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  • Colosseum piazza by Stefano Boeri Interiors

    Seven sensitive interventions to ancient structures and historic ruins

    Our latest roundup looks at sensitively designed additions to historic sites around the world, including the Colosseum in Rome, the ruins of an English castle and a Viking archaeological site in Iceland. More about Seven sensitive interventions to ancient structures and historic ruins

    Amy Peacock | 23 May 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Beyond the Pantheon by STARTT

    STARTT opens up concealed ruins behind Pantheon in Rome

    Italian architecture studio STARTT has used a series of "micro-architectures" to open up a previously inaccessible archaeological site behind the Pantheon in Rome to the public. More about STARTT opens up concealed ruins behind Pantheon in Rome

    Jon Astbury | 19 April 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Vitruvius' only building discovered in Italy

    Vitruvius's only building discovered in Italy

    The only building attributed to Roman architect Vitruvius, who wrote the first book on architecture, has been identified in Fano, Italy. More about Vitruvius's only building discovered in Italy

    Tom Ravenscroft | 22 January 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Red Hook Grain Terminal in Brooklyn

    "A little bit of dereliction in an otherwise-polished city can be glorious"

    Derelict buildings don't usually get left alone for long but they have a unique value in today's cities, writes Jessica Furseth. More about "A little bit of dereliction in an otherwise-polished city can be glorious"

    Jessica Furseth | 24 July 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Stöng Viking ruins shelter in Iceland by Sp(r)int Studio

    Sp(r)int Studio shelters Viking ruins in Iceland with polycarbonate roof

    Architecture firm Sp(r)int Studio has restored, extended and added polycarbonate roof panels to a 1950s timber structure protecting a Viking-era archaeological site in Iceland. More about Sp(r)int Studio shelters Viking ruins in Iceland with polycarbonate roof

    Amy Peacock | 9 April 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Seddülbahir Fortress by KOOP Architects

    Open-air museum "preserves the memory" of 17th-century Turkish fortress

    Turkish studio KOOP Architects has revitalised the 17th-century Ottoman Seddülbahir Fortress on the Gallipoli peninsula, creating an outline in timber that suggests how its stone ruins would have previously looked. More about Open-air museum "preserves the memory" of 17th-century Turkish fortress

    Jon Astbury | 1 November 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Duho Pavilion by Limbo Accra

    Limbo Accra opens up abandoned Cayman Islands hotel with aluminium-pole sculpture garden

    Ghanaian studio Limbo Accra has created the Duho Pavilion within the grounds of a ruined hotel on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. More about Limbo Accra opens up abandoned Cayman Islands hotel with aluminium-pole sculpture garden

    Tom Ravenscroft | 10 July 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Žiče Charterhouse by Medprostor in Slovenia

    Medprostor tops 12th-century church in Slovenia with folding roof

    Local studio Medprostor has covered and partially repaired a 900-year-old Romanesque church in Slovenia, placing an operable roof on top of the open structure to create a space "between a ruin and a reconstruction". More about Medprostor tops 12th-century church in Slovenia with folding roof

    Kate Donaldson | 25 February 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Homes with ruins lookbook

    Nine contemporary homes where ruins reveal layers of the past

    In this lookbook, we feature nine residential projects that demonstrate unique ways of interacting with a site's history by weaving existing ruins into their designs. More about Nine contemporary homes where ruins reveal layers of the past

    Kate Donaldson | 20 January 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Ann Nisbet Studio nestles house within stone ruin in Ayrshire

    Ann Nisbet Studio nestles house within stone ruin in Ayrshire

    Architecture practice Ann Nisbet Studio has created a timber-framed house, named Cuddymoss, within a stone ruin in Ayrshire, Scotland. More about Ann Nisbet Studio nestles house within stone ruin in Ayrshire

    Starr Charles | 13 November 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Hardwick Hall

    Donald Insall Associates renovates "deconstructed" Hardwick Old Hall ruin

    Architecture studio Donald Insall Associates has completed the renovation of the 16th-century Hardwick Old Hall designed by Robert Smythson, in Derbyshire, UK. More about Donald Insall Associates renovates "deconstructed" Hardwick Old Hall ruin

    Tom Ravenscroft | 18 September 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Forte Zaccarana from Remnants photography by Marc Wilson

    Marc Wilson photographs remains of war forts in the Italian Alps

    British photographer Marc Wilson has produced an image series exploring the ruins of forts and trenches from the first world war, in the mountains of northern Italy. More about Marc Wilson photographs remains of war forts in the Italian Alps

    Amy Frearson | 14 November 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Aerial view of Clifford's Tower

    Hugh Broughton Architects adds viewing deck to restored 13th-century tower

    Hugh Broughton Architects has conserved and upgraded the 800-year-old Clifford's Tower in York, England, adding a timber deck to partially cover the ruin and provide a viewpoint overlooking the city. More about Hugh Broughton Architects adds viewing deck to restored 13th-century tower

    Alyn Griffiths | 16 April 2022 | Leave a comment
  • The outside of Museum Hotel Antakya by Emre Arolat Architecture

    The Museum Hotel Antakya is designed around and above ancient ruins

    Emre Arolat Architecture has completed a hotel in Antioch, Turkey, featuring prefabricated rooms that are suspended from an enormous steel frame above an important archaeological site. More about The Museum Hotel Antakya is designed around and above ancient ruins

    Alyn Griffiths | 16 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • A converted farm building in Iceland

    Studio Bua transforms derelict Icelandic farm building into artist's studio

    Architecture office Studio Bua has converted an abandoned farm building in Iceland into an artist's studio and residence, featuring a new gabled volume slotted inside the existing walls. More about Studio Bua transforms derelict Icelandic farm building into artist's studio

    Alyn Griffiths | 16 September 2021 | Leave a comment
  • A walkway inside Domus Aurea

    Stefano Boeri completes new entrance and walkway at Rome's Domus Aurea

    Stefano Boeri Architetti has inserted an entrance kiosk and a pedestrian walkway that provides access to subterranean rooms within Rome's historic Domus Aurea palace. More about Stefano Boeri completes new entrance and walkway at Rome's Domus Aurea

    Alyn Griffiths | 30 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • The contemporary gallery of Zhang Yan Cultural Museum by Shenzhen Horizontal Design

    Chinese ruins transformed into museum by Shenzhen Horizontal Design

    A white-concrete gallery that slots into the ruins of a brick house is among the three exhibition spaces that make up the Zhang Yan Cultural Museum in China. More about Chinese ruins transformed into museum by Shenzhen Horizontal Design

    Lizzie Crook | 6 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • The Parchment Works by Will Gamble Architects

    The Parchment Works house extension built inside ruined stone walls

    The ruins of a 17th-century parchment factory and old cattle shed form part of a residential extension by Will Gamble Architects in Northamptonshire, UK. More about The Parchment Works house extension built inside ruined stone walls

    Lizzie Crook | 31 March 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Kooroomba Chapel by Wilson Architects

    Wedding chapel by Wilson Architects will slowly become overgrown with vines

    Creeping plants will eventually overtake the hollow timber walls of this chapel by in Queensland by Wilson Architects, so it looks like a ruin amid a landscape of lavender fields. More about Wedding chapel by Wilson Architects will slowly become overgrown with vines

    Jon Astbury | 14 September 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Renovation of Saint Rocco's Church into a theatre by Luigi Valente and Mauro di Bona

    Stark monochromatic interior of Saint Rocco church brings stone ruins into focus

    Architects Luigi Valente and Mauro Di Bona have renovated the former church of Saint Rocco in southern Italy into a theatre with a black and white interior. More about Stark monochromatic interior of Saint Rocco church brings stone ruins into focus

    Semi Han | 1 September 2019 | Leave a comment
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