Whether you think "architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness," like Frank Gehry, or that "architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all," like Harry Seidler, 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.
Flxbl Design Consultancy made extensive use of rough-finished concrete with this luxury home in India. Named Private Residence No. 7, it's designed to take some of the sting out of the tropical summer heat with a louvered facade and carefully arranged interior layout that opens up to the outside.
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The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced the winners of the 2018 National Awards. Established to highlight the very best new architecture in Britain, the projects included range from the extension of a historic cathedral to gleaming skyscrapers.
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Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has designed a large new office building for the Skolkovo Innovation Center in Moscow – which can be considered Russia's version of Silicon Valley, according to the firm. Construction on the project is expected to begin soon.
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The World Architecture Festival’s annuals awards shortlist has just been revealed offering a comprehensive snapshot of the best and brightest design ideas in 2018. The massive global competition spans 39 categories and this year’s shortlist features 536 projects from 81 countries around the world.
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RIBA has unveiled its annual pick of the best new homes in the UK. Highlights include an agricultural shed turned into an impressively sustainable residence and an unusual circular house built on a plot previously used for the illegal dumping of waste.
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Kurt Hughes originally trained as an architect but spent the last 35 years designing yachts. This experience creating comfortable living quarters in relatively small and awkward spaces clearly served him well for his passion project: a unique off-grid micro-house that's dubbed the Lunar Lander.
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James Law Cybertecture, the firm behind the concrete tube micro-homes, is nearing completion on another unusual project called The Pad. Located in Dubai, the building's eye-catching design is intended to resemble an iPod in its charging dock.
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You could be forgiven for thinking that an alien race had made its home in Macau, China, but this is actually the latest major work by Zaha Hadid Architects. Serving as a flagship hotel for a resort, its perforated form is wrapped in an exoskeleton that provides structural support.
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Concrete is an ubiquitous, often unremarkable, building material but in the right hands, it can be sculpted into truly special architectural works. Join us as we celebrate some of the best recent uses of concrete we've seen.
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Zaha Hadid Architects has an impressive back catalog of work and is responsible for some of the world's most ambitious architecture of recent years. However, the firm's latest project is, on the face of it at least, a bit of a head-scratcher.
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