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The section dedicated both to recent and past architectural projects of relevance. Inside this section you will find architectural surveys of historical buildings and their contemporary usage as well as of contemporary state-of-the-art projects.
Within The Preserve – 22,000 acres of former cattle range now administered as a quasi-wildland conservancy – architect Mary Ann Schicketanz has completed an intergenerational residential compound designed to meet contemporary family needs while complying with unusually stringent ecological constraints. Set on a five-acre parcel contiguous with the Los Padres National Forest
In Dogok-dong, one of Gangnam’s older and wealthier neighbourhoods south of the Han River, Hana Bank has opened a private banking space that defies the conventions of luxury. Designed by Studio Eccentric, Club1 Dogok proposes a subtler, more introspective form of exclusivity – one grounded not in spectacle or opulence, but in the distinctly Korean notion of hospitality as a quiet cultural performance
In Takamatsu, Yasunari Tsukada Design has reimagined a family dwelling through a renovation that feels both restrained and quietly radical. Rather than demolish and rebuild, the project preserves the bones of a three-storey home
In the heart of Singapore’s Raffles Place Central Business District, a bold new silhouette has redefined the skyline. CapitaSpring – a 51-storey, 280-metre-tall biophilic skyscraper – marks not only a technical and architectural triumph but also signals a decisive shift towards the city-state’s vision of an integrated, sustainable urban future
In the historic and verdant setting of Gramercy Park, Manhattan, a new residential development is quietly redefining what it means to live sustainably in the heart of New York City. Designed by renowned architecture and interiors firm CetraRuddy , 200E20th brings a carefully considered blend of contemporary design, environmental responsibility, and architectural sensitivity to one of the city’s most cherished neighbourhoods
In a world increasingly shaped by flux – economic, cultural, and technological – the language of architecture must evolve to address new paradigms of inhabitation and consumption. Retail, once grounded in permanence and monumentality, now finds itself at the intersection of transience, storytelling, and urban tactility. In this shifting landscape, Kontainer X, conceived and designed by the Italian practice Roberto Bertoli Architetto
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