MVRDV to convert communist monument in Albania into technology centre
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for a new technology education centre in the Albanian capital of Tirana, which will be housed within a pyramidal monument to communism. More
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Fogarty Finger creates Paulus Hook Residence in New Jersey propeller factory
New York studio Fogarty Finger has converted a defunct industrial building in New Jersey into a single-family home, adding a volume on the roof and converting the basement into liveable space. More
SOM converts century-old Chicago firehouse into Optimo hat factory
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has paired blackened steel with warm-toned wood at a new headquarters for hat maker Optimo, created inside a historic firehouse in Chicago. More
Twelve Architects to turn the ruins of Bodmin Jail into a hotel
An abandoned and bat-infested 18th century prison in Cornwall, England, is being turned into a hotel and tourist attraction by Twelve Architects. More
Brutalist Breuer building owned by IKEA could become hotel in Connecticut
IKEA is considering plans to transform a concrete structure by modernist architect Marcel Breuer in New Haven into a hotel, according to reports. More
Monochrome materials define living spaces inside converted Italian farmhouse
Architecture office Deltastudio used a palette of monochrome materials to create light-filled rooms with views of the surrounding countryside at this modernised farmhouse near the Italian town of Caprarola. More
Carmody Groarke creates two ruin-like pavilions in the grounds of English country home
A 40-metre tunnel provides an undetectable connection between a house in rural Sussex and one of two pavilions designed by Carmody Groarke. More
Tom Dixon unveils new King's Cross studio and showroom in former coal yard
British designer Tom Dixon has opened a new flagship store, showroom and offices inside a Victorian coal yard in London's King's Cross. More
Heritage building in Uruguay houses new bakery and cafe by Pedro Livni Arquitecto
Extending this historic home in the capital of Uruguay has allowed architect Pedro Livni to reconfigure living spaces into a cafe, and place a bakery in the courtyard. More
Kengo Kuma designs Japan's first Ace Hotel
The Ace Hotel chain is opening its first Japanese outpost in Kyoto this winter, in a former telephone exchange building overhauled by Kengo Kuma. More
HKS revives historic buildings for urban healthcare campus in Ohio
Architecture firm HKS has overhauled a 120-year-old steam plant and a brutalist office building, creating a headquarters for a medical company and aiming to revive an ageing downtown district in the American Rust Belt. More
WAW Architects adds concrete extension to social services centre in former orphanage
A concrete and glass block projects out over the entrance of this red brick building in Brussels, which has been converted into offices for social services by WAW Architects. More
Offices in a converted warehouse centre around suspended concrete staircase
A concrete staircase overlooked by a glazed showroom and library forms the centrepiece of this headquarters for a textile brand in Mumbai designed by SJK Architects. More
Michaelis Boyd transforms London church into Cantonese restaurant Duddell's
Architecture studio Michaelis Boyd has introduced touches of brass and geometric pattern to a listed church in London to create a 1960s-inspired home for Cantonese eatery Duddell's. More
Moss converts Chicago corner shop into art gallery, apartment and its own studio
Architect Matt Nardella has turned an abandoned bodega in Chicago into his home and studio, arranging spaces around a courtyard he created in the centre. More
Interrobang converts London's landmark Hoover Building into apartments
UK studio Interrobang has transformed the Hoover Building in west London into 66 apartments that retain many of the former factory's original art-deco features. More
Conran and Partners unveils residential conversion of Richard Seifert's Centre Point
Richard Seifert's celebrated Centre Point tower in London has been restored and converted into apartments by architecture firm Conran and Partners. More
The Siren Hotel by ASH NYC calls visitors back to Detroit
Original features of a historic building in Downtown Detroit, like travertine floors and plaster ceiling details, were preserved during its conversion into a hotel. More
Former car factory to be transformed into Pompidou Centre Brussels
Brussels' €125 million (£109 million) Centre Pompidou is to be designed by noAarchitecten, EM2N and Sergison Bates architects. More
Squire and Partners to create co-working space for Ministry of Sound
London nightclub Ministry of Sound is opening a Squire and Partners-designed co-working space and members' club with a bar at its centre to appeal to the "next generation of rebel creatives". More