reclaimed timber carries its history forward Designed by Boonserm Premthada of Bangkok Project Studio, Traces by the Sea is a 440.7-square-meter office for Matalay in Khao Lak, Phang Nga, Thailand. The project brings together timber reclaimed from an old rice cooperative building in Phatthalung and a wooden school building in Phang Nga, preserving the…
MIRROR-FINISH ACRYLIC PANELS CONCEAL pavilion IN GUADALAJARA Designed by errre taller, Sfumato is a temporary reflective pavilion that reinterprets the Cubo MEM, a prominent sculptural landmark at the ITESO architecture complex in Guadalajara, Mexico. Selected as the winning proposal for the inaugural Pabellón MEM competition, the project investigates how an existing architectural structure can…
CORRUGATED ALUMINUM SKIN ESTABLISHES A CIVIC LANDMARK IN SARDINIA Designed by Leicho architettura, the new Via Caravaggio school in Sinnai, Sardinia, replaces an obsolete structure with a civic facility that redefines the relationship between public architecture, pedagogy, and urban identity. The building presents a dual spatial character: a compact, highly recognizable exterior volume contrasts…
A timber-clad fire station and an arena with a zigzagging facade are among the projects that feature in this roundup of red buildings. Photo by Måns Berg Liden’s Brandstation, Sweden, by Kod Arkitekter Stockholm studio Kod Arkitekter used bright red-stained cladding to distinguish this fire station in Liden, Sweden, as a local landmark. Its concrete…
A thin white-concrete plane folds and steps down a hillside to enclose Bellavista 11, a minimalist home overlooking the sea in Ibiza, designed by Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos. Bellavista 11 is the first villa to be completed in The Roca Views development, a cluster of six homes designed by the Valencia-based studio in the…
LOG PILE GEOMETRY SHAPES TIMBER CYCLING HUB by ToB.Studio Designed by ToB.Studio, the Burgsinn Cycling Rest Station establishes a public service hub along the D9 cycle route in Germany, positioned at the transition between the town and surrounding landscape. Drawing visual cues from local forestry history, the compact building reinterprets the form of stacked…
SNØHETTA’S SHANGHAI GRAND OPERA HOUSE OPENS ON HUANGPU RIVER After nearly a decade in the making, Snøhetta’s Shanghai Grand Opera House officially opens on October 17, 2026, bringing a new cultural landmark to the banks of the Huangpu River. Spanning 146,786 square meters, the completed building houses three auditoriums with a combined capacity of…
A giant spiral staircase guides visitors to the roof of the Shanghai Grand Opera House, which international studio Snøhetta designed to be “as much a civic destination as a performance venue”. Located on the Huangpu River waterfront in Shanghai, China, the 146,786-square-metre opera house was conceived as a major cultural landmark that can accommodate a…
This week on Dezeen, we reported on the Lion Green Road housing scheme in Croydon winning the Stirling Prize. Designed by local studio Mary Duggan Architects with Ruff Architects, the project was named the UK’s best new building at a ceremony in London. Commissioned by Croydon Council, the development contains 157 homes spread across five…
In this roundup, we take a look at decommissioned power stations that have been given a second life, from the Tate Modern museum in London to the Dyson headquarters in Singapore. Originally built to generate electricity, these industrial buildings typically have expansive interiors with tall ceilings, giving architects plenty of flexibility for conversion. Photo by…