Architecture
Advances in materials and design continue to expand the architect's play book with buildings that reach for the skies and connect us to the earth in imaginative and increasingly sustainable ways. New Atlas brings you the latest developments.
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Rustic weekend retreat embraces stunning views with greenhouse roof
September 26, 2022Sigurd Larsen offers an interesting take on a glass house with Das Glashaus, which features a standard lower floor to provide the privacy of a brick-and-mortar home, but its roof is transparent, creating an interesting light-filled space above. -
George Lucas' ambitious Museum of Narrative Art set for 2025 opening
September 23, 2022The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has undergone as many twists and turns as a Hollywood script since it was unveiled in 2014. Having missed its planned 2021 completion date, the ambitious project is now set for a 2025 opening. -
Thai library impresses with stunning bamboo craftsmanship
September 22, 2022Back in 2017, Chiangmai Life Architects used bamboo to create a breezy sports hall at the Panyaden International School in Thailand. The firm has now returned to the same school to add a beautiful new library that's mostly constructed from bamboo. -
Solid as a rock: Award-winning geological skyscraper finally completed
September 22, 2022Even by the eclectic Dutch studio's standards, MVRDV's new Valley skyscraper in Amsterdam is an eye-catching project. It takes the form of three "geology inspired" towers that have odd angular shapes, and host significant greenery too. -
World's largest geothermal lagoon planned for Canada
September 21, 2022Plans are afoot for a magnificent new open air lagoon in Canada that will be kept at balmy temperatures year-round through a “huge Thermos” heating system underneath to become the largest lagoon of its type in the world. -
Mexican hotel defines itself as a temple for eco-conscious contemplation
September 21, 2022Architect Ludwig Godefroy has created a minimalist hotel that embraces environmental consciousness and social responsibility. The result is a collection of nine bare-boned concrete suites that seem to be taken over by the surrounding natural jungle. -
Gravity defying spa turns a mountain village on its head
September 20, 2022NOA has created an eye-catching swimming pool and sauna extension to an existing hotel in South Tyrol, Italy. The project takes the form of a mountainside village made up of several huts, including some that have been turned upside down. -
Stacked mixed-use supertall twists its way to tallest skyscraper in Texas
September 15, 2022KPF has revealed plans for the tallest skyscraper in Texas. Reaching a supertall height of 1,022 ft, the building will host offices, housing and hotel space, and will feature an eye-catching stacked design inspired by the local landscape. -
Moonshot plan looks to recreate lunar experience on Earth
September 14, 2022Even if it eventually becomes available, a vacation to the Moon is going to be financially out of reach for many. However, a $5 billion architecture proposal aims to offer visitors a tiny taste of lunar life right here on Earth. -
Floating event space forms glimmering fish eye in a Norwegian fjord
September 13, 2022In an example of a building's design reflecting its purpose comes a fish eye-shaped floating event space dedicated to salmon farming. The Salmon Eye is finished in 9,500 stainless steel scales that are meant to resemble the fish's silvery skin. -
"Vertical garden city" becomes Japan's tallest residential skyscraper
September 09, 2022Ingenhoven Associates has completed work on a pair of skyscrapers in Tokyo. Featuring a bottom-heavy design enlivened by lush greenery, the tallest of the two towers is also Japan's tallest residential skyscraper. -
Vertical green wall divides angular tower’s solar-harvesting facade
September 06, 2022UNStudio has revealed plans for a new office tower in Germany. Enlivened by a strip of greenery running up its facade, the building will reduce its grid-based energy use with an ambitious approach to sustainable design, including a solar facade. -
"Floating" public art space takes shape in China
September 05, 2022Back in 2021, MAD Architects revealed its ambitious vision for the Aranya Cloud Center. Work on the project is now well underway and the firm has shared some details on its progress, including its complex structural system and eye-catching exterior. -
Top architects join forces for eye-catching airport extension
September 01, 2022Singapore's Changi Airport is already notable as the site of the world's largest indoor waterfall but now Heatherwick Studio and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates have joined forces to extend it with an eye-catching new terminal. -
Buried visitor's center incorporates pieces of iconic Lovell Telescope
August 31, 2022The First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank places a visitor's center next to the site's famous Lovell Telescope. The subterranean building has the same dimensions as the telescope's dish, and in a nice touch makes use of its original steel panels too.
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