Local studio Andreas Schüring Architekten has completed Brick to Light, the renovation of a former barracks house in Germany that has transformed its mansard roof into a “glass lantern”. Located in Münster, the home was… Read More »“Glass lantern” roof tops barracks house conversion in Germany by Andreas Schüring Architekten
Japanese studio Jun Aoki & Associates has unveiled the Maison Louis Vuitton Sanlitun in Beijing, with a translucent and fluid form that is “simultaneously a rock and a dress”. Located within the Sanlitun shopping district… Read More »Jun Aoki references translucent dress for colour-shifting Louis Vuitton flagship
For the latest in our review of 2025, we explore the best hotel designs of the year – from a surrealist hotel by Philippe Starck to an Oaxaca hotel modelled on pre-Hispanic pyramids. The hospitality… Read More »The top 10 hotels of 2025
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has designed the Man of the Match trophies for this year’s Africa Cup of Nations football tournament taking place in Morocco. Set to be awarded to the best player in each of… Read More »Yinka Ilori creates Man of the Match trophies for Africa Cup of Nations
Architecture studio Brooks + Scarpa has created a three-storey Manhattan Beach house that capitalises on views and indoor-outdoor living while avoiding standard tactics used in the area’s housing stock. The residence, called Alma Switch House,… Read More »Brooks + Scarpa breaks with local convention at Alma Switch House in California
Architecture studios Herzog & de Meuron and Curtis + Ginsberg Architects have released designs for a residential skyscraper in Downtown Manhattan that will contain “100 per cent affordable” apartments and a recreation centre. The Hudson… Read More »Herzog & de Meuron designs skyscraper for “innovative housing solutions” in New York