Art, Soul and Education: 20 Award-Winning Projects with a Brilliant Touch 

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The world’s architects and interior designers do not simply design space. They take existing space and redefine and reinterpret it—along with its history, its surroundings and its culture. If the designer succeeds in capturing the very essence of a place, indoors or outdoors, and in filling it with new life, it can be described as outstanding design. And outstanding designs have won the iF Design Award again in 2021. Be they spaces for discovery or remembrance, for learning or for prayer, the iF Design Award has gone across categories and types of building to architectural and interior design projects that could hardly be more different, yet have “The CreatiFe Power of Design” in common. But what does that mean?

Oppenheim Architecture Reveals Luxury Hotel & Residences on Albanian Coast

Oppenheim Architecture have unveiled the design of the Jali Hotel and Residences, a new luxury complex on Albania's southern coast. The project will nestle in the site's picturesque landscape and seaside, and provide visitors and residents with a public square, recreational amenities, and access to a vibrant beachside club that pay homage to traditional Albanian coastal structures.

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Can Sau. Emergency Scenography / unparelld’arquitectes

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© José Hevia

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  113
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Modern Masters, Rajoleria Llensa, Rixaab

New Regulations and Private Initiatives are Pushing the Transition to Clean Energy

Following the recent evolution of the climate crisis, policymakers and private companies are getting behind the transition towards clean energy. California is set to mandate solar panels and battery storage for new buildings in a move towards establishing a 100% clean energy grid, while across the US, public schools are redesigned to operate on green energy. In Europe, the EU launched a call to establish an offshore renewable energies working group that would help define the framework for reaching the EU’s ambition of at least 300 GW of offshore wind and 40 GW of ocean energies by 2050. At the same time, furniture manufacturer IKEA announced it would start selling renewable energy to Swedish households.

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10 Off-Grid Kitchens With Wood-Burning Stoves

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House in Cunha / Arquipélago Arquitetos. Photo: © Federico Cairoli

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A wood-burning stove (or wood burner or log burner in the UK) is a heating appliance used for cooking. Food cooked on a wood-burning stove tends to have a more intense flavor since it requires a slow, artisanal process that results in more complex dishes. For this reason, these stoves are becoming a popular choice for people who want to create a unique environment for family and friends to gather at home for a delicious meal.

The Refurbishment and Adaptive Reuse of Brutalist Architecture

"Demolition is a waste of many things – a waste of energy, a waste of material, and a waste of history," says Pritzker-winning architect Anne Lacaton. In recent years, refurbishment and adaptive reuse have become ubiquitous within the architectural discourse, as the profession is becoming more aware of issues such as waste, use of resources and embedded carbon emissions. However, the practice of updating the existing building stock lacks consistency, especially when it comes to Brutalist heritage. The following explores the challenges and opportunities of refurbishment and adaptive reuse of post-war architecture, highlighting how these strategies can play a significant role in addressing the climate crisis and translating the net-zero emissions goal into reality while also giving new life to existing spaces.

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The Invention of Public Space Shows the City as a Product of Negotiation

In this week's reprint from the Architect's Newspaper, author Karen Kubey, an urbanist specializing in housing and health questions if the invention of Public Space is "Invented Or Agreed Upon?" Basing her ideas on a book by Mariana Mogilevich, The Invention of Public Space, the article asks if public spaces are a product of negotiation in the city.

Garden House / HANGHAR

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  • Architects: HANGHAR
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  60
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021

KRM House / Open AD

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  • Architects: Open AD
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  182
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Focus, Ferm Living, DCW EDITIONS, Herzbach, Lasita Logi, +2

DressingForFun Renewal / NTYPE

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  • Architects: NTYPE
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  235
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  KALDEBEND

Terni Farm House / Shreyas Patil Architects

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Terani, India
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  3510 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  MyWindows

Villa Backyard / TOUCH Architect

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  • Architects: TOUCH Architect
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  90
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Alumet, COTTO, ID ROOF, Rococo, T-Rex Steel, +1
  • Professionals: DWN Builder

Postgarage Campus V / NONA Architektinnen

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House of Julcsi and Andris / RITTER

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Mogyoród, Hungary
  • Architects: RITTER
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  120
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019

T House / Will Gamble Architects

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  180
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Vectorworks, CPHart, Chelsea Flooring, Higham, London Stone, +5
  • Professionals: Axiom Structures 

MANYA Sushi & Sake Izakaya / JUNG Architekti

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Brno-střed, Czech Republic

Ecole des Menuisiers School Gymnasium / Urbane Kultur

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  • Architects: Urbane Kultur
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1216
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Mondo, Weber
  • Professionals: SERRURERIE MOSELLANE

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