PAO transforms Chinese porcelain factory using "plug-in architecture"
Chinese studio People's Architecture Office has converted an old porcelain factory in Jingdezhen into workshops and a gallery using colourful steel and glass extensions. More
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Twelve scenes from America's "hidden" industrial world
Pencil production in New Jersey and the fabrication of massive turbines for wind power in North Dakota feature in this roundup of American industrial facilities photographed by Christopher Payne. More
Alexander Poetzsch Architekturen converts German chocolate factory into supported housing for children
German studio Alexander Poetzsch Architekturen has converted a former chocolate factory in Dresden into a youth club and assisted living centre for children. More
"Sightseeing factory" in China celebrates the heritage of red vinegar
Chinese practice Lel Design Studio has completed a factory in Yongchun that combines traditional and modern brewing facilities for vinegar with a sightseeing route for tourists. More
Malik Architecture transforms ice factory into gallery and events space
Indian studio Malik Architecture has turned a 144-year-old ice factory in Ballard Estate, Mumbai, into the IF.BE contemporary gallery. More
Circular Economy Manufacturing creates solar-powered recycling "microfactory" in New York
Design group Circular Economy Manufacturing has created a small factory that uses solar energy to convert plastic waste into household items and city infrastructure on Governors Island. More
Benzene rings inform patterned facades of Ascentage Pharmaceutical Headquarters
New York studio OLI Architecture used parametric technology to design the decorative facades of this office complex in Suzhou for biotechnology company Ascentage Pharma. More
Spacon & X adds kombucha brewery to 1930s functionalist building in Copenhagen
Danish studio Spacon & X preserved "different layers of unique history" when designing the Folk Kombucha brewery, which is set within a listed building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District. More
Most Architecture creates micro factory with "everything on display" for Charge Cars
UK studio Most Architecture has converted an industrial shed in west London into an all-black-and-white showroom and production facility for electric car start-up Charge Cars. More
Iksoi Studio celebrates functionality with exposed concrete grid in Indian factory
An exposed concrete structure adds a sense of rhythm to Mallcom Factory, a PPE factory designed by Indian practice Iksoi Studio. More
Hemsworth Architecture wraps Canadian mass timber factory in cedar slats
Canadian studio Hemsworth Architecture has completed a mass timber factory wrapped in vertical cedar slats, nestled in British Colombia's Squamish Valley. More
Atelier Guy uses mass-timber structure for Canadian wood company facility
Local studio Atelier Guy Architects has completed an all-timber office and factory for engineering firm SmartMill in Lévis, Quebec. More
MSR Design places colourful buildings and walkways in skeleton of Pittsburgh steel mill
Minneapolis-based architecture studio MSR Design has installed a tech campus within the shell of a 70-year-old abandoned steel mill in Pennsylvania, adding three colourful buildings and a massive solar array to the rooftop. More
SSdH tucks Melbourne warehouse apartment into former chocolate factory
Local studio SSdH has designed a split-level, mezzanine-style apartment characterised by eclectic furniture, which is housed within an old chocolate factory in Melbourne. More
Glenn Howells Architects to turn Typhoo tea factory into BBC Birmingham HQ
British studio Glenn Howells Architects has unveiled its design for the BBC headquarters in Birmingham, which will be located in the historic Typhoo Factory in the Digbeth area. More
Morphogenesis creates stone-clad skincare factory in Himalayan foothills
Indian architecture studio Morphogenesis referenced traditional housing when creating this stone-covered skincare factory in the village of Lodsi in India. More
Concrete colonnade wraps oatmeal factory in China by JSPA Design
A thin concrete colonnade on a perforated brick base forms the Ningwu Oatmeal Factory in Shanxi province, China, which has been designed by Beijing architecture studio JSPA Design. More
Piuarch tops Fendi factory with green roof to blend into Tuscan landscape
Italian architecture studio Piuarch has completed a production factory for fashion brand Fendi in Florence, which features a green roof to "look like a raised garden". More
Diez + Muller Arquitectos completes sinuous office block attached to Ecuadorian factory
Diez + Muller Arquitectos has extended the corporate offices of an industrial company in Ecuador with a sinuous concrete structure. More
ZGF transforms Pittsburgh Ford Assembly plant into research facility
American studio ZGF Architects has adapted a historic Ford Motor Company factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania into a biomedical research laboratory by renovating existing structures and creating a cantilevered terracotta-clad addition. More