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11 of the best new buildings from Iran's architectural awakening | Dezeen

Iran's contemporary architecture scene is on the brink of a boom after the lifting of economic sanctions. We've collected together 11 of the best examples from the country's new crop of buildings and bridges. Termeh Office Building by Farshad Mehdizadeh and Ahmad Bathaei Located in Hamedan, northern Iran, this office and retail building has a

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10.Creative Drink / CM Design

"10.Creative Drink"is an commercial shop renovation project after the "T.LOFT Concept Experience Museum" located in urban village at Futian District, Shenzhen.

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Pueyrredón 1101 Building / Pablo Gagliardo

Completed in 2017 in Rosario, Argentina. Images by Ramiro Sosa. Residential building located at the intersection of two tree-lined and busy streets, a few meters from the main avenues and university centers of the...

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Atelier Štěpán completes cylindrical white church in the Czech Republic

Windows appear to have been carved out of the curving walls of this cylindrical church in the Czech Republic, designed by Brno-based studio Atelier Štěpán

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Kolumba Museum / Peter Zumthor

Special thanks to our reader Jose Fernando Vazquez from Urbana Arquitectura (view his work previously featured on AD) who has shared these images of...

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New Renderings Show Major Changes to Zumthor's LACMA Redesign

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has released the newest renderings of their planned Atelier Peter Zumthor-led $600 million renovation,...

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Experience Renzo Piano's Valletta City Gate Through This Captivating Photo Series

Within the framework of the recent election of Malta to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union—a position that will be held through June...

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Korean Demilitarized Zone Underground Bathhouse Competition Winners Announced

Architectural research initiative arch out loud has announced the winners of its DMZ Underground Bathhouse international open ideas competition. The...

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Dr. Kallam Anji Reddy Memorial / Mindspace

Completed in 2016 in Hyderabad, India. Images by Sebastian Zachariah. Scientist, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Dr. K Anji Reddy's passion for drug discovery and his pioneering contributions to making medicines...

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Archiprix International invites biennially all schools worldwide in Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture to select their best graduation project. This website presents: the world's best graduation projects of all editions, an incredible collection of brilliant ideas for the future. The Archiprix International 2017 is organized in cooperation with CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India.

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An Eco-Village for Orphaned Kenyan Children - Competition Winners Announced

The One Heart Foundation has announced the winners of the Children’s Eco-Village Design Competition. Attracting 45 submissions from 21 countries, the...

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Pinch bases Rodan coffee table on Shaker storage box

A coffee table based on the "restraint and detailing" of a bentwood box associated with Shaker folklife has launched at Maison&Objet.

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Marija Puipaité's Embracing Touch jewellery "puddles" on the body

This collection of jewellery by Lithuanian designer Marija Puipaité is sculpted to perfectly fit the curves and contours of the body.

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Exhibition surveys work of modernist landscape architect Lawrence Halprin

Parks with terraced fountains and chunky concrete formations are among works by Lawrence Halprin featured in a show at the National Building Museum in Washington DC.

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House Cave / UMMO Estudio

Completed in 2012 in Cordoba, Spain. Images by David Vico. The Cuevas del Pino estate sits in the foothills of Sierra Morena, in calcarenite stone terrain arranged in slightly sloping strata that gives rise...

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"Hardcore Heritage": How RAAAF is Redefining Historical Preservation

This article was originally published by Metropolis Magazine as "'Hardcore Heritage': RAAAF Reveals Its Latest Experiment in Historical...

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New Miniature Architectural Structures Carved Into Raw Stone by Matthew Simmonds

Matthew Simmonds (previously) sculpts miniature architectural structures from raw stone. Part of his interest in producing these pieces is centered around the contrast between the carved precision of his hand against the rough nature of the natural material he chooses for each work. The pieces' conc