puisto has created on the edge of Lake Saimaa in Finland. More
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Sam Crawford Architects models Bara Bridge on curving shape of eels
Fins of anodised aluminium fan outwards towards the water at this bridge in Sydney's Centennial Park, designed by local practice Sam Crawford Architects to evoke the shimmering appearance of eels. More
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Merk X references nature for renovation and extension of Amsterdam's Groote Museum
Dutch studio Merk X has renovated the 19th-century Groote Museum at Amsterdam Zoo, combining the reinstatement of its original features with the addition of a new basement and contemporary accents informed by natural forms. More
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Sanchis Olivares creates minimalist white brick home in Spain
Spanish practice Sanchis Olivares used white clay bricks for this home in the suburbs of Valencia, which features an outdoor food preparation area and oven for cooking the city's regional dish, paella. More
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M Moser Associates transforms interior of Singapore power station into Dyson HQ
International practice M Moser Associates has overhauled the interior of a repurposed power station in Singapore to create the global headquarters for technology company Dyson, blending the building's industrial heritage with contemporary materials. More
