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Layers of time

In Saitama, Japan, Unemori Architects have converted a complex of buildings into a residential building, preserving the existing architecture so that it reflects the passage of time.

New replacement building with striking roof contour

On the southern outskirts of Stuttgart, Dasch Zürn + Partner built a new sports hall for everyday school use, but also for basketball competitions.

What can AI do for architecture?

What hopes do architects have for artificial intelligence? For our 1/2.2025 issue, we asked around 20 experts. Thomas Wortmann, from the Institute for Computational Design and Construction at the University of Stuttgart, hopes that the triumph of AI will be accompanied by a stronger open-source culture in architecture firms.

Light towers for a long-distance effect

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?

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

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

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

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.

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Mongolian yurts interpreted in a modern way

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.

Regional building culture

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

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

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

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

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