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When it comes to designing a building, there are many different materials that you can use. Many opt for wood or brick for the frame of the building while others opt for steel. Steel is not the most common buil...

Designed by Dutch architects Mecanoo, the extraordinary architecture of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts is inspired by the sinuous canopy created by clusters of banyan trees commonly found in the re...

For all the things that humanity has accomplished, one of their crowning achievements is the architecture that we have collectively created. Humanity may have many flaws, but we are also capable of great beauty...

In a residential area in the heart of Zurich, Manuel Herz Architects has designed a housing block with dynamic facades featuring horizontal and vertical louvers which transform into balconies for its five apart...

A lot of people shy away from getting their homes repainted because it’s an expensive thing to do. However, the benefits it provides to you and your home are far greater than the money you spend on it. It ca...

Featuring the work of five designers, the Museum Garage — a seven-story mixed-use structure featuring ground-floor retail spaces and 800 parking space — is now part of the Miami Design District, a neighbo...

Morpheus, a new flagship hotel designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) for Macau’s City of Dreams resort, has opened its doors to guests. Macau —  Asia’s most popular entertainment destination — wel...

The results are in, and a new architectural trend seems to be forming. We’re talking about terracotta, and how the material is now seen on facades from all over the world. It is widely used in the constructio...

Torre, a white concrete tower the completes Fondazione Prada complex designed by OMA in Milan, has opened to the public during Salone del Mobile. The 60-meters high tower is the last of three new buildings th...

Historic buildings are symbols of a city’s past and form a major aspect of a culture. They must, therefore, be loved, maintained and preserved to ensure their longevity. To provide a historic building with th...

Dutch firm UNStudio has completed a mixed-use complex in the Chinese city of Hangzhou that accommodates a hotel, offices, apartments and shops, within two streamlined towers set atop a podium and landscaped pla...

Architecture firm Penda has teamed up with Canadian company Tmber for the Tree Tower Toronto project, an 18-story timber-framed mixed-use residential skyscraper for Canada’s largest city. Drawing inspiration...

Set in San Sebastián de los Reyes, a town located just north of Madrid, Desert City by local  firm Garcia German Arquitectos is one of the most significant cactus centers in Europe. Desert City is a celebrat...

As the centrepiece of Copenhagen’s redeveloped North Harbor, Danish architects COBE and clients Klaus Kastbjerg and NRE Denmark unveil the completed transformation of The Silo.  The former industrial silo w...

Together with real estate firm Ironstate and Roselad Residential, dutch studio Concrete has completed the first phase of the Jersey City Urby project, a 762-unit residential tower rising 69 storeys tall above ...

Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled a residential complex on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera, which includes a woodland nature reserve, botanical nursery and a network of footpaths suspended above a lagoon. Located ...

OMA’s conversion of the 16th Century Fondaco dei Tedeschi as a department store is finally complete in Venice. First constructed in 1228, and located at the foot of the Rialto Bridge across from the fish m...

Dutch firm MVRDV has created an entirely see-through office inside this office block in Hong Kong. MVRDV stripped an old industrial building down to its bare bones and utilized only glass with stainless steel ...

MVRDV has completed the new Chanel flagship store in Amsterdam with a replica façade made entirely out of glass. The entirely transparent façade of Chanel flagship store on Amsterdam’s upmarket shopping...

Known for his finely composed photographs, Canadian photographer David Burdeny presents a new series that showcases the stunning and elaborate Moscow and St. Petersburg Metro system. Dating back to 19...

Placed between two glass windscreens, the Benthem Crouwel’s Bus Drivers Building at Amsterdam Central has a sleek, yet playful appearance. Built in just three months, the striking bus drivers building houses...