Located on the western shore of Taihu Lake, Shangsi’an Village is crossed by the Si’antang Creek. A historic stone bridge connects the two sides of the creek, and nearby lies...Read More

Youth Commons reactivates a neglected rooftop platform in Songyang County into a shared civic commons for residents of a subsidised youth housing complex. Previously abandoned and lacking infrastructure, the site...Read More

The San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium, currently known as Claro Arena, was officially inaugurated on September 4, 1988. Located in the Las Condes district of Santiago, Chile, the stadium sits...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

Youyi Bay is a small community composed of a group of buildings and several plazas, situated at the southern entrance of the “Aranya North Shore Community” in Qinhuangdao. It serves...Read More

From early 2025 to December 2025, Vietnam experienced 17 consecutive storms, submerging 22 of its 34 provinces under floodwaters. As natural disasters shift from seasonal events to persistent conditions, the...Read More

This project for a pharmaceutical company’s new offices involves the renovation of an industrial complex located in a sector currently undergoing transformation, with strong connections to the city, its metropolitan...Read More

Situated in a valley, with rolling hills stretching to the north and south, the Floral Pavilion is conceived as a spatial atmosphere built upon perception rather than overt form-making. Treating...Read More

Imagine a future where you begin your morning tending to the hydroponic garden in your kitchen, populated with vibrant green algae purifying your air and replenishing part of your home-...Read More

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