Inspiration

This 19th-century barn becomes a shockingly bright and chic habitable space.

As the 21st century unfolds, and a prominent middle class consistently advances, Africa slowly comes to be seen as a region for growth, with plenty of unexplored opportunities. Currently the Middle East and Asia are the outstanding hubs for commerce, but all evidence invariably points to Africa as the next destination for increasing development and…

Such a feat would be the ultimate combination of architecture and nature, taking the typology of the tree house not just to a new level, but to new heights altogether.

While traditionally applied in order to render suitable conditions for plant life, the projects incl uded in this collection leverage those same elements and tactics in order to create optimal environments for human life.

   For horse-racing fanatics, the Kentucky Derby is the highlight of the year — thousands of punters will be in attendance, hoping for generous helpings of sunshine, mint juleps, and good fortune with their betting slips. It will also be a special day for the horse owners themselves, as their thoroughbreds are put to the…

The newly expanded Oslo Airport by Nordic-Office of Architecture features super-sustainable material s and -energy-consumption methods.

At this year’s Euroluce, the biennial lighting show collocated with Salone del Mobile in Milan, we e ncountered amazing, innovative, beautiful and quirky products in almost every booth. But if I had to narrow down my personal favorite exhibitors of the 2017 edition, I’d have to name the following 12: Artemide The manufacturer reprised a number…

ArchiteXX encourages architectural professionals to expand Wikipedia’s coverage of women in architec ture.

“If you can’t expand the role of the architect in standard proposals, you should make up projects of your own,” argues Turkish-born architect Koray Duman.