In the context of industrialization, “handmade pottery” still has an irreplaceable appeal. “Craftsmanship” is at the heart of this school’s teaching, and “craftsmen’s workshop” is at the center of the...Read More

In this conversation, architect, researcher, and educator Paolo Cascone, and contributor Maddalena Laddaga reflects on the ideas and practices developed in his book African Fabbers Atlas: Manual of Synthetic Vernacular...Read More

In this conversation, the Bangalore-based architecture studio ShoulderTap reflects on one of the most pressing yet persistently overlooked issues in Indian architecture: the living and working conditions of construction workers....Read More

Situated in Tonglu, Zhejiang, Yitingting Cottage was initiated in 2019 as a compact drawing room and dining pavilion within a rural compound. The site was previously occupied by a two-story...Read More

A first-of-its-kind map reveals inequalities in access to groceries across 24 hours, as stores shutter down while people continue to work. Food inaccessibility is a critical issue for night workers....Read More

In this conversation, architect, researcher, and educator Paolo Cascone, and contributor Maddalena Laddaga reflects on the ideas and practices developed in his book African Fabbers Atlas: Manual of Synthetic Vernacular...Read More

The redesign of Montréal’s Théâtre de Verdure transforms a historic open-air venue into a contemporary cultural infrastructure embedded within La Fontaine Park. First opened in 1956, the theatre has been...Read More

Since antiquity, we have been domesticated to accept the idea of the house as the private sphere and thus independent from the public realm, which is the sphere of state...Read More

In this conversation, the Bangalore-based architecture studio ShoulderTap reflects on sustainability by questioning the label itself. Aware that the act of building itself is unsustainable, they argue that sustainability cannot...Read More

The Netherlands is today facing a serious housing crisis that will lead to the construction of 25,000 new housing units in the urban fabric of Tilburg by 2040. Faced with...Read More

What is a material? How can we say what a material is? That’s a very difficult question to answer. It is easy to say, “That’s wood, that’s metal, that’s pewter,...Read More

In this conversation, architect, researcher, and educator Paolo Cascone, and contributor Maddalena Laddaga reflects on the ideas and practices developed in his book African Fabbers Atlas: Manual of Synthetic Vernacular...Read More

The Straw Thermae pavilion was conceived to commemorate Referinghausen’s transition toward energy autonomy. Installed during the village’s 750th anniversary in 2019, the project reflects a shift away from fossil fuel...Read More

Responding to growing concerns about indoor air pollution, the project develops a residential model that prioritizes continuous natural ventilation. The design evolves as a system of eight distinct volumes arranged...Read More

Civic Centre 1015 is a public facility that brings together an adult education centre, a language standardization consortium, and spaces for local associations on a triangular site in Barcelona’s Parliament...Read More

In this conversation, the Bangalore-based architecture studio ShoulderTap reflects on the domestic project as a small but consequential part of the city’s larger transformation. As Bangalore densifies under development pressure,...Read More

The Room of Silence reactivates a former goat stable through a community-driven transformation into a collective gathering space linked to Korbach’s renewable energy agenda. Instead of reconstructing the damaged roof,...Read More

In this conversation, the role of architects and architecture in processes of green gentrification is brought into question. Isabelle Anguelovski reflects on how projects are often framed through forms of...Read More

Folded Rooms Garden is a residential experiment in Bandung that rethinks the domestic interior through landscape, section, and permeability. Rather than organizing space through conventional partition walls, the project develops...Read More

In this conversation, the Bangalore-based architecture studio ShoulderTap reflects on what it means to practice architecture as a predominantly female-led office within a still male-dominated discipline. For them, feminism is...Read More

Set at the entrance of the BoaVista Palhano condominium in Brazil, this small-scale recreational intervention redefines the playground as a landscape for collective play. Occupying a garden shaped by the...Read More

Set within the landscape of the Anapo River valley, Pantalica Speculations begins from an absence of evidence. While Pantalica is known for its more than 4,000 rock-cut tombs dating to...Read More

In this conversation we explore governance aspects of green gentrification. Isabelle Anguelovski reflects on the commodification of land as one of the central challenges cities face in trying to prevent...Read More

Located within the compact urban fabric of Bangalore, Brick House is a residence designed for a family of three. Its distinctive presence is defined by an earthy brick envelope and...Read More

Intermediate House is defined by conditions of mediation: between public and private, open and closed, interior and exterior, mobile and fixed, light and shadow, natural and artificial, industrial and handcrafted....Read More