James Parkes
Scullion Architects adds curved-glass extension to 1930s home in Dublin
Scullion Architects has added a curved-glass extension that references Victorian conservatories as part of its renovation of a 1930s semi-detached house in the suburbs of Dublin. More
Artist Krista Kim sells "first NFT digital house in the world" for over $500,000
Toronto-based artist Krista Kim has sold the first NFT-backed digital home for over half a million dollars, as interest in virtual design continues to grow. More
Office architecture
Office architecture
CF Møller Architects designs Carlsberg HQ clad in recycled copper
CF Møller Architects has created a headquarters for Carlsberg Group in Copenhagen with a recycled copper facade and a golden metal bridge to reference beer and brewing equipment. More
IS Architecture and Design creates "space age" interiors for Beijing hair salon
Beijing-based IS Architecture and Design has created a hair salon and cosmetic spa in Beijing with avocado-green interiors informed by space-age design. More
"World's first full-scale ship tunnel" gets go ahead to be built in Norway
The 1.7-kilometre Stad Ship Tunnel, which will have a pair of stone entrances designed by Snøhetta, has been given the green light and construction is now set to begin in 2022. More
Wulf Architekten creates school sports centre with zigzag roof informed by the Alps
Wulf Architekten has created a sports centre for a school in Überlingen, Germany with a lattice facade and a folding zigzag roof that was informed by the mountains of the surrounding Alps. More
Anna and Eugeni Bach create Barcelona apartment building with bright yellow balconies
Architecture studio Anna and Eugeni Bach has designed Seven Lives, an apartment block in Barcelona that references its surroundings but has been given a playful modern touch with vibrant balconies and an adaptable layout. More
Mecanoo designs Macau Central Library with light-filtering facade informed by books
Mecanoo has unveiled its design for Macau's new central library, which will have a gridded, light-filtering facade that opens up like a book to a public square. More
Florian Busch embeds branch-shaped holiday home in Japanese forest
Tokyo studio Florian Busch Architects has designed a cedar-clad holiday home on stilts with rooms that branch out into the surrounding forest. More
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
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
Ryunosuke Okazaki creates couture dresses informed by Jōmon-era pottery
Tokyo-based designer Ryunosuke Okazaki has created a collection of couture dresses in bold colours and shapes that are informed by Japanese Jōmon-era pottery and the Shinto religion. More
Studio Anton Hendrik Denys designs Belgian office informed by 1960s colour schemes
Studio Anton Hendrik Denys and Steen Architecten have transformed an industrial office building in Belgium by cladding it in corrugated metal and adding colourful graphic interiors. More
Monoarchi designs gridded facade with colourful accents for school in China
Monoarchi has designed a campus building with a geometric facade wrapped around a number of small courtyards for an experimental school in Hangzhou, China. More
Beyond Space designs colourful office around reconfigurable grid system
Beyond Space has created a flexible office interior for a security company in Amsterdam using a colourful grid system that allows the user to change the layout when needed. More
Batek Architekten uses stacked volumes to create Berlin duplex townhouse
Local studio Batek Architekten used stacked cubes to design RHE42, a four-storey Berlin townhouse that looks to repurpose unused space in the city. More
Masquespacio creates colour-blocked interiors for Bilbao student housing
Valencia-based creative studio Masquespacio has completed an open-plan colour-blocked interior with a community feeling for the Resa San Mamés student accommodation in Spain. More
Construction begins on MVRDV's Pyramid of Tirana renovation
Work has begun on the conversion of the 1980s brutalist Pyramid of Tirana in the Albanian capital into a youth-focused cultural hub. More
Studio Marco Vermeulen designs cross-laminated timber Dutch Mountains skyscrapers
Studio Marco Vermeulen has unveiled its design for The Dutch Mountains, two connected hybrid skyscrapers made from cross-laminated timber and concrete in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. More
UNStudio designs Munich apartment block with reconfigurable interiors
Amsterdam-based UNStudio has unveiled its Van B residential building in Munich, which will have plug-in furniture modules so that its apartments can be reconfigured. More