Architecture & Design Community
May 23, 2025
Perched on a sloping coastal site in Australia, this striking single-storey residence by FIGR. Architecture & Design transforms the spirit of traditional beachside living into a contemporary architectural experience. The Facade The home’s facade makes a bold yet natural statement, blending sharp geometry with warm, tactile materials. The exterior is wrapped in Blackbutt shiplap cladding, […]
May 23, 2025
AT chats to Seth Rutt from Studio Multi about dreaming up a new practice during Lockdown and the difference between a pirate ship and a Navy. What prompted you and your partner Nicola to leave HawkinsBrown and set up your own company? It was a kitchen table discussion during Covid. We started in 2021 so […]
May 21, 2025
You won’t find windows or fences here, just a bold idea for urban privacy. Designed by Specht Novak, the Stealth House transforms a leftover lot into a hidden retreat of steel, silence, and sunlit courtyards. Every inch of its 1,100 square feet is a study in purpose, sustainability, and calm. This house began as a […]
May 21, 2025
AT chats to Mairi Laverty and Nicola McLachlan from Collective Architecture about the upsides and downsides of operating as a collective. What brings you to UKREIIF/what do you hope to achieve? We are looking to expand our conversations and networks outwith Scotland. We are also taking part in panels (Women in Architecture – How Women […]
May 18, 2025
Kevin Cain has built Mesa Sky Disk, a small off-grid strawbale cabin among the Joshua trees of California’s high desert. Curving barley-straw walls and a butterfly roof shaped like two petals are designed to cope with fire, drought and rising heat. A personal project and a collaboration The cabin was Cain’s own project, and he […]
May 18, 2025
AT talks to… Michael Pawlyn, Director of Exploration Architecture, about the vision behind their ‘Biorock Pavilion’ at this years Venice Biennale. Photos Kelly Hill What has the atmosphere been like leading up to the opening? The Biennale has been amazing, as always! Yes, there’s always an element of last-minuteness, but this time, things were reasonably […]
May 17, 2025
May 16, 2025 Situated on a street of older houses, the Shudell House, designed by Weiss Architecture + Urbanism, is a prime example of when brick is used in a contemporary way. The Toronto neighborhood, known locally as “The Pocket”, where this home is located, has deep roots in brick. In the 19th and early […]
May 16, 2025
Michelle Sanchez, Sustainability Lead at RSHP, shares insights from this year’s FOOTPRINT+ conference, reflecting on circularity, climate resilience, and RSHP’s efforts to integrate reuse and regenerative practice into mainstream design. What are the issues that everyone’s talking about? The most important challenges that I heard people talking about at Footprint + this year revolved around […]
May 14, 2025
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has shared photos of a modern cabin tucked away in The Kawartha Lakes of Ontario, Canada. Designed as a peaceful retreat for a multi-generational family, this home brings three generations together under one roof. Thoughtfully positioned in a natural clearing where an older structure once stood, the cabin gently treads on […]
May 14, 2025
David Partridge, Chair of the Governance Board for the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, shares insights from Footprint+ on embedding the standard into everyday practice and the growing seriousness with which the industry is tackling carbon and circularity. What are the issues that everyone’s talking about? I’m the Chair of the Governance Board of […]
May 13, 2025
AT talks to… Elisabeth Endres, director of the Institute for Building Climatology and Energy of Architecture (IBEA) at the Technical University of Braunschweig and a co-curator of the German pavilion ‘STRESSTEST’ at this year’s Venice Biennale. Photos Josef Grillmeier, Patricia Parinejad What is your pavilion about and how does it respond to the title of Intelligens: […]
May 12, 2025
ROOM+ Design & Build has unveiled a striking modern apartment built on a slender urban lot in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where playful cloud-shaped openings turn the compact structure into a standout architectural statement. Tucked into a 70-square-meter plot along a narrow 4-meter-wide alley, the building is surrounded by an eclectic mix of neighboring […]
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