How will we live together? It is a question that is as simple as it is fundamental. Chief curator Hashim Sarkis is asking it at the 17th International Architecture Biennale […]
Commitment to climate protection is closely linked to the fight against CO2 emissions. Here, the building sector plays a crucial role: wooden architecture in particular represents a promising way to […]
Robert Haussmann passed away on 21 September. An obituary of the Swiss architect and designer and his playful approach to modernity. By Thomas Wagner. Robert Haussmann was born in 1931 […]
What was it like to grow up in an avant-garde modernist building? Did the new way of living change life? Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster talked to former residents about […]
Designers and architects have a major role in the transformation into a circular economy. While this calls for interdisciplinary collaboration and holistic design, what we need above all is an […]
A single storey, green surroundings, relaxed, modern: it is originally from Asia, is seen by the French as a holiday home and was regarded as a modern dacha in the […]
Women in Architecture 2021 is the first festival for women architects in Berlin. Almost 100 events at various locations throughout the city were held for a period of four weeks […]
Gigantic screens on skyscraper facades, flying cars, no sunshine, constant rain – and AI humanoids used for slave labour: a grim vision of the future once presented on the silver screen […]
David Basulto is one of the founders of ArchDaily, a web portal that recently merged with Architonic. We have asked him what made him start the site, what projects matter […]
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is revolutionising architecture and the construction industry. The use of digital twins that enable interdisciplinary collaboration is advancing topics like digital construction and sustainable buildings – […]
Whether dog hair, banana leaves or seagrass, these new natural materials may be the materials of the future. Not only are they biodegradable and therefore sustainable, they are also highly […]
Putting the question: an interview with Kengo Kuma. His buildings reinterpret traditional Japanese forms and construction methods in surprising ways. They often establish a close connection to nature and attach […]
“Formgiving” is the latest book by the Bjarke Ingels Group. It presents some 100 buildings and projects by the Danish architectural firm and takes us on a whistle-stop architectural tour […]
Alvar Aalto is considered one of the most influential modernist architects and designers. He was also ahead of his time in his working partnerships with his first and second wives, […]
Architecture is not only a formal and aesthetic practice, but also a social one. While modern urban planning neglected this aspect of space for a long time, the call for […]