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Renovation of Alvar Aalto library wins Finlandia Prize for Architecture 2017

Interior architecture practice JKMM has won the 2017 Finlandia Prize for its renovation of the Aalto University campus library in Otaniemi, Finland. More ›

 
 

Architect and London Eye planner David Marks dies

Marks Barfield Architects co-founder David Marks has died aged 64, following a long illness. More ›

 
 

Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garçons furniture to be exhibited in Paris

Chairs, tables and stools designed by Comme des Garçons founder Rei Kawakubo for the brand's stores are going on show at Galerie A1043 in Paris. More ›

 
 

Silver House by Hyde + Hyde comprises pair of mono-pitched volumes perched on a stone plinth

Silver House by Hyde + Hyde in Wales.

Solid wooden beams rest on top of dry-stone walls to support a balcony that cantilevers to shelter a parking spot for a DeLorean at this house designed by Hyde + Hyde for a site on the Gower Peninsula in south Wales. More ›

 
 

Sprayed render covers walls of rural Iranian house by Bam Architects

A plaster made of sand and straw has been sprayed across the walls of this house, which was built in a village in Iran by local firm Bam Architects. More ›

 
 

Slatted shades keep house by the Sea of Galilee cool during hot summer days

Perched on the edge of a village by the Sea of Galilee in Israel, this house by Golany Architects features numerous balconies that can be shaded by rolling wooden screens. More ›

 
 

Studio Ben Allen inserts pale plywood children's bedroom into Barbican flat

London architecture firm Studio Ben Allen has built a plywood structure inside a flat in London's brutalist Barbican Estate to create a bedroom for two children, featuring archways, steps and a fold-down desk. More ›