Lizzie Crook
Don't Move, Improve! 2021 shortlist spotlights London's best house renovations
A minimalist charred-wood extension, a garden studio wrapped in green terrazzo and an origami-inspired annexe are in the running to be crowned London's best home improvement of 2021. More
THAD curves prefabricated shelter over historic Peking Man cave in China
An undulating shelter has been constructed over the Peking Man cave, a historic site in China that is home to ancient human fossils, in an effort to protect it from weathering. More
Kengo Kuma designs curved library dedicated to Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen
Kengo Kuma and Associates has collaborated with Mad Arkitekter on the design of a library that will curve around existing trees in a small urban park in Skien, Norway. More
Specifying tropical timber can "play a key role in the climate change battle" says Timber Trade Federation
Architects can help fight climate change by specifying tropical timber, according to Timber Trade Federation CEO David Hopkins. More
Ten key projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winners Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal
Here are 10 key projects by French architect duo Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, who have been named this year's laureates of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize. More
Spanish collective Lacol wins Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture
The female partners of Barcelona collective Lacol have been awarded the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture at this year's W Awards for women in architecture. More
Neri&Hu contrasts tactile brick podium with minimalist office blocks at Schindler campus
A podium made of recycled grey bricks links three clean-cut office blocks on the campus that Neri&Hu has created for elevator manufacturer Schindler in Shanghai, China. More
Bjarke Ingels among creatives to join New European Bauhaus high-level roundtable
BIG founder Bjarke Ingels, architect Shigeru Ban and artist Olafur Eliasson are among the "distinguished thinkers and practitioners" that have been selected as ambassadors for the EU's New European Bauhaus. More
Foster + Partners crowns Sharjah library with giant cantilevered roof
A slender roof cantilevers from all sides of The House of Wisdom, a tech-filled library that Foster + Partners has designed in Sharjah, UAE for the "digital future". More
Students "let down by their architectural education" says climate action group
Climate activist group Architects Climate Action Network has launched a student-focused arm in response to its recent survey, which revealed that UK architecture students feel unprepared to tackle the climate crisis. More
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
Man-made rock pools at San Diego Bay waterfront double as coastal defences
A group of geometric concrete blocks that mimic rock pools have been installed at San Diego Bay in California by eco-engineering company Econcrete to prevent flooding while providing habitats for marine life. More
Jason deCaires Taylor creates Underwater Museum of Cannes "to draw more people underwater"
Six large sculptures of fractured human faces form an underwater museum that British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has created off the coast of Cannes, France. More
Outdoor space has "equal importance" to interiors in Villa Fifty-Fifty
Studioninedots has created a house in the Netherlands that is arranged as a patchwork of alternating courtyards and industrial low-lying pavilions. More
Foster + Partners to transform abandoned gas plant in Madrid into offices
A vacant natural-gas plant in Madrid, Spain is set to be overhauled by Foster + Partners to create the plant-filled and timber-lined Acciona Ombú offices. More
Nicholas Burns nestles concrete chapel within grounds of Portuguese estate
Architect Nicholas Burns has hidden a chapel made from concrete amongst trees and granite boulders on a large private estate in northern Portugal. More
Mecanoo cloaks palatial Tainan Public Library with decorative aluminium cladding
Patterned aluminium panels wrap the stepped exterior of the Tainan Public Library, which Dutch studio Mecanoo and local office MAYU Architects have completed in southern Taiwan. More
KPF designs trio of interconnected skyscrapers for London
Kohn Pedersen Fox has unveiled its design for a trio of skyscrapers linked by vertical planters, which is set to be built at 70 Gracechurch Street in the City of London. More
Snøhetta wraps Polestar car factory in Chengdu in wavy black facade
A curving facade of black steel and glass fronts this factory for electric car brand Polestar in Chengdu, China designed by Snøhetta. More
Boris Johnson proposes roundabout beneath Isle of Man as part of tunnel system under Irish Sea
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has proposed connecting England, Scotland and Northern Ireland via tunnels connected to a giant underground roundabout beneath the Isle of Man. More