Architecture
First space hotel set to open in 2027
The Gateway Foundation has announced that it intends to open the first hotel in space, named Voyager Station, in 2027. More about First space hotel set to open in 2027
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Design
Royal Shakespeare Company to stage live play in virtual Midsummer Night's Dream forest
The Royal Shakespeare Company is set to put on a virtual play called Dream that will be performed by actors in motion capture suits and animated in real-time. More about Royal Shakespeare Company to stage live play in virtual Midsummer Night's Dream forest
Architecture
Snøhetta to add sky-facing auditorium to Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo
Snøhetta has unveiled its plan to redesign and extend the museum dedicated to Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo. More about Snøhetta to add sky-facing auditorium to Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo
Architecture
FRPO drapes metal screen over concrete car park and co-working space in Mexico
Estación San José is a concrete car park and co-working space topped by a public park, designed by Spanish architecture studio FRPO for Toluca de Lerdo in Mexico. More about FRPO drapes metal screen over concrete car park and co-working space in Mexico
Architecture
Short Mountain House has views over Tennessee national park
American studio Sanders Pace Architecture took cues from traditional Japanese architecture to create a house that looks toward the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. More about Short Mountain House has views over Tennessee national park
News
Lina Bo Bardi wins Venice Architecture Biennale's Special Golden Lion award
The late modernist architect Lina Bo Bardi has been named the winner of the Special Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Lina Bo Bardi wins Venice Architecture Biennale's Special Golden Lion award
Architecture
Twenty-two women architects and designers you should know
To mark International Women's Day, we asked 22 of the world's most inspirational women architects and designers to nominate another woman who should be better known for their work. More about Twenty-two women architects and designers you should know
Architecture
Alvisi Kirimoto designs affordable housing complex with perforated metal balconies
Rome-based studio Alvisi Kirimoto has created an affordable housing complex with a brick facade and perforated metal balconies to help regenerate a neighbourhood in Barletta, Puglia. More about Alvisi Kirimoto designs affordable housing complex with perforated metal balconies
Architecture
Five "undervalued" women architects Part W is creating Wikipedia pages for
Women's architecture collective Part W is one of several organisations working to increase the number of female architects listed on Wikipedia. On International Women's Day, Sarah Ackland has picked five significant women that she believes should have pages on the site. More about Five "undervalued" women architects Part W is creating Wikipedia pages for
Design
Moisés Hernández colours hot pink Grana chairs using crushed cochineal bugs
Mexican designer Moisés Hernández replaced "toxic" synthetic paints with a pre-hispanic dye made from insects to create his vibrant Grana chairs. More about Moisés Hernández colours hot pink Grana chairs using crushed cochineal bugs
Interiors
Lim + Lu brings the outdoors into this family apartment in Hong Kong
Multidisciplinary design practice Lim + Lu has refurbished the interior of this 167-square-metre apartment in metropolitan Hong Kong to make it feel like an "elegant yet quaint summer home". More about Lim + Lu brings the outdoors into this family apartment in Hong Kong
Architecture
Smartvoll creates stone spa as "a 21st-century temple of relaxation"
Architecture studio Smartvoll has completed a private spa in the Austrian village of Hinterbrühl with vertical and horizontal stone blocks used to enclose its various functional zones. More about Smartvoll creates stone spa as "a 21st-century temple of relaxation"
Architecture
Laurent Troost turns abandoned Brazilian building into co-working venue
Workspaces look upon a mini jungle in this 125-year-old brick building in Manaus, Brazil, which has been thoughtfully revitalised by design studio Laurent Troost Architectures. More about Laurent Troost turns abandoned Brazilian building into co-working venue
Architecture
ACDF Architecture turns historic Montreal railway station into offices
Canadian studio ACDF Architecture has transformed the arches of Montreal's Gare Viger into contemporary offices for software company Lightspeed. More about ACDF Architecture turns historic Montreal railway station into offices
Architecture
Alma-nac inserts colourful music studios into disused London warehouse
Architecture studio Alma-nac has refurbished a former warehouse in south London to create space for music studios that line a central "street" decorated with geometric plywood panels. More about Alma-nac inserts colourful music studios into disused London warehouse
Interiors
Mid-century Melbourne apartment modernised with pistachio green kitchen
Architect Murray Barker and artist Esther Stewart renovated this two-bedroom 1960s apartment in Melbourne using colours and materials that pay homage to the original mid-century interior. More about Mid-century Melbourne apartment modernised with pistachio green kitchen
Design
Alex Proba's graphic swimming pools are "a celebration of colour and pattern"
Designer Alex Proba hand-paints swimming pools with graphic murals, including the pools of two Palm Springs houses and a mural on the deck of a public pool on Manhattan's Roosevelt Island. More about Alex Proba's graphic swimming pools are "a celebration of colour and pattern"
Architecture
Orense Arquitectos creates closed facade for Mocoli House in Ecuador
Opaque concrete walls and wooden lattices enclose a family house on an island in Guayaquil designed by Ecuadorian practice Orense Arquitectos to feel tranquil and secluded. More about Orense Arquitectos creates closed facade for Mocoli House in Ecuador
Architecture
Haus im Obstgarten is a geometric timber house in a traditional Austrian village
Austrian office Firm Architekten used timber from the client's own forest and materials sourced within 50km to build this cuboid house in an alpine village. More about Haus im Obstgarten is a geometric timber house in a traditional Austrian village
Lookbooks
Ten inspiring outdoor living spaces for dining and socialising this summer
As spring approaches in the northern hemisphere, it's time to start preparing for sunnier days and warmer evenings. For this lookbook, we've rounded up ten inviting spaces featuring outdoor furniture for relaxed al-fresco dining and socialising. More about Ten inspiring outdoor living spaces for dining and socialising this summer