Staff reporter at Ballot and Prize, covering Awards.
The University of Nottingham's Department of Architecture and Built Environment has showcased a range of innovative architecture projects by its students, highlighting their skills and creativity in addressing global challenges.
Belgian architecture studio Atelier Vens Vanbelle has designed a family home in the suburbs of Ghent that references brick industrial buildings.
The New York office of OMA and local practice YA Studio have completed a 160-home apartment block in San Francisco, California, as part of the 730 Stanyan development.
The Thompson Center in Chicago, originally designed by Helmut Jahn in the 1980s, is undergoing a major renovation by Jahn's architecture studio for Google. The updated facade features a reflective, triple-glazed curtain wall, replacing the original patterned glass, as part of a sustainability-focused overhaul. The building will serve as Google's Chicago HQ, with office space, shops, and restaurants, and is expected to be completed by 2027.
The 'dopamine decor' trend has taken social media by storm, but critics argue it is a disingenuous marketing ploy that invokes brain chemistry to sell a superficial style
Waugh Thistleton Architects and Mithun have designed a 12-storey mass-timber office block in Bellevue, Washington, which will become the tallest timber office building in the USA when it completes.
Italian brand Lapalma has collaborated with architect and designer Raffaella Mangiarotti on a new colour palette for its catalogue.
Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos has created a vertically organised structure that engages with different layers of the forest canopy in the Andean foothills of Chile.
Kuba Woźniczka's Studzienno 27 project aims to minimize its impact on the natural surroundings of the Stołowe Mountains National Park in Poland.
Ferrari’s first electric model, the Luce, designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson, fetched $40 million at a RM Sotheby’s charity auction, shattering previous records for a new car sale. All proceeds will support educational projects through the Ferrari Foundation.
Los Angeles studio Ome Dezin, in partnership with design platform Lumens, has renovated and furnished a 1990s home in the Hollywood Hills, blending iconic furniture and lighting with the original architecture.
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Spanish studio NUA Arquitectures has renovated a textile warehouse in El Pont d'Armentera, near Barcelona, using timber partitions to create a small office block within its concrete-and-brick structure.
Dutch studio Woonpioniers has completed CoHouse in Utrecht, a pair of interlocking homes for two families within a single gabled volume. The design, likened to a 'game of Tetris,' maximizes garden views, privacy, and sunlight while adhering to municipal requirements. The project emphasizes sustainability with timber construction, bio-based materials, and energy-efficient systems.