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First look at Kengo Kuma's V&A Dundee
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The Renzo Piano Pavilion is unveiled at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas
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A wedge-shaped retreat, buried in the hillside in Ticino, Switzerland, is a house of many layers
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Escher GuneWardena designs Woven showroom in LA
The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, this summer, we are looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. 2000 Architects Directory alumnus Escher GuneWardena Architecture is now an established, prolific West Coast studio, and here we visit its latest offering, the showroom for rug brand Woven, in Los Angeles.
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Out of Africa: the Graham Foundation investigates sub-Saharan Modernism
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Architects Directory Alumni: Notary office by Govaert & Vanhoutte
The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, this summer, we're looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. This new office building in Belgium's Bruges is the work of 2007 Architects Directory alumnus Govaert & Vanhoutte, as well as a balanced, minimalist, glass and concrete composition of cool and warm, light and dark.
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Matharoo Associates' concrete response to multigenerational living in India
A new home in India by Matharoo Associates, Plain Ties in Surat, is a machine for multigenerational living, offering spaces to both meet and retreat
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UNStudio's Doha Metro Network scheme is a nexus of ideas
A new metro network system for Doha, designed by UNStudio, secures a bespoke infrastructure package for the city's present and future, as well as a platform for public life
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ODA designs Rubik’s Cube-esque concrete block in Brooklyn
ODA’s newly completed, concrete condominium at 98 Front Street not only has a distinctive Rubik’s Cube-like appearance, but also offers a range of well thought out residential spaces and amenities in Brooklyn's Dumbo
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This minimalist urban retreat is Swiss Ambassador's Residence in Mexico City
Lausanne-based architects Fruehauf, Henry & Viladoms (FHV) and Mexico City studio Blancasmoran have redesigned the Swiss Ambassador’s Residence in Mexico City into a minimalist urban retreat
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Brutalist WHO headquarters extension under construction in Geneva
Visit the construction site of the ongoing extension project at the World Health Organisation headquarters in Geneva, designed by architects Berrel Berrel Kräutler; a project that places the landscape at the forefront, while paying tribute to WHO's modernist, Jean Tschumi-designed, original office building
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Hidden Greek Island home is submerged into the hillside
A summer retreat hidden amongst olive and pine trees is the latest residential addition to the architectural landscape of the island of Paros in Greece, courtesy of Athenian studio Scapearchitecture
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Colombian house is Best Retreat at the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2022
Oslo-based architecture studio LCLA Office and architect Clara Arango collaborate on an Andes Mountain retreat in Colombia, uniting sculptural architecture and an expansive green landscape; and the result, Ballen Houses, has just won Best Retreat: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2022
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Concrete House is a verdant family home design in East Sussex
Concrete House is a raw and robust family home in East Sussex, created by owners Adrian and Megan Corrigall and RAW Architecture
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Cascading terraces define this concrete apartment building in Basel
A minimalist concrete apartment building in Switzerland features cascading terraces to a design by architects KohlerStraumann
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Introducing the MC20 – the new Maserati super sports car
We spoke to Klaus Busse, the man who heads up FCA’s design team, overseeing Fiat, Abarth, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo, as well as Maserati, about the origins and aspirations for the company’s new super car model
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Omer Arbel's Pacific North West house is built on concrete ‘lily pads’
Construction progresses fast at OAO's new residential design in Canada's Pacific North West, where Bocci creative director and practice founder Omer Arbel's sculptural concrete and experimental methods take centre stage
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Ludwig Godefroy’s brutalist Casa Mérida in Mexico
Concealed concrete courtyards and cool garden rooms make for a contemplative hideaway in Mérida, Yucatán
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Yorkshire Sculpture Park opens visitor centre designed by Feilden Fowles
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David Collins Studio completes art deco-inspired Harrods’ Superbrands department
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London’s brutalist Hayward Gallery reopens with Andreas Gursky show
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David Willen documents a 1950s Citröen Garage conversion in Zurich
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Complex geometry: Heneghan Peng’s Palestinian Museum takes its cue from a natural context
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International treasure: Chandigarh's Capitol Complex joins the UNESCO World Heritage list
