the world's most visited architecture website

+ 30

• Architects

  Machado Igreja Arquitectos

• Location

  Lisbon, Portugal

• Lead Architect

  Tiago Machado Igreja

• Area

  83.0 m2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  João Morgado

+ 32

• Architects

  diverserighestudio

• Location

  Via Paolo Nanni Costa, 14, 40133 Bologna BO, Italy

• Lead Architects

  Simone Gheduzzi, Nicola Rimondi, Gabriele Sorichetti

• Area

  4500.0 m2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Giovanni Bortolani

+ 17

• Architects

  gfra architecture

• Location

  Naxos, Greece

• Lead Architects

  gfra architects

• Project Team

  Tasos Gousis, Joost Frijda, Eddie Roberts, Fotini Anagnostou

• Structural Design

  Geocad - Nikolaos Mylonas

• Mechanical Design

  Manolis Kontopoulos

• Construction

  Aliberti projects

• Area

  520.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Panagiotis Voumvakis

+ 32

• Architects

  Studio FH Architects

• Location

  Gahinga Volcano, Rwanda

• Area

  480.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Will Boase Photography | Craig Howes

+ 19

• Architects

  Zero Energy Design Lab

• Location

  Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Lead Architects

  Sachin Rastogi, Payal Seth Rastogi

• Design Team

  Rohan Mishra, Naveen Pahal, Arya Kaushik, Tanya Makker

• Area

  60000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Andre J. Fanthome

+ 33

• Architects

  Planned Living Architects

• Location

  Blairgowrie, Australia

• Lead Architects

  Jay Earles, Michael Hubbard

• Area

  300.0 m2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Derek Swalwell

+ 24

• Architects

  BambuBuild

• Location

  Đồng Hới, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam

• Lead Architects

  Tran Ba Tiep

• Area

  615.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Quang Tran

+ 43

• Architects

  Atelier Global

• Location

  Linyuan Road, Dingcheng District, Changde, Hunan, China

• Design Team

  Frankie Lui, Larry Tsoi, Vienna So, Jing Cai, Poon Siu Fung, Jeffrey He , Andy Chen.Yongxia He.Chao Cai.Jess Yang, Demi Song ,Yvon Guo.

• Area

  3800.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Ice Tan

+ 11

• Architects

  CABN

• Location

  Adelaide Hills Council, Australia

• Lead Designer

  Michael Lamprell

• Area

  15.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

+ 25

• Interiors Designers

  LUKSTUDIO

• Location

  Shanghai Shi, China

• Lead Architects

  Christina Luk

• Design Team

  Marcello Chiado Rana, Leo Wang, Melody Shen, Yiren Ding, Mamo Ho, Sissi Wang

• Construction

  Shanghai Savor Construction &Decoration Co. Ltd.

• Area

  260.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Peter Dixie for LOTAN Architectural Photography

+ 26

• Architects

  Rob Paulus Architects

• Location

  Tucson, United States

• Area

  5104.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  David Olsen

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego recently released plans to begin demolition on a portion of its La Jolla building designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. Aiming to expand and renovate, the museum is facing mounting criticism from a range of architects, critics and historians. The new plan calls for Venturi Scott Brown's exterior colonnade into Axline Court to be removed, and for the museum's neon-accented entry atrium to be repurposed as a public gathering space. With a part of the colonnade already removed, critics have signed an open letter hoping to save VSB's work.

+ 9

+ 17

• Architects

  Moca Arquitetura

• Location

  R. Brg. Franco, 1193 - Mercês, Curitiba - PR, 80430-210, Brazil

• Architects in Charge

  Ana Sikorski, Katia Azevedo

• Area

  170.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Eduardo Macarios

Russian-German architect Sergei Tchoban of Tchoban Voss Architekten has won the Gold Medal in the First Athens Architecture Club Exhibition, organized by the Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design. Participating architects included Steven Holl, Daniel Libeskind, and Santiago Calatrava.

The Athens Architecture Club seeks to resurrect the historical architecture clubs of the 19th century, functioning as an “open forum, an infrastructural framework, and support platform for architects, artists, and writers to discuss, challenge and enrich a dialogue among practitioners and scholars.

+ 6

+ 15

• Architects

  Leroy Street Studio

• Location

  United States

• Lead Architects

  Morgan Hare, Vivian Hsu

• Area

  2600.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Christopher Payne, Esto

The V&A Dundee, in collaboration with Rapid Visual Media, have released drone footage and imagery ahead of the building’s opening, marking Kengo Kuma’s first UK project. The footage showcases the new museum jutting out into Dundee’s River Tay, inspired by the cliffs of Scotland.

The museum is formed of 2,500 pre-cast concrete panels hung from complex curving walls, casting shadows which vary depending on weather conditions. As well as being Kuma’s first UK building, the V&A Dundee is also the first dedicated design museum in Scotland.

+ 7

+ 20

• Architects

  In Praise of Shadows

• Location

  Venice 16th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

• Lead Architects

  Fredric Benesch, Katarina Lundeberg

• Area

  50.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Pedro Kok

The apple of every athlete's eye, the Olympic Games direct the gaze of the world onto one host city every two years, showcasing the best that sport has to offer across both summer and winter events. In a haze of feel-good anticipation, the general buzz around the city before during the four week stretch is palpable, with tourists, media and athletes alike generating contributing to the fervour. With almost an almost exclusively positive public response (the majority of Olympic bids are met with 70% approval or higher), the Games become an opportunity for a nation to showcases their culture and all it has to offer. At first glance, it's an opportunity you'd be a fool to miss. 

Yet as the dust settles, these ‘lucky’ host cities are often left with structures that lack the relevance and function of their initial, fleeting lives. Empty aquatics centers, derelict running tracks and rarely-used stadiums have become as much a trademark of the Games as the Rings, with the structural maintenance and social implications burdening former hosts for years to come. In recent years, fewer cities have been taking part in the bidding process, suggesting that the impact of the Games is beginning to catch up with the excitement. As many as 12 cities contended for the honor of hosting the 2004 games; only two were put forward for 2024/28.

+ 11