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The town hall is housed in two existing buildings in the old shipyard: a tarpaulin factory (left) and a mast shed (right). © Stefan Müller

Metal facade versus brickwork
Town Hall in Den Helder
Office Winhov and Van Hoogevest Architecten have transformed two former wharf buildings into a town hall while respecting the existing structures.

The superimposition of the old hall structure with the new exhibition pavilions is clearly visible from the air. © CreatAR Images

New use for industrial hall
Greenhouse in Shanghai by Delugan Meissl
In the Expo Cultural Park in Shanghai, the former site of Expo 2010, a greenhouse with a floor area of almost 50 000 m2 has been built according to plans by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects. The backdrop for the new building is the gutted hall of a former steelworks.

From outdoor pool to swimming pool: The wooden hall construction was covered with an insulated metal roof from Kalzip. © Aitor Estévez

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Golden roof for the municipal swimming pool
A swimming pool at the municipal outdoor pool in Abadiño was covered with an indoor structure. The Kalzip standing seam system creates a special accent as a roof with a rounded junction to the facade.

The football stadium is integrated into the urban perimeter block development. © Tuomas Uusheimo

Football fans as neighbours
Hybrid Stadium in Tampere by JKMM
In the Finnish city of Tampere, JKMM Architects have created an unusual hybrid block that combines a football stadium with residential and commercial buildings.

Barely visible, depending on your point of view: the small holiday home in the Dutch national park De Hoge Veluwe. © Sebastian van Damme

Part of nature
Holiday Home in De Hoge Veluwe National Park
On a former military site in De Hoge Veluwe National Park in the Netherlands, JCR Architecten have designed a holiday home that is set back from the surrounding nature.

Ofis arhitekti

Liu Jiakun, ©︎ photo courtesy of The Hyatt Foundation/The Pritzker Architecture Prize

Architecture Prize
Pritzker Prize 2025 for Liu Jiakun
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Architecture goes to Chinese architect Liu Jiakun. The award ceremony will take place on May 3 at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a building designed by Pritzker Prize winner Jean Nouvel.

The 19th edition of the Architecture Biennale will take place in Venice from May 10 to November 23, 2025. © Giulio Squillacciotti - Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia

Architectural intelligence
Preview of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
At a time when reason and foresight are becoming less influential in world affairs, this Architecture Biennale may be just the response we need. Carlo Ratti, the Biennale Director, will be staging his exhibition “Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective” at the Giardini and the Arsenale, as well as many other locations in Venice, from 10 May 2025. Will this Architecture Biennale offer fresh insights into the critical issues of our time?

Adds depth to the surface: the Cubik wall tile from Decocer. © Decocer

Wall tiles from Spain
Reliefs in long format
Der Fliesenhersteller Decocer aus Spanien fertigt überwiegend kleinformatige Fliesen, oft in objektspezifischer Ausführung. Zur Messe Cevisama 2025 in Valencia stellte das Unternehmen Wandfliesen mit starken Farbakzenten vor.

Post-war tower blocks surround Wiki Village in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. © Nicolas Grosmond

Sustainable future lab
Wiki Village in Paris by AAAA + DVVD Architectes
The new building in the 20th arrondissement of Paris offers its users 7500 m2 of space for start-ups and fab labs, as well as plenty of space for local residents. A hybrid wood-concrete construction was used.

The two uses of the building are clearly visible. The two-storey base building houses the municipal gallery. The two upper floors are reserved for the Sféra educational institution. © Aleš Jungmann

A pair of buildings in brick-red
Gallery and Adult Education Centre in the Czech R...
On the site of the historic Winternitz Mill in the Czech city of Pardubice, Šépka Architekti have accommodated two uses in very contrasting structures. However, the brick-red colour palette helps to give the building a unified appearance.

A massive concrete base encased in steel is designed to keep unwanted intruders out of the water tower. © Miguel Fernández-Galiano

Habitat for birds and mammals
Water Tower in Luxembourg
The structure, designed by the Spanish architecture firm Temperaturas Extremas, supplies water to the nearby Kirchberg Plateau in Luxembourg. It will also provide nesting sites for birds.

The exhibition building incorporates design elements from the surrounding Georgian buildings. © Nick Kane

Monolith aus Ziegeln
Rugby Experience in Limerick by Níall McLaughlin
Both the exterior and interior of the Rugby Experience building in Limerick are dominated by red brick. Níall McLaughlin Architects built it on the edge of the Georgian quarter.

The German Pavilion is all about the cycle (of materials). Rendering © German Pavilion / MIR LAVA ff

Immersive pavilion structures and circular concepts
Expo Osaka 2025 – the Future of Our Society
Under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives“, architects such as LAVA, Nüssli, Foster + Partners, Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban and Nikken Sekkei are impressing visitors to this year's Expo in Osaka with futuristic and sustainable pavilion structures.

The open side of the Sun Tower faces the Yellow Sea. © Iwan Baan

Cultural Centre
Yantai Sun Tower by Open Architecture
The 50 m high observation tower on the beach in the eastern Chinese city of Yantai is an amphitheatre, library, observation tower and modern solar observatory all in one.

Old and new bricks and red exposed concrete characterise the facades of the Spore Initiative in Berlin. © Tjark Spille

Layered solid construction
Spore Initiative in Berlin by AFF Architekten
A partially recycled brick facade and an unusual ribbed concrete ceiling are just two of the special features that characterise the headquarters of a cultural and environmental organisation.

In 2025, more than 2000 exhibitors from 37 countries will participate in the Salone del Mobile.Milano. © Ludovica Mangini | Salone del Mobile.Milano

Thought for Humans
Preview: Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025
The Salone del Mobile.Milano will open its doors from 8 to 13 April 2025 under the motto "Thought for Humans". More than 2000 exhibitors, cultural installations and futuristic discussions await visitors. One of the highlights is the return of the Euroluce Biennale.