Atelier Carle creates "unconventional layout" for hemlock-clad Quebec house
Montreal-based studio Atelier Carle has completed a mountainside house with wood and board-formed concrete finishes in Quebec. More about Atelier Carle creates "unconventional layout" for hemlock-clad Quebec house
LGA creates light wells for metal-clad Toronto park pavilion
Local studio LGA Architectural Partners has clad a bell-shaped pavilion in aluminium and included skylights that bring light into the centre of the structure, set in a public park in a dense residential area of Toronto, Ontario. More about LGA creates light wells for metal-clad Toronto park pavilion
Faulkner Architects designs California house around fire and water
US studio Faulkner Architects has clad a low-profile mountain house in corrugated Corten steel for wildfire resilience in Northern California. More about Faulkner Architects designs California house around fire and water
Benjamin Hall expands Phoenix home with treehouse-like addition
Arizona-based studio Benjamin Hall Design completed an addition to a Phoenix house that hides in the landscaping to create a treehouse-like effect. More about Benjamin Hall expands Phoenix home with treehouse-like addition
Lake Flato uses "refined material palette" for infill art gallery in Texas
Texas-based studio Lake Flato Architects has created an infill gallery space in a small town outside of Austin, USA, with a "quiet material palette, carefully scaled massing, and simple forms". More about Lake Flato uses "refined material palette" for infill art gallery in Texas
GBBN revamps and extends brutalist Hillman Library in Pittsburgh
International architecture studio GBBN has renovated a 1960s library at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, USA, adding a stacked-glass extension, to act as a central hub for students. More about GBBN revamps and extends brutalist Hillman Library in Pittsburgh
Five Texas cities "catalyzing" urban development with convention centres
Nearly $9 billion of convention centre design and construction is currently underway in Texas's five biggest cities. Local writer Kate Mazade asks experts about the phenomenon and dives into the plans for each city. More about Five Texas cities "catalyzing" urban development with convention centres
PPAA designs Mexico City concrete house to rest on metal base
Local studio Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados has designed Barrancas, an off-grid minimalist concrete home that sits on a metal base with reflective window shutters in Mexico City. More about PPAA designs Mexico City concrete house to rest on metal base
Omar Gandhi Architects cascades cedar lake house down Canadian hillside
Toronto-based studio Omar Gandhi Architects has completed a lakefront house out of a series of rotated, cedar-clad volumes that respond directly to the orientation of the site and its trees. More about Omar Gandhi Architects cascades cedar lake house down Canadian hillside
Bloco Arquitetos creates "house without windows" in Brazil
Local studio Bloco Arquitetos has completed a house in Brasília surrounded by brick screens and wide entry portals that open up the central courtyard to the exterior. More about Bloco Arquitetos creates "house without windows" in Brazil
Tampa Bay Rays replace Tropicana Field roof after 2024 hurricane
The Tampa Bay Rays professional baseball franchise has restored the roof on its St Petersburg ballpark in time for the 2026 MLB season home opener in Florida. More about Tampa Bay Rays replace Tropicana Field roof after 2024 hurricane
Benjamin Hall Design uses masonry walls for Arizona accessory dwelling unit
Local studio Benjamin Hall Design has attached an accessory dwelling unit made of concrete block to an existing house to accommodate a multi-generational family in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. More about Benjamin Hall Design uses masonry walls for Arizona accessory dwelling unit
Studio Blur models Quito arts school after Le Corbusier house
Local design practice Studio Blur has created a concrete building with a sawtooth roof for the visual arts department of a school in Quito, Ecuador. More about Studio Blur models Quito arts school after Le Corbusier house
Tarq Studio prioritises "informal ways people occupy space" for angular market in Colombia
A large angular roof structure hovers over an open-air market in Valledupar, Colombia, designed by Colombian outfit Tarq Studio, acting as a signpost for the community gatherings and commerce it shelters. More about Tarq Studio prioritises "informal ways people occupy space" for angular market in Colombia
Ravi Handa Architect "mirrors the discovery" of woodland walks in Quebec house
Canadian studio Ravi Handa Architect has completed a cedar-clad house that fits into its wooded setting on the shores of a lake in Quebec. More about Ravi Handa Architect "mirrors the discovery" of woodland walks in Quebec house
Montgomery Sisam Architects creates "lantern-like" Ontario research centre
Canadian studio Montgomery Sisam Architects has designed a university research and teaching centre with an exposed mass-timber structure that contributes to its ambitious net-zero carbon and energy goals in Oak Ridges Moraine, Ontario. More about Montgomery Sisam Architects creates "lantern-like" Ontario research centre
Studio Arthur Casas affixes dramatic cantilever to Brazilian house
Local architecture practice Studio Arthur Casas has used dramatic cantilevers and overhangs to extend the volume of a house with wood and stone accents across a site in São Paulo, Brazil. More about Studio Arthur Casas affixes dramatic cantilever to Brazilian house
Bloqe Architectura designs Mariano Azuela 194 apartment block after Mexico City manor houses
Local studio Bloqe Architectura created a four-bay apartment complex with a series of barrel-vaulted spaces that open up to rooftop gardens overlooking Mexico City. More about Bloqe Architectura designs Mariano Azuela 194 apartment block after Mexico City manor houses
Urlo Studio embeds bike shelter into Ecuadorian hillside
Local architecture practice Urlo Studio has based the design of a concrete-and-wood pavilion for cyclists on ancient Andean lookouts, embedding it in a sloped site outside of Quito, Ecuador. More about Urlo Studio embeds bike shelter into Ecuadorian hillside
Design Alliance Architects raises curved concrete chapel in Missouri
Local studio Design Alliance Architects included stained-glass windows in a sculptural concrete chapel with eight massive curving walls in St. Louis, Missouri. More about Design Alliance Architects raises curved concrete chapel in Missouri