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Help us move the needle on gender equality

This week we launch an initiative to improve gender equality in architecture and design, to coincide with International Women's Day. We're calling on readers everywhere to help us move the needle. More ›

 
 

Sou Fujimoto unveils designs for Swiss university centre made of stacked cubes

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has designed a learning centre for the University of St Gallen in Switzerland, which will comprise a stack of glass cubes held within white frames. More ›

 
 

Snarkitecture's Slip chair features wonky legs and a slanted seat

Snarkitecture has designed a chair for Portuguese brand UVA that features a wooden frame that is seemingly slipping onto its side. More ›

 
 

Brass accents and contemporary cabinetry update 19th-century apartment in Vilnius

Apartamentai Vilniaus by Kristina Lastuaksite-Punde

Exposed fresco and original arched doorways are paired with brass accents and grey cabinetry at this apartment in Vilnius, which has been overhauled by interior designer Kristina Lastauskaitė-Pundė. More ›

 
 

Grooved white panels divide São Paulo apartment by David Ito

AML Apartment by David Ito Architecture

A striped wall concealing private spaces folds back to reveal the kitchen inside this apartment in São Paulo, designed by local studio David Ito Arquitetura. More ›

 
 

Studio Saxe creates contemporary villa in Costa Rican rainforest

Joya Villas by Studio Saxe

San Jose-based architecture firm Studio Saxe has built a house in Costa Rica with an indoor-outdoor great room and cantilevered porches upstairs that overlook dense tropical foliage. More ›

 
 

Graphene-based water filter produces drinkable water in just one step

Graphene water filter

Scientists at Australian research centre CSIRO have used graphene to create a simple filtration system that could change the lives of millions in the developing world by making the process of purifying water faster and more effective. More ›