Architizer

MARCH 20, 2025

From timber grids to soaring steel trusses, the way a building holds itself up has long been hidden beneath layers of cladding and finishes. Without further ado, let’s see how architects are letting their buildings stand tall, bare-boned and proud. But nowadays, structure is stepping into the spotlight much more often.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

From an art gallery in a converted grain silo to a brick workshop in Vietnam, Dezeen's editorial team have each picked their favourite building of 2024 , out of more than 1,000 we have published throughout the year. It's an unexpected triumph for a studio best known for its cultural landmarks."

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

California studio LOHA has completed a residential and retail building called Bellevue53, which features a rooftop swimming pool and stepped elevations clad in white metal. The building features a rooftop swimming pool Designed to "elevate the urban environment", the building's massing was influenced by the area's hilly topography.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2025

It was updated by Atelier Itch with a mostly windowless facade of corrugated lightweight steel to "refine the building's exterior", which the studio said was previously "cluttered" due to an external road-facing staircase. Throughout the interior, pared-back finishes have been applied, echoing the utilitarian look of the exterior.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Architizer's 13th A+Awards features a suite of sustainability-focused categories recognizing designers that are building a greener industry and a better future. Buildings dont always need a fresh start sometimes, the most compelling transformations happen by working with whats already there. These additions take many forms.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 5, 2025

Image Courtesy of Terraco The faade of any building is more than just its exterior; it serves as a canvas that not only enhances the structure's appearance but also reflects its inner essence and character. Read more

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Informed by its marine setting, the centre is set to comprise a sinuous, round-edged volume that draws on the "radial symmetry of starfish", and will be finished with reflective aluminium panels and rounded roof openings.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Occupying a former 6,000-square-foot church recreation hall, the project transforms the existing building into a rich mix of spaces. The design features architectural forms to metaphorically reference the bridge concept.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Atelier Xi has completed a visitor centre for Qiaochengbei Park in Shenzhen Atelier Xi aimed to have a minimal impact on this landscape, arranging the visitor centre's two structures around the park's trees and using material finishes that would blend in with the natural setting over time. "We

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The forthcoming Lusail Museum in Doha is conceived of as a “vertically layered souk, or miniature city contained within a single building.” The building addresses its coastal site with a sand-like exterior finish, appearing as though it were a natural landform. Image: © Herzog & de Meuron.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Comprising two towers connected by a 100-meter tall skybridge, the headquarters building forms a new landmark near the main tollgate to and from Seoul. When approached from the city, the portal serves as the main entry point to the building, leading tenants and visitors underneath the skybridge.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Courtesy of Diamond Schmitt and MVRDV MVRDV and Diamond Schmitt have unveiled the design for a new building for the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH) at the University of Toronto ’s Scarborough Campus. Read more »

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2025

Studio Bua has completed a cabin in western Iceland Atelier Nyp is the latest addition to a cluster of former farm buildings on the remote site in Skardstrond that have been turned into a home, guesthouses and cultural spaces by Studio Bua , which has offices in London and Oslo.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Elding Oscarson has created a cube-shaped church in Gothenburg "We wanted to have a powerful volume for the church, to contextually fit with the harbour area's magnificent old industrial buildings," founding partners Jonas Elding and Johan Oscarson told Dezeen. The photography is by Johan Dehlin.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2025

Glossy blue and brown tiles intended to evoke mineral veins cover the exterior of this mining museum in Yixing City, China, completed by Atelier XK. Called Huanglong Mountain Zisha Mineral Source Museum, the 2,435-square-metre building is located on the remains of the Zisha Mine, which operated on Huanglong Mountain from 1972 until 1992.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2025

Find out more about Frame House Photo by Tim Van de Velde Hidden Villa, the Netherlands, by i29 Dutch architecture studio i29 used a combination of oil-treated ash cladding and light-toned bricks to clad the exterior of the Hidden Villa home in the south of the Netherlands.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Surrounded by groves on a 25-hectare estate near Rona, the building was designed for oil producer LA Organic as part of a wider project to boost oleotourism tourism based on olive oil production in the region. This space opens onto a terrace that cantilevers out from one side of the building, appearing to be supported by large metal chains.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Located on the ‘Architecture Row’ in New York , the coupled twisting towers share the Hudson River skyline with neighbors such as Frank Gehry ’s IAC building, Renzo Piano ’s Whitney Museum of American Art , and Jean Nouvel ’s The Chelsea Nouvel ('100 Eleventh Avenue'), along with future works by Thomas Heatherwick and other renown architects.

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Archinect

MAY 17, 2023

This news comes a year after the exterior finishes of the office complex were said to be nearly done. It comprises two buildings, one seven stories high and the other nine, atop a large underground parking space. It comprises two buildings, one seven stories high and the other nine, atop a large underground parking space.

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Archinect

APRIL 16, 2024

New updates have been shared recently by the Los Angeles Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), charting progress on the $750 million new David Geffen Galleries from Peter Zumthor that is expected to finish construction by the end of this year.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

We chose aluminium windows on the outside, due to the harsh Belgian weather conditions, but in the interior, we placed walnut wood finishings over the aluminium frames to create warmth," explained Van Cauter. The architect also designed a cylindrical shed in the garden, which is made of the same pink brick used in the house's exterior walls.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Designed for the university's Faculty of Education, the 300-square-metre building adds new workshop and studio facilities directly alongside the faculty's neoclassical main building. We were also limited by the neighbouring apartment building which we could not overshadow.

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Architizer

MARCH 11, 2025

Architects once designed with this kind of assurance all the time, shaping buildings for one thing, nothing more, and absolutely nothing less. Buildings are expected to do double, sometimes triple duty. Yet, some buildings refuse to entertain the idea of a Plan B. A carpark better be able to moonlight as an events venue.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

Tropical modernism informed the plaster finishes of this extension in Hackney , London , which has been completed by local architecture studio Sonn. Aptly named The Plaster House, Sonn was tasked with adding an additional bedroom to the Victorian terraced building, as well as improving its connection to a rear garden.

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Archinect

JUNE 13, 2024

Photo by Tim Long, courtesy of Taliesin Preservation Aspects of the restoration work included adding a new HVAC system, repairing subgrade water damage, ADA-compliant accessibility enhancements, adding two new green rooms to the basement, and issuing major repairs to the building's roof and interior/exterior finishes.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It is finished with the classic detailing synonymous with Louis Vuitton's savoir-faire including handles, signature locks, and silver hardware rendered in chrome-plated, laser-cut steel," said Louis Vuitton.

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2025

Named Rusty House on the Rye after its reddish-brown exterior, the project added a side extension to the modest end-of-terrace house, creating a new landmark on the corner of Peckham's Bellenden Road. Additionally, the rusting process can cause rainwater runoff to stain surrounding finishes which we wanted to avoid."

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Avontuura

APRIL 1, 2024

The proximity to the sea influenced the choice of exterior finishes. Concrete, corten, and ceramic ensure low maintenance of the building. The post Ivo Tavares Studio captures house with three volumes by Rui Rosmaninho Arquiteto in Ria de Aveiro appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

It is finished with clay tiles on the exterior and faceted, slatted wood ceilings above the internal spaces. The three-story glass building, a key intervention, anchors the public square and introduces openness and transparency, visually harmonising with the surrounding traditional architecture," he explained.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2025

The extension is pulled away from the existing building so that it touches lightly upon the existing building by introducing a small courtyard," Archer said. Metal roofing intended to complement the home's natural aesthetic is used to top both of the structures. The photography is by Will Scott.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Architecture studio DHaus has used a full-width skylight to draw light into this extension in north London , which is finished with a pared-back palette of pale brick, plaster and oak. Due to the site's position in a conservation area, the exterior of the extension was required to be in keeping with neighbouring buildings.

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Archinect

MARCH 15, 2022

From start to finish, the small, egg-shaped dwelling, called the Sphere, took 23 hours and 12 minutes to build. The painting of the structure’s exterior reportedly took most of the time. The home, which won NASA ’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge in 2015, was designed by Japanese architect Masayuki Sono.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2024

Opting for black on a facade can increase heat absorption and certain types of materials, such as charred wood as opposed to painted, can reduce maintenance and the need to refinish exteriors. To clad a building in a single material, the form needed to be strong enough so that the end product didn't read as one-note," said Tall Architects. "We

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Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The aquarium pavilion is clad in strips of cedar wood "This design has been developed around ideas of creating a network of accessible, inclusive connections linking the city, the waterfront, and the ocean, integrated with interior and exterior experiences of the Ocean Pavilion." It is targeting LEED Gold and ILFI Zero Carbon Certification.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 16, 2024

While the exterior is covered in golden tiles, the walls' inner surfaces are cloaked in mirrors, matching the exterior of the store hidden inside. Inside are a series of six spaces finished with natural materials including bamboo, wood and raffia described by Dior as "refined, ultra-contemporary and sublimated".

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Architectural concrete was a natural material selection for the Salt Shed, serving as both the building structure and exterior finish, eliminating the need for additional materials.

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Archinect

JANUARY 6, 2023

In Collaboration with 180 Degrees Design + Build, Echo Canyon is a transformation of a 1970’s era home at the base of Camelback Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona. Simplified exterior finishes of stucco and steel elements contrast with the rugged terrain. Design/Build: 180 Degrees.

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