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Le Fenil Residence / NatureHumaine

February 16

Architects: NatureHumaine
Area: 2800 ft²
Year: 2024
Manufacturers: Miele, Atelier B, Caesarstone, Juste Du Pin, Luminaires Authentik, +6Mac metal, Maxi Forêt, Norea Foyers, Ramacieri Soligo, Rubi, Shalwin Contemporain-6
Professionals: Geniex

London’s Southbank Centre Receives National Heritage Protection After 35-Year Campaign

February 16

The Southbank Centre is a cultural complex in London built between 1963 and 1968 and widely regarded as a representative example of British Brutalism. Today, the site hosts a wide range of events, including visual arts, theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music, literature, poetry, and debate. The building was designed by a team from the Architects' Department of the London County Council, led by architect Norman Engleback. It became a controversial example of modern architecture following its opening in October 1967, when engineers voted Queen Elizabeth Hall "the supreme ugly" in a poll of new buildings, and the Daily Mail referred to it as "Britain's ugliest building." Fifty-nine years later, on February 10, 2026, the complex was granted Grade II listed status by the UK government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), following a 35-year campaign advocating for its protection as modern architectural heritage.

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A Century of Temporary Housing Experiments: Milano–Cortina and the Evolution of Olympic Villages

Subscriber Access | February 16

With the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics underway, it is worth looking back at how the Olympic Village has evolved from a purely functional solution into a strategic urban project. From improvised housing compounds to key pieces of urban regeneration, Olympic Villages have repeatedly functioned as large-scale experiments in how parts of the city can be built within a short period of time.

Designed under intense time pressure and for a highly specific population, these environments reveal shifting ideas about housing, collective life, and the urban legacy of mega-events. Across different editions, the Olympic Village reflects broader ways in which events, housing, and cities intersect under conditions of urgency.

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Bunker Tower / Powerhouse Company

February 16

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Architects: Powerhouse Company
Area: 32640 m²
Year: 2022

Residence T20 / Minimalist Architecture & Design Studio

February 16

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Architects: Minimalist Architecture & Design Studio
Area: 11350 ft²
Year: 2025
Manufacturers: Gessi, ALCOI + ART-N-GLASS, ART-N-GLASS, ASHIESH SHAH, CLADDING MATERIAL, +8Daikin, ENSEMBLE, ENSEMBLE, FLOS , LINEA LIGHT, GLAMORA, NILAYA ANTHOLOGY, NORYSIS , JUNG, SCIC ITALIA-8
Professionals: LABURNUM STUDIOS, DHILLON CONSTRUCTIONS

Wuzhou Elementary School / People's Architecture Office

February 16

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Architects: People's Architecture Office
Area: 20535 m²
Year: 2025

BERTH COFFEE Minatomirai

February 16

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Area: 146 m²
Year: 2024

Waterfrom Design's Office / Waterfront Design

February 15

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Interior Designers: Waterfront Design
Area: 218 m²
Year: 2024
Manufacturers: Herman Miller Sayl Chair, Cassina Cab 413, Cassina LC1, Cassina LC3, Cherner Chair

André Fernandes Apartment / João Marujo + Orlando Naj

February 15

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Architects: João Marujo, Orlando Naj
Area: 140 m²
Year: 2024

Museum of Broken Relationships - Chiang Mai / STA

February 15

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Architects: STA
Area: 308 m²
Year: 2024

House DD / Wim Heylen Architect

February 15

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Architects: Wim Heylen
Area: 240 m²
Year: 2022

Heritage in Motion: Bangkok’s Buildings That Continue to Become

February 15

Architectural heritage is not only what a building was, but what it continues to become: a long process of building, rebuilding, and re-occupying over time. Where opportunities allow, this continuity produces a layered condition—one in which visitors can witness, experience, and feel the gradual shifting of a building's fabric, materiality, spatial order, and patterns of use, and occasionally even participate in that transformation.

Yet many projects—particularly those driven primarily by commercial imperatives—do not choose to value, or even to recognize, this slower work of adaptive reuse and heritage continuation. Developments governed by a numbers-only logic often opt for the easier path of demolition and rebuild: maximizing plot ratio, GFA, and rentable area with the efficiency of a clean slate. And still, every now and then, an opportunity surfaces that allows us to see—and to enjoy—the city's process of architectural "heritaging" in real time.

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