Architecture
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MVRDV wraps Rotterdam house around a mature olive tree
IM Pei’s Museum of Islamic Art captured in new photographs by Yueqi Jazzy Li
Anako Architecture completes “fortress-like” concrete house in an Alpine town
Colossal Amsterdam housing block brought up to date with customisable apartments
Steel-wrapped staircase winds through Hackney extension by Cousins & Cousins
Rudy Ricciotti sinks Rivesaltes Memorial Museum in furrow at former French military camp
CL3VER launches virtual tour of Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion
Hexagonal wooden lattice wraps Mexico City home by Felipe Assadi and Francisca Pulido
Herzog & de Meuron to transform Brooklyn’s “batcave” into creative hub
Delordinaire raises High House above snowy Quebec countryside to protect an outdoor lounge
Bjarke Ingels launches “silo-shattering” BIG Engineering department
House L27 by dIONISO LAB is arranged around a curving courtyard in northern Portugal
Rob Hootsmans adds serrated glass extension to stone-clad Dutch courthouse
Marta Colmenero illustrates brutalist landmarks around the world
Limestone walls define sequence of courtyards at Arizona desert home by Marwan Al-Sayed
Elizabeth Herrmann creates tiny house for artist in Vermont
Bureau Spectacular shows fantastical architectural models at SFMOMA
Hibinosekkei installs micro-house in Japanese kindergarten to encourage independent play
Wind tunnel allows monks to fly above Mailītis Architects’ amphitheatre in rural China
US-Mexico border wall tender calls for 30-foot-tall concrete barriers
“Should we resurrect dead buildings?”
SOM and Squire and Partners complete tallest tower in London’s Islington