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Ukrainian practice MAKHNO Studio imagines contemporary Hotel Karpaty in the Carpathian Mountains

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Ukrainian firm MAKHNO Studio has designed a contemporary hotel in the breathtaking natural setting of the Carpathian Mountains. The connection with the surroundings is reflected through the building’s organic form and muted color palette. Each room in the hotel offers unique views through carefully crafted panoramic windows.

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Ten contemporary buildings that showcase the versatility of structural stone

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series, we've collected 10 recently completed and upcoming buildings that show the potential of structural stone as a modern construction material. has explored the viability of stone as a modern, low-carbon building material that could help the construction industry minimise its vast carbon footprint. To conclude our Stone Age 2.0

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How to Improve Internal and External Environments with Glass Ceilings

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Although contemporary building practices allow us to form huge, glittering skyscrapers of glass that rise hundreds of meters into the air, the ancient material’s original purpose – to welcome light into weathertight and secure interiors – remains its most important more than a thousand years on.

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Overhanging roof shelters wooden hall in Germany by Steimle Architekten

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Located on the northern shore of Lake Constance in the Radolfzell district, the timber building contains sports courts and a stage for events, unified by a cantilevered roof overhead. Wood has always been a traditional building material in this region too.

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PSLA Architekten tops urban townhouse with cascading roof terraces

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Austrian studio PSLA Architekten has created a contemporary townhouse in Vienna 's historic seventh district as a "hybrid genesis between house and garden". Fixed openings on the south-facing facade provide daylight access and views over the courtyard, while operable windows and doors are implemented on the eastern facades.

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Ingenhoven Architects tops island health resort with Europe's largest thatched roof

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Architecture studio Ingenhoven Architects has created a series of buildings topped with large, overhanging thatched roofs for the Lanserhof Sylt health resort on the Germany island of Sylt. Its building is topped with a thatch roof that measures 7,100 square metres – making it the largest in Europe.

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Nine contemporary homes where ruins reveal layers of the past

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However, the architects in this list embrace the past by stitching domestic spaces with the remains of former buildings, creating inventive encounters with preserved architectural remains. According to the studio, the steel insertions add another layer to the home's visible "memory" and draw attention to the historic building fabric.