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Light towers for a long-distance effect

Kunsthaus Baselland by Buchner Bründler Architekten

Buchner Bründler Architekten have converted a warehouse on the Dreispitz site near Basel into an art gallery. Three striking light towers now rise above the old building, bringing light into the interior and stabilising the roof structure.

What can AI do for architecture?

Artificial Intelligence Needs Quality Assurance

What are architects' hopes for artificial intelligence? For our 1/2.2025 issue, we asked around 20 experts. Andreas Dieckmann from GMP Architekten warns against using AI blindly – in the end, decisions still have to be made by humans.

Continuation of the story

Residential and Studio Building near Berlin

In the Barnim district, Christoph Wagner Architekten (CWA) in collaboration with Wenke Schladitz have converted a Mark Brandenburg farmhouse into a residential building with a goldsmith's studio, preserving the existing layers of history.

High-bay warehouse made of natural materials

Weleda Cradle Campus in Schwäbisch Gmünd

The clayey soil on the outskirts of Schwäbisch Gmünd prompted natural cosmetics manufacturer Weleda to use rammed earth for the base of its new high-bay warehouse. Other structures in and around the building are made entirely of wood.

Living between time and space

Conversion of a Historic Barn in the Alzey Hills

In Albisheim, a village in the Palatinate, Piertzovanis Toews have renovated a listed barn and transformed it into a small architectural landscape of colourful huts.

Mongolian yurts interpreted in a modern way

Community Centre in Inner Mongolia by Atelier Ger

With the Zhengxiangbaiqi Grassland Community Centre, Chinese architects Atelier Ger present a contemporary reinterpretation of the Mongolian yurt, adapted to community life and equipped with modern comforts.

Working environments as hotel lounges

Hotel with Offices in Zurich by Alexander Fehre

In the Hyatt Hotel at Zurich Airport, Studio Alexander Fehre has designed a 1500 m² office environment with a lounge character that offers a variety of use scenarios.

Regional building culture

New Architecture in South Tyrol

The best buildings in Italy's northernmost region: the successful exhibition in Merano and a brilliant new book document the impressive balance of contemporary regional building culture in South Tyrol.

Nine-storey greenhouse

Residence in Geneva by Atelier Bonnet

Atelier Bonnet Architectes have designed a residential building in Geneva with balconies whose planting allows a transition between inside and outside, including collaboration by the residents.

Female Leader Apéro

Female Leader Apéro

We are delighted to invite you to a special highlight at the BAU 2025 trade fair in Munich: the Female Leaders Apéro @ BAU 2025.

Fired and unfired clay

Hotel Leo in St. Gallen by Boltshauser Architects

The Hotel Leo in the garden of the Villa Wiesental is clad in greenish and white-grey clinker brick. The interior walls are made of clay bricks and earth blocks.

Folly in the water

Floating Sauna in Oslo by Estudio Herreros

On the Oslo Fjord, Estudio Herreros has built a small floating sauna, offering a place for retreat and contemplation near the Munch Museum.

Müther's largest roof

gmp Architekten Renovate Hyparschale

The Hyparschale in Magdeburg is the largest surviving building designed by the architect and engineer Ulrich Müther. Over the past five years, gmp Architekten have renovated the listed building and transformed it into a modern event centre.

Provisional as a concept

House 14a in Copenhagen by Pihlmann Architects

From the outside, the house from the 1950s has changed very little. Inside, Pihlmann Architects and art historian Marianne Krogh have created open, flowing spaces.

Under one roof

Educational Centre in Parma by Enrico Molteni

Enrico Molteni has designed a filigree pavilion on the university campus in Parma, whose wooden shell houses two buildings with different uses.

A splash of colour in the village centre

Studio in Bobingen by Ludwig Zitzelsberger

A barn in green – that was the design concept for the artist's studio in Bobingen near Augsburg. A few selective interventions give the simple wooden building a creative independence.

Architecture award

Three main prizes at Detail Award 2024

We present the winners of the Detail Award 2024. With 527 entries from 40 countries, this year's prestigious architecture prize saw record participation. 

Sculptural monolith

Performing Arts Centre in Brighton by krft

For the Performing Arts Centre at Brighton College, Krft and Nicholas Hare Architects designed a solitaire with a shell of flint blocks and light grey Seeton bricks.