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D.A.P. launches Kickstarter to reissue all ten editions of Archigram, the magazine

The Architect's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Its been more than 60 years since Archigram hit the press, but the magazine founded by Warren Chalk, Peter Cook, Dennis Crompton, Ron Herron, David Greene, and Michael Webb still The post D.A.P. launches Kickstarter to reissue all ten editions of <em>Archigram</em>, the magazine appeared first on The Architects Newspaper.

Architect

Architect IT Architecture

Archigram: The Magazine launches reprinting campaign on Kickstarter

Archinect

JANUARY 31, 2025

A new Kickstarter campaign to reprint the archives of the former Archigram magazine in 2025 with help from ARTBOOK D.A.P. The first authorized facsimile of all ten issues to be printed since 1963 aims to increase access to currently rare copies of the publication (the M+ museum acquired the complete Archigram archive in 2019 for $2.2

Concept

Concept IT

New Black Architects Archive documents contributions of D.C.’s overlooked design forefathers

Archinect

JANUARY 16, 2025

Their advocacy was recently picked up recently by Washingtonian magazine, which mentioned their involvement with the DC Preservation League in creating the new Black Architects Archive. A group of architects and historians in the Washington, D.C.

Architect

Architect Environment Design Development

The fundamental 'BIM mismatch' between architects and contractors discussed at Harvard roundtable

Archinect

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In a recent discussion published in Harvard Design Magazine, Studio Gang's Gregg Garmisa was joined by Yale's Phil Bernstein, SHoP's John Cerone, and Suffolk Construction's Alexis McGuffin to discuss the continued prevalence of two-dimensional construction documents in the industry despite the advent of 3D BIM models.

Contractor

Contractor Insurance Architect Industrial

‘Why is Hollywood obsessed with architects?’ asks The New York Times

Archinect

MARCH 10, 2025

Open any architecture magazine, and instead of hero worship you’re likely to find adaptive reuse, sustainability, accessibility and vernacular styles invoked with the zeal Rand once reserved for height and newness," Mimms notes.

Architect

Architect Client Clients Sustainability

bjarke ingels group plans ornamental airport in bhutan with intricate woodcarvings

designboom

MARCH 5, 2025

The post bjarke ingels group plans ornamental airport in bhutan with intricate woodcarvings appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. bjarke ingels will work with local artists for intricate carvings across the timber airport, inspired by bhutan's traditional architecture.

Inspiration

Inspiration Architecture Design Interior

brutalist italy: roberto conte & stefano perego capture concrete monuments at berlin show

designboom

MARCH 12, 2025

The post brutalist italy: roberto conte & stefano perego capture concrete monuments at berlin show appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the photographers documented over 100 structures from the 1960s-80s, from cemeteries and sanctuaries to port buildings and residential complexes.

Residential

Residential Structure Building Architecture

foster + partners unveils plans for manchester united’s future 100,000-seat stadium

designboom

MARCH 11, 2025

The post foster + partners unveils plans for manchester united’s future 100,000-seat stadium appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the stadium preserves the historic identity of the club, introducing a design focused on fan experience and sustainability.

Sustainability

Sustainability Architecture Design Restoration

kooo architects carves luminous terraces into hotel facade on narrow, downtown tokyo lot

designboom

MARCH 17, 2025

The post kooo architects carves luminous terraces into hotel facade on narrow, downtown tokyo lot appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. hotel rakuragu focuses on the gaps within the urban fabric to maximize natural ventilation, light, and urban views within the dense cityscape.

Architect

Architect Nature Architecture Design

charred timber wraps this förstberg ling-designed cabin outside copenhagen

designboom

MARCH 15, 2025

The post charred timber wraps this frstberg ling-designed cabin outside copenhagen appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. with its clustered volumes clad in charred pine, frstberg ling extends a 1950s-built house on the coast of denmark.

Design

Design Housing Architecture IT

zaha hadid architects reveals winning masterplan for naples’ industrial zone transformation

designboom

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The post zaha hadid architects reveals winning masterplan for naples’ industrial zone transformation appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the towers of the new campania region headquarters define the masterplan with passive cooling, green roofs, and hybrid concrete-steel construction system.

Masterplanning

Masterplanning Zoning Industrial Architect

thatched roofs crown exposed-structure houses by ana nuño de buen and palma in mexico

designboom

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The post thatched roofs crown exposed-structure houses by ana nuo de buen and palma in mexico appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. a contemporary interpretation of the traditional palapa structure provides natural shade and ventilation to the rooftop spaces.

Structure

Structure Roofing Housing Contemporary

Spread designs abstract covers for the Journal of Architecture and Building Science

Deezen

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The images for each magazine cover, which were designed for the journal in 2023, were all created by photographing a built set instead of using a computer to create digital images. The studio derived the concept of "architecture mirroring society" in a conversation with the magazine's chief.

Building

Building Architecture Design Visualization

inside carlo mollino’s 1970s teatro regio in turin, through the lens of franck bohbot

designboom

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The post inside carlo mollinos 1970s teatro regio in turin, through the lens of franck bohbot appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. with a penchant for poetic spaces, bohbot highlights the theater's grandeur, modernist contours, and rhythms to reveal its cinematic narratives.

Space

Space Architecture IT Design

airy vaulted roofs crown robust concrete base of cristián nanzer’s residence in argentina

designboom

JANUARY 12, 2025

The post airy vaulted roofs crown robust concrete base of cristin nanzer’s residence in argentina appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the roof by cristin nanzer extends over the north and south facades, creating transitional spaces between indoors and outdoors.

Roofing

Roofing Space Architecture Design

sobremesas: an elongated modular table system that promotes communal dining in peru

designboom

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The post sobremesas: an elongated modular table system that promotes communal dining in peru appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. constructed from locally sourced wood, sobremesas' design allows for easy assembly, disassembly, and transportation.

Transportation

Transportation Construction Construction Architecture

designing for 2026: how milan’s architecture is evolving ahead of the winter olympics

designboom

MARCH 1, 2025

The post designing for 2026: how milans architecture is evolving ahead of the winter olympics appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. as milan prepares for the 2026 winter olympics, it is being reshaped with projects by kengo kuma, BIG, stefano boeri, and chipperfield.

Architecture

Architecture Design Project IT

lucas museum shifts opening to 2026 with george lucas leading curatorial vision

designboom

MARCH 3, 2025

The post lucas museum shifts opening to 2026 with george lucas leading curatorial vision appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. MAD architects' lucas museum, now opening in 2026, will see a leadership change as george lucas will lead content direction.

Architect

Architect Architecture Design Art

tsutsumi and associates adds outdoor bath to house X in beijing for barrier-free accessibility

designboom

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The post tsutsumi and associates adds outdoor bath to house X in beijing for barrier-free accessibility appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. features like raised flooring, custom handrails, and sliding doors for wheelchair access create comfort for the elderly family.

Housing

Housing Architecture Restoration Design

ancient granite walls envelop pink concrete holiday house by stefano riva in portugal

designboom

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The post ancient granite walls envelop pink concrete holiday house by stefano riva in portugal appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. initially envisioned as partially subterranean, the discovery of a granite rock during construction led to the redesign of the project.

Housing

Housing Construction Construction Project

wavy oxidized copper roof tops athens beefbar restaurant by aeter mimicking the seascape

designboom

MARCH 14, 2025

The post wavy oxidized copper roof tops athens beefbar restaurant by aeter mimicking the seascape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. aeter architects' restrained material palette reinforces the buildings connection to nature.

Roofing

Roofing Materials Nature Building

woven bamboo encloses urban chicken coop pavilion in jakarta park by RAD+ar

designboom

JANUARY 23, 2025

The post woven bamboo encloses urban chicken coop pavilion in jakarta park by RAD+ar appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. during display, the pavilion served as a food waste processor for on-site restaurants, distributing approximately 40 eggs daily.

Site

Site Architecture Design

grat studio’s rural biaix house in barcelona reintroduces traditional catalan lime mortar

designboom

MARCH 13, 2025

The post grat studios rural biaix house in barcelona reintroduces traditional catalan lime mortar appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the farmhouses historical exterior is preserved, while a new formal and material language is introduced within the interior.

Housing

Housing Exterior Interior Materials

this ‘inverted greenhouse’ is a glass-topped cabin for viewing nature in chile

designboom

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The post this ‘inverted greenhouse’ is a glass-topped cabin for viewing nature in chile appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. unlike a traditional greenhouse that houses plants, this glass home places the residents inside, surrounding them with the vibrant forest.

Glass

Glass Nature Home Housing

dismantlable wooden residence introduces modular prototype for circular living in germany

designboom

MARCH 17, 2025

The post dismantlable wooden residence introduces modular prototype for circular living in germany appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. house anton II relies on a digitally fabricated framework that forgoes metal fasteners, ensuring complete disassembly and reuse.

Housing

Housing Architecture Design Residential

own an original stone from the facade of the notre-dame cathedral in paris

designboom

MARCH 10, 2025

The post own an original stone from the facade of the notre-dame cathedral in paris appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the stones, too damaged to be reintegrated into the notre-dame de paris after the 2019 fire, will support restoration efforts across france.

Restoration

Restoration Architecture Design

zaha hadid architects and BCP to transform belgrade’s historic mill into nikola tesla museum

designboom

JANUARY 8, 2025

The post zaha hadid architects and BCP to transform belgrades historic mill into nikola tesla museum appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the renovation by zaha hadid architects preserves the paper mills original facades, vaulted ceilings, and masonry.

Architect

Architect Renovation Architecture Restoration

hasselt university students employ reclaimed timber and earth bricks for communal pavilion

designboom

MARCH 16, 2025

The post hasselt university students employ reclaimed timber and earth bricks for communal pavilion appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. along the pavilion, an earth oven serves as a visible landmark, signaling the site's revitalization.

Students

Students Site Architecture Design

lina ghotmeh wins british museum competition to redesign its western range galleries

designboom

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The post lina ghotmeh wins british museum competition to redesign its western range galleries appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. this transformation will reconfigure the architecture and display of key artifacts within the historic museum and is set to be delivered by mid-2026.

IT

IT Architecture Restoration Design

IGArchitects’ pyramid hut residence echoes concrete tombs in japan with monolithic form

designboom

JANUARY 9, 2025

The post IGArchitects’ pyramid hut residence echoes concrete tombs in japan with monolithic form appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the house is shaped as a monolithic with wooden furnishings and a skylight that softens the concrete mass, evoking the enduring presence of a sacred ruin.

Housing

Housing Architecture Design Residential

studio gang takes to boston to design treehouse: harvard’s first mass timber building

designboom

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The post studio gang takes to boston to design treehouse: harvard’s first mass timber building appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. studio gang designs the building to host events within its two upper floors, its ascending design inspired by a treehouse.

Building

Building Events Design Inspiration

with an undulating lattice facade, zaha hadid architects’ metro station opens in riyadh

designboom

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The post with an undulating lattice facade, zaha hadid architects’ metro station opens in riyadh appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the sculptural riyadh metro station by zaha hadid architects (ZHA) is a key link in the world’s longest driverless transit system.

Architect

Architect Architecture Transportation Design

four architecture studios plan ‘pala zion’ dwellings to dot utah’s vast desert landscape

designboom

JANUARY 23, 2025

The post four architecture studios plan ‘pala zion’ dwellings to dot utah’s vast desert landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

Landscape

Landscape Architecture Residential Development

studio 2m26 shapes wooden sheep house in kyoto with rice straws and sewn bamboo nets

designboom

MARCH 3, 2025

named hitsujigoya, the kyoto-based studio uses the materials growing around the farmland for the project The post studio 2m26 shapes wooden sheep house in kyoto with rice straws and sewn bamboo nets appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

Housing

Housing Materials Project Architecture

traditional japanese woodworking technique adds dimension to forêt furniture series by ODS

designboom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The post traditional japanese woodworking technique adds dimension to forêt furniture series by ODS appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the collection includes a console, a low table, and a divider inspired by the japanese craft that assembles wooden geometric patterns without nails.

Technique

Technique Inspiration Architecture Design

kalbod reimagines ernan castle in iran as boutique hotel enclosed in red textured walls

designboom

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The post kalbod reimagines ernan castle in iran as boutique hotel enclosed in red textured walls appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. a perforated roof drapes over the castle, filtering sunlight and creating shifting patterns of light and shadow.

Roofing

Roofing Architecture Design Restoration

vaulted, 1960s-era ‘crescent house’ apartment sees retrofit by english studio TYPE

designboom

JANUARY 25, 2025

The post vaulted, 1960s-era ‘crescent house’ apartment sees retrofit by english studio TYPE appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. english architecture studio TYPE has completed the retrofit of this 'crescent house' on the golden lane estate in london.

Housing

Housing Architecture Restoration Design

Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Architects?

ArchDaily

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In the May 2023 edition of Building magazine, Thomas Lane suggests that AI has the … Will Artificial Intelligence replace architects in their roles?

Architect

Architect Building Design Architecture

rusty corten steel extension by fluid glass modernizes 1950s brick home in london

designboom

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The post rusty corten steel extension by fluid glass modernizes 1950s brick home in london appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the transformation by the UK-based architects balances modern standards of comfort and sustainability with respect for the site's historic character.

Glass

Glass Modern Home Sustainability

curved roof follows ridgeline of japanese mountains in weekend home by ota archistudio

designboom

OCTOBER 26, 2024

The post curved roof follows ridgeline of japanese mountains in weekend home by ota archistudio appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. ota archistudio realizes a 3D roof by adjusting the angles of the wooden beams, a technique expertly executed by local craftsmen.

Roofing

Roofing Home Technique Architecture

japanese wood joinery meets 3D printing at kei atsumi’s dubai design week pavilion

designboom

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The post japanese wood joinery meets 3D printing at kei atsumi’s dubai design week pavilion appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. over 900 panels are 3D printed from a blend of 30% recycled sawdust and 70% bioplastic, assembled without any glue, nails, or metal fittings.

Design

Design Architecture Art

nakagin capsules transform into modular seaside lodging with reflective aluminum interiors

designboom

JANUARY 22, 2025

The post nakagin capsules transform into modular seaside lodging with reflective aluminum interiors appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. reflective ceilings evoke the movement of waves, connecting the space to the surrounding sea.

Interior

Interior Space Architecture Design

stone volumes compose residence by studio MK27 under continuous overhang in são paulo

designboom

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The post stone volumes compose residence by studio MK27 under continuous overhang in so paulo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the arrangement evokes the organic layout of medieval villages characterized by uneven surfaces and offset geometries.

Architecture

Architecture Design Interior Residential

rusty corten steel extension modernizes 1950s brick home in london

designboom

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The post rusty corten steel extension modernizes 1950s brick home in london appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the transformation by the UK-based architects balances modern standards of comfort and sustainability with respect for the site's historic character.

Modern

Modern Home Sustainability Site

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rusty corten steel extension by fluid glass modernizes 1950s brick home in london

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