© Fangfang Tian architects: Atelier FCJZ Location: Liangzhu, Hangzhou, China Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Fangfang Tian Photographs: Shiqi Li Area: 18000.0 m2 Read more ..read more

© Atelier LAVIT architects: DADA Partners Location: Sultanpur, New Delhi, India Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Atelier LAVIT Area: 8000.0 ft2 Read more ..read more

© Shai Gil architects: Dubbeldam Architecture + Design Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Project Year: 2017 Photographs: Shai Gil Area: 23000.0 ft2 Read more ..read more

© André Mortatti architects: Ponto de Apoio Location: Pinheiros, São Paulo - SP, Brazil Project Year: 2020 Photographs: André Mortatti Área: 1894.45 ft2 Read more ..read more

Bergeyre House. Image © Cecile Septet Whether rising to the highest room of the tallest tower in a Disney-esque castle, giving an admirer the chance to confess their love on an apartment building fire escape, or connecting a basement or attic room with a decorative period feature, there’s something unavoidably romantic about spiral staircases. But there’s more function behind these coiling forms than just their good looks. One common-held theory is that spiral staircases were first installed in historic castles as vertical baffles, tiring out enemy infiltrators before they could make it to th ..read more

© Justin Kao architects: DIVOOE ZEIN Architects Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Justin Kao Area: 790.0 m2 Read more ..read more

Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase. Image © Kéré Architecture Kéré Architecture has revealed the design for a vertical childcare center at Munich’s Technical University (TUM) in Germany. Named "Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase an der TUM," the center will be built in wood to the extent allowed by local norms and regulations for energy efficiency, thermal comfort, fire protection, and acoustics. The new building, located between the TUM main campus and the university canteen, broke ground on April 18 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. Read more ..read more

Fundação de Serralves, Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Ala Álvaro Siza, Porto, Portugal.. Image © Filipe Braga architects: Álvaro Siza Vieira Location: Porto, Portugal Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Filipe Braga Photographs: Pedro Cardigo Area: 4204.0 m2 Read more ..read more

Courtesy of OMA and Luxigon | The Perigon OMA has just revealed The Perigon, a new residential tower in Miami Beach, United States. Situated in the vibrant Mid Beach Neighborhood, the project is a collaboration between Mast Capital and Starwood Capital Group. The Perigon offers dual-waterfront living, characterized by a series of tower strategically rotated to maximize views towards the Atlantic Ocean. Read more ..read more

Google Earth and Maxar Technologies, organized by Adriano Liziero (@geopanoramas) The world has its eyes on the Amazon. Geographical data about this vast territory, spanning 6.74 million square kilometers across eight countries in Latin America, is constantly featured in national and international media. Headlines often highlight its sheer magnitude as the largest tropical rainforest in the world, home to 10% of the planet's biodiversity, and responsible for 15% of the Earth's freshwater. However, little attention is paid to what transpires beneath its canopy, on the ground where people live ..read more