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Bridge of Sighs, Szeged Hungary - Ödön Lechner
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Prim Estudio orients low-slung house for viewing Argentinian countryside
Local studio Prim Estudio has designed a white house with a balcony inset into an asymmetrical zinc roof and arched windows for contemplating the landscape outside Buenos Aires, Argentina. Known as Los Tigres, the 187-sq…
Lisichkin Les House by Le Atelier in Moscow, Russia
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Cedrus Residential building in Sa’adatabad area of Tehran
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Matriz House / Estúdio Zargos
Casa Matriz was born from a refusal to repeat the obvious. In surroundings marked by closely built houses and a repetition of predictable solutions, the architecture responds with introspection and openness: it closes it…
SHED/HOUSE / Side Angle Side
Shed/House sits on a central Texas hill oriented to cast a sweeping southern view of Texas Hill Country. As you meander up the private road leading to the house, you are confronted with a blank facade that is shaped to b…
david altrath reveals the timber world inside germany’s motorway chapel
the photographer documents schneider+schumacher’s landmark beside the A45, focusing on its unusual form and relationship with the surrounding landscape. The post david altrath reveals the timber world inside germany’s mo…
Capitol of the United States in Washington D.C. (begun 1793) by William Thornton et alii
From AOC's official website: "History of the U.S. Capitol Building The history of the United States Capitol Building begins in 1793. Since then, the U.S. Capitol has been built, burnt, rebuilt, extended and restored. T…
Rare Collectiv surrounds Norwegian sauna with timber ribs that "evoke the hull of a ship"
A skeletal frame of reclaimed timber surrounds the elongated form of Skroget, a community sauna and public deck in Norway designed by student architecture studio Rare Collectiv. Overlooking the busy harbour of Båtsfjord,…
Dezeen's top five houses of September 2026
A monolithic grey-brick home in Northern Ireland and a skinny house in Kyoto are among the most popular houses featured on Dezeen this month. Also included in our monthly roundup of our readers' favourite residences is a…
House at the Top of the Hill / Skupaj Arhitekti
Project and context - House at the Top of the Hill is situated in the Radgona-Kapela Hills of northeastern Slovenia. Conceived as a retreat from the capital for occasional stays, it brings quiet, daylight, weather and vi…
BUREAU uses color and translucency to reshape 44 sqm lilac apartment in lisbon
the apartment is arranged around movement, light, and everyday rituals. The post BUREAU uses color and translucency to reshape 44 sqm lilac apartment in lisbon appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazin…
CFP: Dublin, Ireland – Livable Towns, Cities, Regions 2027
Organised by University College Dublin and AMPS this conference explores how towns, cities and regions can respond to climate change, social challenges and urban transformation. Bringing together architecture, planning, …
RIBA paid £150,000 to former president Alan Jones to settle legal dispute
The Royal Institute of British Architects has paid £150,000 to its former president Alan Jones, settling a long-running legal dispute over its handling of his personal information. The £150,000 payment was listed in a dr…
Necessity as Invention: Ireland's Laboratory of Renovation
The landscape and scattered settlements of Ireland carry a reputation for wildness. Rugged cliffs meet the Atlantic, green fields roll across the interior, and rain and wind change the scene by the hour. A closer look re…
Recyclable Wildflower installation among timber prototypes at BuildFest 2026
A recyclable timber pavilion designed to mimic wildflowers is among the prototypes built by students at BuildFest 2026, shown in this video produced by Dezeen. Designed by students from Lehigh University and Syracuse Uni…
Mother of Pearl Experience Museum Adorf-Vogtland / Schulz und Schulz
Adorf faces the typical challenges of rural regions: an ageing and declining population, a loss of attractiveness as a place to live and work, and the resulting difficult economic situation. The town is counteracting thi…
LACMA exhibition revisits the strange, utopian homes once built for the future
from push-button kitchens to early smart homes, LACMA traces six decades of domestic futures and the ideas behind them. The post LACMA exhibition revisits the strange, utopian homes once built for the future appeared fi…
Snøhetta designs Hong Kong clubhouse with undulating playground and rope-climbing tower
Architecture studio Snøhetta added tunnelling playgrounds to Sky House, the final of four clubhouses that make up its Pavilia Farm residential development in Tai Wai, Hong Kong. Called Sky House, the clubhouse was design…
settle movable furniture installation forms temporary public interior in ireland
the installation draws on the adaptability of irish vernacular furniture. The post settle movable furniture installation forms temporary public interior in ireland appeared first on designboom | architecture & design mag…
A Calm Irish Farmstay Airbnb, Reviewed (2026)
Slipcovered furniture and woven decor set the scene, while rolling fields and farm animals fill the surrounding 70 acres
15 Best Sleeper Sofas That Are Stylish and Cozy, AD Tested (2026)
No guest room, no problem
Plywood Wainscoting Brought Character and Warmth to Cookie-Cutter Walls In This Spacious Brooklyn Home
A couple craving personality for their new home worked with Somerset House to bring the space to life
14 Best Hotels in Upstate New York and the Northeast for Peak Leaf Peeping
Fall break getaways worth their weight in foliage
The Best Throw Pillows to Punctuate Your Space (2026)
An investment piece deserves its proper accoutrement
A Paul Rudolph Original Is Rebuilt for Modern Coastal Living
Nina and Michael Marco spent six years reconstructing the 1955 Biggs Residence, preserving Rudolph’s tropical modernist vision while bringing the Delray Beach home up to contemporary standards
former railway signal box reopens as l’aiguilleuse red-orange kiosk-bar in nantes
designed by studio téré, the former railway signal box-turned-kiosk-bar sits within the jardins de l’estuaire new public park. The post former railway signal box reopens as l’aiguilleuse red-orange kiosk-bar in nantes ap…
from 1960s radical design to berlin’s concrete bunkers: a history of nightlife spaces
the rooms where people came to dance, disappear, dress up, watch and be watched became laboratories for architecture, performance and collective life. The post from 1960s radical design to berlin’s concrete bunkers: a hi…
Elizabeth Herrmann Clads a Cornwall Home in Gendai Yakisugi
Charred cedar gives Milo House a bark-like exterior that settles into its wooded Vermont hillside
Elliot March Lets the Landscape Lead the Way
The MAWD cofounder looks to landscapes, architecture, and the character of a place to shape spaces that feel like they belong
Laneige Turns Skincare Customization Into a Four-Story Experience
Designed by PlayLab, Laneige’s Seoul flagship scales up personalized beauty with interactive installations and bold architectural gestures
Outside In and Nature of Things Rethink Beauty Retail in NYC
Designed by F.O.G. Architecture, the new Crosby Street destination brings beauty, fragrance, hospitality, and a hidden garden together through light and sensory experience
Evey Reorients the Familiar Montreal Triplex From the Inside Out
Appareil Architecture works within a familiar Montreal housing typology, using sightlines, circulation, and a carefully considered extension to create a more open way of living
A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books is on Substack
I'm breaking my blogging silence to do two things: Alert readers to the fact I am still writing reviews of architecture books under the title A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books, but over at Substack, not Blogger. Put …
Archidose, 1999–2024
After 25 years of running this blog under various names — all of which can be lumped under the "Archidose" monicker — I've decided to shut it down, moving this hobby, this labor of love, to Substack, which I have used si…
Reading About Drawings
Instead of digesting a new book or diving into a novel, something others do often but I do rarely, I spent my holiday break reading a five-year-old book about a trio of intertwined topics I'm particularly fond of: drawin…
Favorite Books of 2023
For the fifteenth and last time on this blog, I'm highlighting my favorite books of the year, selected from the many books I reviewed or featured as "Book Briefs" on this blog, and the few titles that I reviewed at World…
Three Monographs
Just as last week's Places in Time III post featured a trio of books that were initially listed in my earlier holiday gift books post, two of the three monographs featured here were also on that list. As happened when I …
Places in Time III
This third and most likely last installment in the inadvertent "Places in Time" series looks closely at three books: the first about Chicago from the Great Depression to the mid-1980s; the second one about the broader Am…