Lizzie Crook
Emergency housing block in Washington DC has four "uniquely different" facades
Staggered apartments and semi-enclosed play areas animate the exterior of The Aya, a short-term housing block in Washington DC by US firms Studio Twenty Seven Architecture and Leo A Daly. More
ZJJZ Atelier references Chinese folktale to create The Mushroom guesthouse
A conical roof covered in shingles caps The Mushroom guesthouse, which ZJJZ Atelier has built in a pine forest in Jiangxi, China to draw visitors away from a "mundane ordinary life". More
MAD completes amorphous concrete library in China
Chinese architecture studio MAD has completed the Cloudscape of Haikou, a sinuous library and waystation that is cast in seamless white concrete on the coast of the Chinese island of Hainan. More
Ten ways in which architecture is addressing climate change
To honour Earth Day, we've rounded up 10 ways architects are reshaping the built environment to benefit both people and the planet. More
Grimshaw models Shenzhen airport transport hub on mangrove trees
Mangrove trees informed the design of the Shenzhen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub, which architecture firm Grimshaw has won a competition to build at an airport in China. More
Wooden partitions add flexibility to Fruit Box house extension in London
Nimtim Architects has added an extension called Fruit Box to a 1970s townhouse in Forest Hill, London, which is loosely divided by adaptable, semi-open partitions. More
Three designs to improve remote working named as Davidson Prize finalists
Office pods that could replace parked cars and a conceptual technology that brings nature into the home are among the three finalists of the inaugural Davidson Prize. More
Niall McLaughlin Architects models castle entrance tower on siege engine
Siege engines and market halls informed the design of the Auckland Tower, a larch entrance building and viewpoint that Niall McLaughlin Architects has created for a castle in England. More
Outdoor classrooms to play key role in "pandemic-proof" school in Peru
Architecture firms Rosan Bosch Studio and IDOM have developed a school for a campus in Lima, Peru, in which teaching will take place in both indoor and outdoor classrooms. More
Brutalist building in Derby set to be demolished without plans for replacement
The brutalist Derby Assembly Rooms venue in the East Midlands, England is set to be demolished by the local council, though plans for its replacement are yet to be put in place. More
Antepavilion names two winners for 2021 competition as legal battle continues
A collapsible camera obscura and a bamboo tensegrity structure have been revealed as the two winning designs of the 2021 Antepavilion architecture commission in Hackney, London. More
Morag Myerscough designs bamboo pavilion to bring "unexpected joy" to passersby
Colourful geometric panels and positive messages brighten the bamboo structure of the See Through pavilion, which designer and artist Morag Myerscough has installed in a park in London. More
Five notable projects by emerging Spanish architecture collective Lacol
From a converted ship-sail factory to a housing cooperative built from cross-laminated timber, here's a look at five significant projects by the emerging architecture collective Lacol. More
Red steel distinguishes tiny chess pavilion within French parkland
Mariana de Delás and Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter have collaborated on the construction of En Passant, a small red pavilion in France that invites passersby to stop and play chess. More
EMBT to cover Shenzhen Conservatory of Music with decorative louvres
Wooden and ceramic louvres that reference musical scores will decorate the Shenzhen Conservatory of Music, a group of buildings that Spanish studio EMBT has designed in China. More
Recyclable croquet pavilion to be made from champagne corks and oyster shells
BakerBrown Studio has designed a garden pavilion for the Glyndebourne opera house in England that will use the venue's discarded champagne corks and seafood shells as building materials. More
Office architecture
Office architecture
Georges Batzios Architects restores "original brutalist identity" of abandoned office in Greece
Greek studio Georges Batzios Architects has revived a brutalist office in the suburbs of Athens, Greece by restoring its damaged concrete shell and reconfiguring its interiors. More
Woonpioneers hides prefabricated Indigo cabin within Dutch forest
Amsterdam studio Woonpioniers has hidden a prefabricated wooden cabin with large windows and tall, curving interiors within a forest glade in the Netherlands. More
Carlo Ratti Associati proposes floating reservoirs to create carbon-free heating for Helsinki
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati is among four winners of the global Helsinki Energy Challenge, with a proposal to create island-like, floating seawater reservoirs that would store heat to help decarbonise the city's heating network. More
Jean Nouvel designs sinuous Shenzhen Opera House for China
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel's studio has unveiled its proposal for a giant opera house on the waterfront in Shenzhen, China, which will be covered by a curving roofscape. More