In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the conversion of a Florentine barn into a compact home by Italian studio Fōntego Architettura....
ByTomas Kauer - ModeratorAugust 1, 2025Changing some common terminology in architecture and design could be an important first step towards solving systemic issues, writes Katie Treggiden. Language shapes...
ByTomas Kauer - ModeratorJuly 31, 2025Pedestrians are walking 15 per cent faster and stopping to linger 14 per cent less than they used to, according to a study...
ByTomas Kauer - ModeratorJuly 31, 2025The developers of Saudi mega project Neom are reportedly planning over 1,000 staff redundancies and the relocation of over 1,000 staff as part...
ByTomas Kauer - ModeratorJuly 31, 2025A translucent roof made using flax crowns the ornate wooden structure of the Carbon Garden Pavilion at London’s Kew Gardens, created by architectural...
ByTomas Kauer - ModeratorJuly 31, 2025A palette of glossy green tiles and terracotta-toned render defines AIP House Azóia, a guesthouse that Portuguese studio Joāo Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos has...
ByTomas Kauer - ModeratorJuly 31, 2025London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street will move forward, following support from the public and businesses. Results from...
ByTomas Kauer - ModeratorJuly 31, 2025Foxes are reported to be digging burrows in the rooftop gardens of Google‘s upcoming office in King’s Cross, London, designed by BIG and...
ByTomas Kauer - ModeratorJuly 31, 2025University of East London staff and students have created a school building in India from Sugarcrete, a biomaterial construction block made from sugarcane waste....
ByTomas Kauer - ModeratorJuly 31, 2025UK studio Will Gamble Architects has refurbished The Island, an old holiday home in Cornwall that sits on a rock stack and is...
ByTomas Kauer - ModeratorJuly 31, 2025