Architecture
Open Architecture unveils rock-like concert hall in a valley outside Beijing
Ten top-heavy buildings that are bigger at the top than the bottom
Mando Xie proposes green floating cities to enable “human civilization to continue” on the ocean
Parnagian Architects imagines Salt Box Residence for the Jersey Shore
Five Eames Office highlights from the 80 Years of Design exhibition
Arup exhibits melting 18th-century Antarctic ice at COP26
Béres Architects hides cabin on stilts in a Hungarian forest
Studioshaw uses clerestory windows to draw light into home on London infill site
HEMAA references iconic Pedregal for pair of stone houses in Mexico City
Architect resigns over mostly windowless Munger Hall dormitory at University of California
Morag Myerscough reveals Clean Power flags at COP26
“What if we create a new layer on the Earth that incorporates growing human habitation and consumption?” asks Winy Maas
“Hedonistic” future could be better for the environment says Bjarke Ingels at COP26
“We need to do away with the prevalent colonial mindset and the desire to create imposing megastructures” says Yasmeen Lari
Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects yet to endorse RIBA climate report presented at COP26
Heito 1909 is a landscaped park on the site of a former sugar factory
Gaetano Fornarelli proposes “moving the countryside to the city” by creating car-free garden cities
Norman Foster calls for “higher standards” on embodied carbon at COP26
No New Worlds artwork installed at COP26
Angelo Renna and Oleksandr Nenenko envision a world dominated by “superorganism” trees
Foster + Partners flanks Istanbul Apple Store with travertine stone walls
Tegnestuen Lokal adds plant-filled blocks to “ugliest building in the neighbourhood”
Make designs central installation for COP26 Build Better Now virtual pavilion